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[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago (4 children)

I've been recently forced into a Microsoft only environmental for work and one of the features from edge that I'd like to see in Firefox is the split screen. I know Firefox can do this better as the edge feature is so basic.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Idk why you're downvoted for this. I'd also like to see split tabs in firefox. I do research/writing for a living and having both open in one window would be nice.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Probably because it's not relevant to the original post but I'm happy that it's generated some discussion.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Why not just drag a tab out as a separate window on one side of the screen and the other tab at the other side?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Clicking a button is easier.

Also its more screen space efficient. Two browser windows side by side duplicates the bookmark and url bar squashing it down.

Having both pages next to each other in the same window is very nice and once you get used to it you don't want to go back.

We have splitting in file mangers and it's a loved feature.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Floorp (a firefox fork) has split view as well. (It isn't great but it works)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Might give that a geez and see how it works.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

What good is split screen in a browser?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

If I want to do two things at once. Splitting the page in the browser looks better and works better than having two browser windows tiled next to each other.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

To look at two different parts at the same time. Or two different web pages. Both are useful.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Ah, now i get it, thanks.

But rightclick duplicate and in new window works too.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

No, different pages.

https://allthings.how/how-to-split-screen-in-microsoft-edge/

I don't have much use for it, the way I tile, but I could see it being useful.