Just yesterday we published an article in which we talked about a feature that will allow you to add notes to open tabs of FirefoxAvailable now in the stable version if activated from about: configIt should be officially activated for everyone soon. We told you here at LXA a while ago that the red panda's browser was testing the split viewAnd that feature has also been enabled by default… in the Nightly version.
We first tested it in October.Being at such an early stage, and having been accustomed to using split view in Vivaldi for over 5 years, the truth is that the author of this post found it lacking and quite inconsistent. And the truth is that now that It seems to be more polished.It still leaves me wanting more. I'll explain why, always keeping in mind that split-screen view is one of the strongest features of my default browser.
Firefox's split view works, and that's a good thing.
Firefox's split view works. To be fair, it will greatly improve productivity. Furthermore, what Firefox offers is a standard split view. To write this article, I opened Brave and compared it. What Firefox offers is... practically a carbon copy of what Brave offers:
- At the bottom of the first tab, the domain name appears with three dots. Clicking these three dots allows you to switch tabs, reverse their order, or close both tabs.
- The above also appears in an icon located to the right of the URL bar.
- The size of the tabs can be modified by clicking and dragging.
Regarding Brave, we already find the first shortcoming: the Brave icon, which appears on the left in the browser with the brave lion logo, allows you to close one tab or another. The Firefox icon, at least for now, offers the same options as what's found within the first tab.
The points where everyone loses to Vivaldi
As I mentioned, I use Vivaldi as my default browser, and Vivaldi stands out from the rest in this regard. There are at least three things the European browser does better:
- I can swap their positions by dragging the tabs, which is much more intuitive. If I want the left one to appear on the right, I just drag the tab to that position.
- I can split the screen vertically. Honestly, it's something I've only done a few times, but it's a possibility.
- There is also a grid option, which allows you to have 4 with one on each edge.
But it's a start, and Firefox's split view is an important step forward. As for when it will arrive, it's not expected until at least March.