Stop using tabs for your code and start using our tool, CodeRibbon: https://utk-se.github.io/CodeRibbon/
Any plans on bringing this to VS Code?
It certainly isn't easy, but we are trying! https://github.com/utk-se/CodeRibbon/issues/80
Overcoming Tab Overload
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Re: Overcoming Tab Overload
#52I feel like there are broadly 2 groups of tech literate users; those who like lots of tabs and those who keep things lean. I absolutely cannot relate to the first group, as much as I try to understand the mentality. When I’m digging deep into something new I might end up with 20 tabs, but a) it’s an exception and b) the moment I can see no more value I just close them all down and reset.
I have 14 pinned, those are tools I use at least daily at work. Add in a page of search results, 3 or 4 of those opened, HN and some article I'm reading during "clear my head" time, and I'm at 20. I'm usually working on multiple tasks, many of which take multiple days. I have tried to group tabs in windows thematically, but browsers are shit about respecting that (for instance when opening new tabs from other apps).…
Do you really need 14 pinned tabs? I use plenty of apps too, but they don’t need to be sitting there all the time.
And multiple day tasks, I still can’t imagine why you need all the tabs. For me, I get in, get what I need and get out again.
Re: Overcoming Tab Overload
#53I feel like there are broadly 2 groups of tech literate users; those who like lots of tabs and those who keep things lean. I absolutely cannot relate to the first group, as much as I try to understand the mentality. When I’m digging deep into something new I might end up with 20 tabs, but a) it’s an exception and b) the moment I can see no more value I just close them all down and reset.
Yes, same here. "Close Tabs to the Right" gets used a lot. If there's anything I want to keep I either pin it or drag it all the way to the left first.
Re: Overcoming Tab Overload
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I’d like to try this. What browser do you use? I see that it’s a feature for Vivaldi and I also see a Chrome extension.
Not OP, but Tree Style Tabs is for Firefox.
Thank you so much for sharing! This is a game changer - I'd been using two separate windows and manually dragging things around like a noob.
Re: Overcoming Tab Overload
#55Earlier quoted context omitted.
Same here, it is acting like a reading list. Mostly because Bookmark sucks.
Fixing bookmarks would cure tab hoarders like me.
What have you tried? Just curious as I use Pocket and I am somewhat satisfied with it, though I rarely end up reading any of the articles I bookmark.
Re: Overcoming Tab Overload
#56I feel like there are broadly 2 groups of tech literate users; those who like lots of tabs and those who keep things lean. I absolutely cannot relate to the first group, as much as I try to understand the mentality. When I’m digging deep into something new I might end up with 20 tabs, but a) it’s an exception and b) the moment I can see no more value I just close them all down and reset.
for a lot of people you search for something to solve a problem. for instance debugging an issue. you middle click on a bunch of promising tabs and then go through them. if there is some useful information on that page you leave it open but it's rare that it's the only thing you need to know to solve your problem. another use is some API you need to use so you'd open up a bunch of tabs on the functions you are exploring how you need to use them.
I also separate the issue by window too and also use tabs and windows as temporary bookmarks really. not worthy of a full bookmark but not finished with.
I created an webextension to deal with handling those tabs because having a bunch of tabs across a bunch of windows is not the most ergonomic without one. might be useful for someone here I suppose: https://github.com/fiveNinePlusR/tabist
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/tabist/hdjegjggiog...
Re: Overcoming Tab Overload
#57I feel like there are broadly 2 groups of tech literate users; those who like lots of tabs and those who keep things lean. I absolutely cannot relate to the first group, as much as I try to understand the mentality. When I’m digging deep into something new I might end up with 20 tabs, but a) it’s an exception and b) the moment I can see no more value I just close them all down and reset.
As someone who often carries a lot of tabs, I often keep the tabs around because the cost of evaluating whether a tab is worthwhile or not is high. It usually pulls me out of flow and pulls me into whatever article is bookmarked, which slows me way down.
It'd be nice to have them slowly fade away so I didn't have to make a decision because most of the time, I don't need the tab and wouldn't even remember that it's gone lol.
Re: Overcoming Tab Overload
#58Earlier quoted context omitted.
Not OP, but Tree Style Tabs is for Firefox.
Thank you so much for sharing! This is a game changer - I'd been using two separate windows and manually dragging things around like a noob.
Now you also probably see why many of us prefer Firefox.
And: this might be hard to believe but it was much better before - extension wise.
Re: Overcoming Tab Overload
#59Earlier quoted context omitted.
I have 14 pinned, those are tools I use at least daily at work. Add in a page of search results, 3 or 4 of those opened, HN and some article I'm reading during "clear my head" time, and I'm at 20. I'm usually working on multiple tasks, many of which take multiple days. I have tried to group tabs in windows thematically, but browsers are shit about respecting that (for instance when opening new tabs from other apps).…
Do you really need 14 pinned tabs? I use plenty of apps too, but they don’t need to be sitting there all the time . And multiple day tasks, I still can’t imagine why you need all the tabs. For me, I get in, get what I need and get out again.
Well, "need" is a funny word. I guess I don't "need" any tabs, or even bookmarks. I could just type URLs all day and have a very pretty browser.
They are things like GHE, monitoring, DNS, our CA. Things I use/change literally every day, some of them I'm in constantly. I don't pin things I don't use all the time.
Multiday tasks are typically research-heavy, closing things is equivalent to "loosing my place". I suppose I could use "bookmark this group of tabs", but it hasn't really mattered when I can just... leave them there until I come back.
Re: Overcoming Tab Overload
#60I feel like there are broadly 2 groups of tech literate users; those who like lots of tabs and those who keep things lean. I absolutely cannot relate to the first group, as much as I try to understand the mentality. When I’m digging deep into something new I might end up with 20 tabs, but a) it’s an exception and b) the moment I can see no more value I just close them all down and reset.
I avoid browser tabs if possible. I currently have 5 browser windows open, and have hacked userChrome.css to hide the tab bar:
#pageActionButton {
display: none !important;
}
.urlbar-history-dropmarker, .urlbar-history-dropmarker:hover {
display: none !important;
}
#TabsToolbar { visibility: collapse; }