joepd
1398 ●10 ●22 ●46 http://joepvd.github.io/

From the floating window manager paradigm, tabbed browsing is ${deity}sent. However, when using a tiled window manager, it is more sensible to have the window manager manage multiple instances of the browser. Yet, I have still to find a setup that I am satisfied with.

I'd like to ask with what kind of setup you browse. Specifically, how do you quickly find your tabs? Did you find a solution for when you have more tabs open than fit in, let's say, 160 horizontal pixels? How do you keep history, cache and other state data consistent between the different browser instances?

Comments

Did you ever find a solution to this? I'm in the same situation, and discovering that all major browser vendors in their infinite wisdom do not even provide an *option* any more to turn off tabbed browsing.

jameshfisher (Feb 9 '14)edit

No, not yet, really. I am using dwb http://portix.bitbucket.org/dwb/ without tabs, but have not yet managed to share cookies etc between browsing windows. There are options for the major vendors, but hidden somewhere in about:config or similar.

joepd (Feb 10 '14)edit

add a comment

2 answers

Sort by » oldest newest most voted

answered Jul 12 '12

lkraav
518 ●17 ●33 ●48

Firefox with Vertical Tabs addon

Comments

That is exactly what i don't want. www-rendering is the job of a browser. Tiling/tabbing/stacking/floating: That is what I chose my window manager for. There is no need to confuse the two domains of excellence.

joepd (Jul 12 '12)edit

Well I for one am not sure how expensive it is to have windows vs tabs. Although with amounts of RAM these days it might be irrelevant. But the second thing is that i3 can't provide vertical tabs AFAICS. This is essential for any landscape format display for efficient space use.