Re:macOS Big Sur
by SAI_Peregrinus on Thursday November 12, 2020 @02:31PM
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Tabs store context (history, cookies, container, etc, with tree-style tabs also parent & child tab relations) that bookmarks don't. I'm not sure about Safari (since I don't use a Mac) but on Firefox you can set up tab discarding (via extension) that unloads unused tabs. So there's a lot less incentive to use bookmarks when you can just leave a tab open forever. Really the only reason to use bookmarks instead of tabs is for synchronization across devices.
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Re:macOS Big Sur
by ideologysec on Friday November 13, 2020 @04:01PM
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Even then, you can sync open tabs with Firefox Sync! (Or Chrome sync, or Safari via iCloud)
Re:macOS Big Sur
by SAI_Peregrinus on Saturday November 14, 2020 @12:02AM
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Yes, though I find I want far fewer tabs on Mobile than I do on Desktop.
Tab sync usually doesn't maintain the same list of tabs on all devices like that - it just lets you see what you had opened elsewhere, and easily re-open it. My desktop and mobile browsing sessions are very different, as well - but I "move" tabs across devices all the time to continue some research etc.
>Firefox you can set up tab discarding (via extension) that unloads unused tabs
What Add-on do you use for this.
Re:macOS Big Sur
by SAI_Peregrinus on Saturday November 14, 2020 @12:01AM
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Auto Tab Discard[1] does it automatically after a time. Tabs can be set to not get discarded, eg when form elements with changes are present, media is playing, tab is pinned, or just whitelisting.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/auto-tab-disc...
You can simple exit and reopen your browser. Only the focus Tab will be loaded while all others are unloaded.