Re:Four years with Google Chrome, and I'm never going back
by sallubhai on Tuesday September 04, 2012 @04:40AM
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>When will browser and OS makers realize that web applications are applications that need their own icon and entry wherever other applications have their own identity?
(If you're using Chrome) Wrench > Tools > Create Application Shortcuts > Choose any of Desktop, Start Menu or Pin to Taskbar.
It will open somewhat like a native app.. no tabs/address bar etc
Re:Four years with Google Chrome, and I'm never going back
by fauigerzigerk on Tuesday September 04, 2012 @06:11AM
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So does that give an individual browser window its own identity and icon in Cmd+Tab switching? I'm asking you because my Chrome on Mac doesn't have the menu items you mention.
Re:Four years with Google Chrome, and I'm never going back
by blownd on Tuesday September 04, 2012 @07:00AM
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You might like to take a look at my Mac app, it allows you to switch between Chrome and Safari tabs with cmd-tab and type to search for a tab by name:
Re:Four years with Google Chrome, and I'm never going back
by fauigerzigerk on Tuesday September 04, 2012 @08:12AM
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Thanks, I'll have a look.
Re:Four years with Google Chrome, and I'm never going back
by ANTSANTS on Tuesday September 04, 2012 @05:03PM
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On Windows and most Linux DEs, each window is given its own entry in window switching keyboard shortcuts, and (though you have to enable it in Windows XP and up) the task bar. I keep several Chrome windows open at once for this precise reason, along with separating windows by workspaces/virtual desktops.
I don't mean any offense, but this is a problem with OSX's window management, not any web browser. Dock-style "1 icon per application" instead of taskbar style "1 icon per active window" is a convention I have never liked on any OS. In exchange for one kind of interface simplicity, you give up a great deal of flexibility when running multiple instances of a program.
I just realize how much time I spend looking for windows and tabs. I use three different browsers for no other reason than to get different entries in the Cmd+Tab application list so I can switch back and forth between them.
I have tried every tab switching plugin on the planet without much success. They're all buggy or slow or just don't do the right thing. And it's really a problem of browser/OS integration, nothing a plugin can or should solve.
I also tried OS X Spaces to mitigate these issues. I had to give up because the animation causes nausea and the switching behavior is nonsensical (e.g. switching back and forth between two windows in different spaces is asymmetrical). That's not the browsers' fault of course.
When will browser and OS makers realize that web applications are applications that need their own icon and entry wherever other applications have their own identity?