Opera's One Tab Island and Microsoft Edge's Workspace Features
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Romeshwar last edited byThe Tab Island feature is particularly impressive, but it could be made even more convenient if we could create an island by selecting just one tab. The tree hierarchy for the same site is a great feature that helps make our browser clutter-free. However, the Workspace animation needs more options.
Secondly, Microsoft Edge's Workspace feature has been super useful and has allowed me to save and collaborate on different projects. It would be amazing if we could save all Workspaces online, making it easier to access them from anywhere. However, I did notice that the history of Workspace isn't saved in the browser, which could be improved.
Lastly, I faced an issue while attempting to restore a closed tab in Opera. The Tab Island did not recover, even after using the Ctrl + Shift + T command. Furthermore, if the Tab Island is closed, it cannot be recovered using the same command. It would be more convenient if the Island could be recovered even after it has been closed. Therefore, I suggest implementing the feature to recover Tab Islands.
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JoannaCzajka Opera last edited by
@romeshwar Thanks for the feedback.
When you're suggesting to create an island from one tab - is it because you know you will expand this group by opening more sites inside? Or you want to be able to collapse one tab island?
Workspace history is a part of the general history of your browser. It should be possible to find any website in History, regardless in which Workspace you opened it.
Restoring a tab island - stay tuned - more improvements for tabs are coming in the next updates.
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andrew84 last edited by
Maybe I'm wrong but Workspaces feature in Edge reminds Pinboards feature in Opera.
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Romeshwar last edited by
@joannaczajka Yes, I want to expand the group by opening more sites, by adding other websites into it. I can still do this by selecting double tab + Shift to create an Island, but giving an option to create an Island by right-clicking would be better, especially for new users. However, there isn't an option to close the complete Island at once by right-clicking, and I can't even recover those Islands that I cleared.
Yes, but often I find that I can't find the sites I opened when I was working on another website. Mostly, I find the primary workspace on the history page. Also, I have noticed that even in those cases, if I set up a new Opera and enable sync, the history doesn't appear on my history. Thanks for the update,
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Romeshwar last edited by
@andrew84 Yes, I found this nifty feature on Microsoft Edge, which recently enabled their Workspace that is saved online. They also have a similar feature as Opera's Pinboard called Collections, but most of us don't use it when working since Workspace is more productivity-focused compared to Pinboard. It's good for keeping reminders about those.
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JoannaCzajka Opera last edited by
@romeshwar Hi and thanks for the rich answers!
It sounds like it's natural to be able to create an island from one tab, if you know you will expand it. We are now working on tab islands feature completeness, for example, closing a tab island (and restoring) - like you mentioned.
History. When you search for a page in History, do you remember only a domain? or you remember also which workspace that was, when you visited that page (more or less)?
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Romeshwar last edited by
@joannaczajka I remember the website's domain and workspace. If I search for a new website on a new tab, it appears in the browsing history. However, if I already have the website open or pinned, it may not show up in the browsing history when I reopen it in a new session. Additionally, the browsing history sync doesn't seem to be working properly.
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