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Firefox Finally Did It (Tab Groups) (linuxiac.com)

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Thousands of users wanted it, so Firefox delivered it. Tab Groups are now live to help you declutter and stay organized while browsing.

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[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 day ago (5 children)

It's a combination of things... I'm a software developer, so I'll often end up with 20+ tabs open while resolving a problem.

I don't want to bookmark them because I don't need them when I finish the task.
I can't close the tabs until I'm sure everything's working because Google sucks these days and who knows how hard it'll be to find the source again.
Relying on browser history is like finding a needle in a haystack. Tasks can take multiple days and 100 different entries in history.
I might have "finished" a task that still needs tested and I know it's a bit shaky; I'll want to move onto a new task but keep the most useful references until I no longer need them.
I only bookmark pages that I'll need long-term or multiple times. It's already hard enough to keep those organized...

My tab hoarding has only gotten this bad because search engines are terrible now and the amount of AI garbage to sort through makes finding anything useful a pain in the ass the first time; let alone trying to find it a second time.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

I have the same workflow. Usually, I never have more than maybe three tabs open, but when I'm debugging something.... oh god. Easily 15 or 20.

I also bookmark extensively, and actually have my address bar set up to only give me suggestions from my bookmarks. Additionally, I use a tiling window manager, which makes managing windows and tabs very easy. I really don't have a use for tab groups, but, who knows, maybe I'll learn to use them someday.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 hours ago

I also bookmark extensively, and actually have my address bar set up to only give me suggestions from my bookmarks.

This is what people don't seem to realize they can do... You can literally create a bookmarks folder that you never look at again, only search through using your address bar.

You can use a tab stash extension to turn all of your open tabs into bookmarks if you want to preserve what you had open that session. Then you can search through those bookmarks in your address bar.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago

Relying on browser history is like finding a needle in a haystack.

Oh sweet Satan, yes. I wish somebody could explain to me why browser history is so awful.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 15 hours ago

You need Tab Stash in your life.

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

I can't stay productive with 20 tabs or applications open. I waste time searching. I feel drained if I'm working on a tough job and need something that is hidden. Maybe it's on another desktop. Maybe it's open in another instance. Maybe it's not even open. Not for me.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 hours ago

I feel you, and agree with most of it.... buuutttt I think it's even more frustrating to know you had a good reference that was closed and then spent a stupid amount of time to find again.

Everyone has their own workflow, whatever works.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Maybe a better solution is to stop using Google...?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 12 hours ago

I have, mostly. The search engine wasn't the point; they're all pretty terrible these days with the absurd AI spam everywhere.