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Firefox 4 nightly build debuts App Tabs
Google Chrome has been my default browser for quite some time, but I've got to admit... I like what I'm seeing so far in Firefox 4, and the tweaks just keep on coming. One recent addition which has been talked about for some time is the option to create App Tabs.
Firefox 4's App Tabs look pretty much like a pinned tab in Google Chrome. For now, an App Tab appears to simply force a tab to the left and display it with the favicon only. It's a great way to save additional space on your tab bar, and a feature I use religiously in Chrome.
Right now, you'll only find App Tabs in the Mozilla nightly builds of Firefox 4 -- which you can download here for Windows, Mac, and Linux. To create an App Tab, just right click and select the option from the context menu.
Firefox 4's App Tabs look pretty much like a pinned tab in Google Chrome. For now, an App Tab appears to simply force a tab to the left and display it with the favicon only. It's a great way to save additional space on your tab bar, and a feature I use religiously in Chrome.
Right now, you'll only find App Tabs in the Mozilla nightly builds of Firefox 4 -- which you can download here for Windows, Mac, and Linux. To create an App Tab, just right click and select the option from the context menu.
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Subscribe to commentsJordanJul 14th 2010 4:01PM
I'm questioning the terminology here. In Chrome, app tabs are used for web apps, like Gmail, Calendar, etc. They do appear as the favicon-simplified tabs like shown here. However, for regular tabs, Chrome uses the term 'pin' to to differentiate giving regular tabs that "faviconized" status versus app tabs, which appear that way normally.
I don't see the benefit of using the term 'app tab' here. There's nothing app-like about making a website like Download Squad into an app tab, it's just a website that is permanently displayed on the tab bar as a favicon-sized tab, versus a full-sized tab which is gone every session (by default, anyways).
Using the term 'pin,' which is already in the vocabulary of Windows 7 users as a way to prominently display their favorite items somewhere, is more ubiquitous and understandable. If Firefox is avoiding the term 'pin' to avert any conflicts with Chrome, perhaps they should use the term 'staple' instead. Or 'stick.' That might make more sense to end-users than 'Make into App Tab.'
peeperJul 14th 2010 4:02PM
FaviconizeTab: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3780/
SleepingPandaJul 14th 2010 6:34PM
Been using this for a long time. Love this add-on!
blasztaJul 14th 2010 10:29PM
+1
Can't use FF without this!
cookiebitsJul 14th 2010 11:48PM
Thanks! I wish I knew of this sooner :)
danteJul 14th 2010 4:19PM
in Chrome the pinned tab remains there after you restart the browser in Firefox 4 it doesn't ... maybe that's why it's called Make into AppTab instead of Pin Tab
Lee MathewsJul 14th 2010 4:21PM
Pinned tabs do, yes, but app tabs don't. Unless you pin them. So you have to create pinned app tabs in Chrome (or at least you did, maybe not so much now?)
As for the naming, FF is still pretty popular on Linux and Mac, too, so they're probably aiming for cross-platform terminology. Maybe We'll get Seb to talk to Asa about it for this Friday's post!
robin_rosengrenJul 14th 2010 7:52PM
Are they frozen or protected i. e. when you click a link in an app tab does it open in a new window? I have uses for both...
robin_rosengrenJul 14th 2010 7:53PM
Meant new tab of course.
gameplace123Jul 15th 2010 2:33AM
if Firefox keeps taking ideas from Chrome... why not just use Chrome?...
danielkzaJul 15th 2010 3:22AM
Faviconize Tab's comments on Mozilla Addons start in 2007. The first Chrome beta dates from 2008. Do the math.
gameplace123Jul 20th 2010 12:40AM
No, you misunderstand. Who made Faviconized App Tabs standard on their browser first? Who did sandboxing first? I could go on but i think you get it.
TomJul 16th 2010 7:53AM
First, enable Tabs on Top and Always show tab bar, then put in userChrome.css this code:
#appmenu-button { display:none !important; }
#navigator-toolbox[tabsontop="true"] #TabsToolbar {
padding-top:1px !important;
padding-right:108px !important;
}
And enjoy Chrome-looking Firefox :)