The Split View in edge does this, but it’s temperamental. Surprised this mode hasn’t taken off tbh.
Isn't that only one split (two pages) and without any hierarchy?
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#22The Split View in edge does this, but it’s temperamental. Surprised this mode hasn’t taken off tbh.
Oh wow, I've wanted this feature in my browser for a long time! I'll have to check out Edge more deeply.
I think a similar feature to how tabs and panes work in iterm/tmux would also be really really nice in my web browser and IDE.
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#23This reminds me of the old File Browser concept from NextSTEP/OpenSTEP (which, I think, was at some point also adopted by MacOS X). I could never get used to the "horizontal history" style of browsing anything. But I admit that for the Ultra Wide displays that are all the rage recently, this might be actually very workable
"Miller columns" are what you're thinking of, and I wish more browsers (web or file) supported them.
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#24I wonder if this-view-but-for-browser-tabs would be useful. E.g. instead of opening 4 google search links as tabs, you could just open one "to the side" and quickly go to the next link if it turns out to be SEO spam (and avoid a click to close-tab or back-buton).
I've thought of this too, along with the possibility of having multiple tabs visible in the same window generally (almost like a screen/tmux/byobu/… for a browser with tabs being panes in tmux's terminology⁰, tabs->windows and a browser window being a session). That is probably a very niche desire though, so I don't hold hope of seeing it implemented/supported and don't have time to try write it myself. -------- [0]…
YES! I've wanted EXACTLY this in my browser and IDE for some time. I'll do a little research every once in a while to see what it takes, but never get very far. I really like iterm's keyboard shortcuts for new panes (vertical and horizontal split) and tabs. I think it would be such nice ux for browsing web and browsing code.
Also with the ability to fullscreen the active pane quickly. It's SO nice.
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Arc browser is doing something like this. Not as sophisticated but at least you get split views (panes). https://arc.net/
I've found that I'm using this feature much more than I thought I would in arc. Before, I'd figure that it's the same as opening two windows side by side. It's not, having it as a built in feature opens up a lot of things. Opening an article on HN and the comments on HN side by side, for example. I NEVER did that before, now it's second nature.
I think this style of browsing really shows its strength for research and review type tasks. Maybe I'll research what it would take to write an extension to implement some of these ideas.
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You could also buy several monitors, turn them sideways, and set them up side by side. Or you could have skilled artists draw things out and present them to you in paper. Or you could get multiple Neuralink implants patched to your visual cortex and pipe the window renders directly to your brain! It's not about how things possibly could be done, it's about minimizing friction. Desktops have become something of a pain…
> Desktops have become something of a pain in the ass. I will respectfully disagree. Even on the link OP provided, I cannot read it via my mobile device, while I cwn easily do so via desktop browser. As for the last paragraph, development isn't any simpler on mobile. Not just consideration of different platforms but also different versions and what they can support (both from features and hardware capability). Your t…
I didn't mean to indicate a trend toward mobile over desktop, but a trend to browser over desktop experiences. Native desktop apps and functionality should be the environment targeted by most apps, and conformity to those expectations would maximize user experience. Unfortunately, everyone wants everything run as PWA in browsers, to try and get some of that sweet, sweet adtech revenue.
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#27This reminds me of the old File Browser concept from NextSTEP/OpenSTEP (which, I think, was at some point also adopted by MacOS X). I could never get used to the "horizontal history" style of browsing anything. But I admit that for the Ultra Wide displays that are all the rage recently, this might be actually very workable
"Miller columns" are what you're thinking of, and I wish more browsers (web or file) supported them.
And this is why I love HN. I did some research before this project, but now I can go look into Miller columns. Thank you!
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#28I like this a lot, would be neat if you supported wikipedia's new dark mode.
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I've thought of this too, along with the possibility of having multiple tabs visible in the same window generally (almost like a screen/tmux/byobu/… for a browser with tabs being panes in tmux's terminology⁰, tabs->windows and a browser window being a session). That is probably a very niche desire though, so I don't hold hope of seeing it implemented/supported and don't have time to try write it myself. -------- [0]…
This is not built in, but fyi I've used PaperWM for this (scrolling tiling window manager on Linux) and open new tabs as windows. New windows open to right in a large scrolling desktop basically.
I came here to say the same. PaperWM is pretty neat.
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#30Really great job! I spent a good 10 minutes just clicking through links.
The design encourages opening a new link but I wonder if the temptation distracts from reading a full piece. Still, loved it!