Re: Settings,download,bookmarks in new tab instead of new window

On 2013-03-22 14:24, J wrote:
> On Saturday, 9 March 2013 19:49:21 UTC, EE  wrote:
>> On 2013-03-09 01:59, EE wrote:
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>>> On Thursday, August 2, 2012 1:04:13 AM UTC+9:30, [email protected] wrote:
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>>>> I think to avoid multiple windows while browsing Firefox created tabs, so at one place we can see multiple windows(in tabs)with no need to switch between windows.
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>>>> now to access Download, Bookmarks, History or Options we still use different windows, can these items be placed at one place or on one tab similar to Add-on tab, do we really need window for above items
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>>>> Regards,
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>>>> Lelin
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>>> I like this idea. (Doesn't Chrome do something like this?)
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>> I do not think that is a good idea.  If I download something, I like to
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>> keep an occasional eye on the progress of the download.  I do not want
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>> to have to keep switching tabs to do that.  I want to stay on the same
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>> tab to keep my place while reading a page.  If the bookmarks library
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>> became a tab, how could you drag a bookmark into it?  With bookmarklets,
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>> that is a handy way to bookmarks those.
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> What if you could load it in the sidebar?
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But downloads do not appear in the sidebar, and I normally keep the 
sidebar closed because it takes up too much room away from web pages.
That does work with bookmarks.