29 points by nateb2022 3 hours ago | 15 comments
- What makes this better than having two full browser windows side by side?
- It means the content of two tabs is side by side but nothing else like the browser chrome. Haven't used this in Firefox yet, but I certainly find it useful for other apps like file browsers.
- Huh? There's actually more stuff in the way than if you used two windows since the divider is actually larger than the gap between windows is.
The only way this saves on space is if you're using vertical tabs.
- If you want to switch back and forth between "these two web things side-by-side" and "something else" over and over, then in that case it's better than two full browser windows side-by-side because they come into the foreground and vice versa as a unit.
- It is a bit of a continuation of the somewhat annoying trend of integrating features into apps that should be part of the window manager (tabs, in the first place, for example). This one is extra awkward because even windows (which has spent a lot of time behind on window management) can do two things side by side as the same unit now.
- Try it out. It is ok to not like it.
- I've always wondered why Firefox don't grab hold of the "renegade" space they already occupy, with confidence through their existing users, an alternative and genuinely independent browser down to the engine. They are the market leaders of non-webkit, a huge strength among chromium copycat popup shops with identical wins and failures... or do I have to write the TV ad as well?
I feel confident to assume the majority of dedicated Firefox users will read and think of this feature release, et al most new features as of late, as trivial. The true benefit of using Firefox in itself isn't "ease of planning camping trips" but something much more.
- This is great news! I am forced to use Chrone for work and this is the best new feature they’ve shipped in a while. So handy for video meetings where I also want to take notes or have have some other reference doc handy.
- I’m actually glad to see this. We have been asking Firefox to build features, instead of AI garbage, and this may be something I didn’t know I wanted.
- Looks like default-off (phew), unlike Chrome. A feature no-one asked for. Especially in FF where memory is well managed.
- I have longed for this feature. For me, it is useful in many scenarios, such as:
* reading two distantly separated sections of a long article on two split tabs; * reading a research paper on one tab and typing a question to StackExchange on the other; * reading a scanned book written in French on one tab and using a dictionary on the other. - I never thought I'd say something nice about Google Chrome, but this feature was the only reason that I sometimes used that browser instead of Firefox. The split view is incredibly handy when you're looking at a web application and an observability tool for that web application at the same time.
- I might not have asked for it (because it never occurred to me) but I'm actually interested in trying it.
- I hope that isn't a simple drop down selector listing all tabs... feature might be a complete non-starter for some of us with a few too many open tabs.
- Firefox introducing a feature which addons handled quite easily and much better in previous versions.