If I could do that with everything I would. Windows needs window containers in which house windowed "desktops" that house programs. I want to put a project on pause I can just close the container and pick up with everything in it later instead of trying to document and remember where and what I was using and opening everything the same way every time
Tell HN: Use separate windows, not tabs, for distinct tasks
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#12All my AWS tabs in one window, work websites on another window etc.
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#14I use Fluid in Mac, although IIRC there was a non trivial way to create them using Firefox.
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#16I use multiple browsers for this purpose - trying to keep individual windows straight that are all holding [supposedly] grouped tabs sounds like about 20x the mental overhead
I do still end up with too many Chrome tabs for work items. Using a couple of windows helps and tab groups delay the inevitable but isn't a good solution (other than store only, read never).
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#18There's still the annoyance of wanting to hang on to some tabs, but not others. Bookmarking extensions are typically the answer, but there seems to be a problem with out-of-sight, out-of-mind. So once you've bookmarked a tab and closed it, the chance of going back to it isn't good.
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#19Before I started working this way, my stress levels were through the roof. I spent so much time alt-tabbing through 100 windows and getting burned out. Organization is key!