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Re: Show HN: Minimal, customizable new tab for Chrome/Firefox

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Post by klez »

majkinetor wrote: post #79
klez wrote: post #60

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm curious: is there a particular reason for this very specific workflow? Is there an advantage I'm not seeing over Ctrl+T, type url, press Enter? Or is it just the way you do it?

That "type of worklofw" is the main workflow. The difference is that he is using a shortcut rather than clicking URL bar. U dont always need a new tab.

If I don't need a new tab I'll just do Ctrl+L like they do, but we were discussing specifically about the workflow to open a new tab:

> What I'm doing instead: in current tab hit Cmd+L to focus on address bar, type query/address hit Option+Enter to open resulted page in a new tab.

Re: Show HN: Minimal, customizable new tab for Chrome/Firefox

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Post by kkfx »

Aesthetically nice, though for me personally a new tab page is mostly a quick access bookmark page where I can configure the appearance a bit, preferably in text/something already existing like Buku, so I can re-create Firefox profile nearly automatically. The over aspects are near noise confronting to bookmarks.

Re: Show HN: Minimal, customizable new tab for Chrome/Firefox

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Post by akdev1l »

Liquix wrote: post #28
bityard wrote: post #22

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I do the same as you, but I know of plenty of people (even some developers) whose computing workflow looks like this: Boot computer, log in, start web browser, make it full screen. And that is where they work/play for the whole day. That describes ChromeOS users of course, but there are Apple and Windows (and presumably Linux) users who have the same workflow.

it's hard to believe a developer working in a fullscreen browser all day could be anywhere near as productive as an equally-skilled dev using a terminal/keyboard-based workflow. how does one install packages, ssh into boxes, extract data from files, etc? or maybe they only work with cloud services and use webapp IDEs/terminals? seems like a bizarre choice (for devs specifically)

Web terminals are alright. I can work at full capacity from my iPad thanks to them.

RDP does exist of course as well as something like Guacamole so one is not limited to only terminals or web IDEs

Re: Show HN: Minimal, customizable new tab for Chrome/Firefox

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Post by nsonha »

klez wrote: post #60
davgoldin wrote: post #53

Looks nice, I wish you best of luck! I personally haven't seen my "new tab" page in a very long time. What I'm doing instead: in current tab hit Cmd+L to focus on address bar, type query/address hit Option+Enter to open resulted page in a new tab. Skipping a bunch of clicks and the "new tab" page. Should be Ctrl+L Alt+Enter on Windows.

I'm curious: is there a particular reason for this very specific workflow? Is there an advantage I'm not seeing over Ctrl+T, type url, press Enter? Or is it just the way you do it?

Everyone who knows hotkeys does this.

Re: Show HN: Minimal, customizable new tab for Chrome/Firefox

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Post by klez »

nsonha wrote: post #84
klez wrote: post #60

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm curious: is there a particular reason for this very specific workflow? Is there an advantage I'm not seeing over Ctrl+T, type url, press Enter? Or is it just the way you do it?

Everyone who knows hotkeys does this.

This what? Ctrl+T -> Type -> Enter or Ctrl+L -> Type -> Alt+Enter?

Personally I do know the hotkeys and I know that Alt+Enter opens the url in a new tab, but I never use the second one. That's why I was asking.

Re: Show HN: Minimal, customizable new tab for Chrome/Firefox

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Post by nsonha »

klez wrote: post #85
nsonha wrote: post #84

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Everyone who knows hotkeys does this.

This what? Ctrl+T -> Type -> Enter or Ctrl+L -> Type -> Alt+Enter? Personally I do know the hotkeys and I know that Alt+Enter opens the url in a new tab, but I never use the second one. That's why I was asking.

Ctrl + L, you don't wanna remember 2 different hot keys for new tab and replace (current tab's) url

Re: Show HN: Minimal, customizable new tab for Chrome/Firefox

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Post by wruza »

dominicrose wrote: post #70
davgoldin wrote: post #53

Looks nice, I wish you best of luck! I personally haven't seen my "new tab" page in a very long time. What I'm doing instead: in current tab hit Cmd+L to focus on address bar, type query/address hit Option+Enter to open resulted page in a new tab. Skipping a bunch of clicks and the "new tab" page. Should be Ctrl+L Alt+Enter on Windows.

there was a time when I configured my mouse to have buttons for ctrl+w, ctrl+t, ctrl+shift+t, ctrl+tab and ctrl+shift+tab and I actually used them... until I had to use another mouse on another computer

It’s fine to have your workshop set up unlike a generic empty room.
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