(Re-CCing Chromium-discuss) I understand what you mean, but I do not see a reason to make the specific change you are talking about.
☆PhistucK On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 16:48, Ali B. <[email protected]> wrote: > Actually, I think your use case is rather common. But back to the original > topic, I am not sure I understand what's the purpose of pinned tabs if > they're going to behave 100% like "ordinary" tabs. Surely their existence is > not solely cosmetic now, or is it? > > > On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 1:26 AM, PhistucK <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I do not see a reason to do that. >> Moreover, I would love to have an option to create a new pinned tab when >> clicking on a link in a pinned tab (right click-->Open in a new pinned >> tab?). >> (For example, you start your day with Google Reader on and you go to >> GMail, but at the end of the day, you close GMail and leave Google Reader >> open at the end of your workday. Chrome remains open all of the time.) >> >> But I guess my use case is uncommon. >> >> ☆PhistucK >> >> >> On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 16:14, Ali B. <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hello >>> >>> I'd like to discuss the sense behind adding more restrictions to pinned >>> tab as opposed to the normal normal tabs. >>> >>> Right now, typing an address, performing a search or hitting the home >>> button would normally result in changing the location of the active tab, >>> whatever it was. Unless Alt or the middle button is used. While this sounds >>> reasonable for regular tab, it maybe too much for pinned ones IMHO. >>> >>> The reason is because my understanding of pinned tabs, besides the >>> technical fact that they will be "pinned" to the left side of the window, >>> minimized in sized and having their close button hidden, I think the real >>> benefit and the main use case for this feature is keeping aside tabs that >>> I'd definitely want to keep open (Think my Gmail). I would want these tabs >>> to be somehow preserved from being tampered with while I can browse freely >>> on other tabs. Therefore, what would you guys think of having a >>> different behaviour for opening new address when a pinned tab is the active >>> one? Say, defaulting opening the address in a new tab when pinned tabs are >>> active? >>> >>> -- >>> Ali B./dmondark >>> http://awhitebox.com >>> >>> -- >>> Chromium Discussion mailing list: [email protected] >>> View archives, change email options, or unsubscribe: >>> http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-discuss >> >> >> > > > -- > Ali B./dmondark > http://awhitebox.com > -- Chromium Discussion mailing list: [email protected] View archives, change email options, or unsubscribe: http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-discuss
