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Idea #13482: Make a universal Tab System

Written by funflo512 the 21 Sep 08 at 09:59. Category: Graphics. Related project: Nothing/Others. Status: New
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That system would allow you to put tabs of different program into the same windows.
For example : You open Firefox, and you drag'n'drop a Pidgin tab into the Firefox window, then a Konqueror tab into that same window, etc.
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Written by funflo512 the 21 Sep 08 at 09:59.
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francois wrote on the 21 Sep 08 at 12:45
wow! incredible idea!

cumulus007 wrote on the 21 Sep 08 at 12:58
I think this is very easy to create, altough a complete new framework has to be created.

asdasd wrote on the 21 Sep 08 at 16:23
So, instead of forcing each program into it's own window(s), allow the option to put them in tabs inside generic main windows? Nice! +1

That's a task for the window-manager, I would think, and should be simple enough to implement.

I can already see one possible application: one might for instance save the configuration of a main window into, say, a desktop icon; and, when opened, it would load all programs previously in it automatically. Nice indeed



lukesandberg wrote on the 21 Sep 08 at 16:29
doesn't the taskbar at the bottom of your screen essentially act as a bunch of tabs.

Also if you want to associate certain apps together you could just put them on the same desktop together.

I don't think that there is a good use case for this feature. What workflow issue is it solving for the user that isn't already accomplished by every window manager in existence.

jeypeyy wrote on the 21 Sep 08 at 17:52
I think your idea is very similar to compiz-fusion's "group & tab"-plugin. But yeah, it would be good having this feature without using 3d-acceleration. +1

neon wrote on the 21 Sep 08 at 18:47
jeypeyy, you're right. Compiz, with that plugin, can turn into a tabbed window manager. Fluxbox, pkWM and some others can too.

adelie wrote on the 21 Sep 08 at 18:54
I think this would be an easy fix to the "Window List" applet. One of the first limitations I encountered was that multiple instances of "window list" didn't provide any extra functionality.

Best solution:

Make the first instance of window list default, but other instances of "window list" applet to have applications be drag & dropped to take them way from the main / default instance.

If we had this, I would keep a panel on every side of the screen :)

Another idea, give "window list" an option to only list minimized windows (hiding items that are already open)

spupy wrote on the 21 Sep 08 at 21:12
As I see it is impossible to implement this using GTK or altering the programs. The closes possible solution is the already mentioned tabs - like in Fluxbox. You can tab programs together, specify programs to get automatically tabbed together.

Wiplash4 wrote on the 4 Feb 09 at 23:20
Yeah... make tabs for each profile.


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