Re: close last tab with Ctrl-w or mouse gesture

OK.

I think the best thing to handle this would be an option.
I prefer closing when there is no other tab. But I also know friends
that prefer that the browser prevent closing in such case.

By the way, the way opera opens is not always obvious due to tab options
too.
For instance with the same options and start without opened tabs,

Opera opens without tab and does not show speed dial. In fact I would
prefer speed dial but due to my preference when closing it seems I
cannot have it (but as with the other case I understand opera has to
make a choice that has sense but also necessary a little arbitrary).


Le 30/08 - 08:14, Eirik Byrkjeflot Anonsen wrote :
> Ranousse <[email protected]> writes:
> 
> > When I've got only one tab opened I like that Ctrl-w (or the mouse
> > gesture to close the tab) closes vifm (instead of staying opened and
> > showing speed dial).
> >
> > However it seems that it only works with the following options
> > 1) allow window without tab
> > 2) open windows instead of tabs
> >
> > If the link with 1) seems reasonable, I don't understand very well why
> > 2) has an influence with this.
> 
> When closing the last tab of a window, there are three obvious
> possibilities:
> 
> - open a "default" tab to avoid having empty windows.
> - have an empty window.
> - close the window.
> 
> without "allow windows without tabs", clearly you can't have "empty
> windows", so either you're left with a speed dial tab or the window
> closes.
> 
> With "allow windows without tabs", equally clearly you should end up
> with either an empty window or the window closes.
> 
> So far, I think it makes sense.  However, how to choose between the two
> is harder.  As you say, it does seem that "open windows instead of tabs"
> chooses to close windows and without that option the window is not
> closed.  I can imagine that the option makes windows more "transient",
> and thus they can be closed more easily (easy come, easy goes).  But it
> does seem a bit arbitrary.
> 
> Maybe some of those options should be replaced with a single option:
> "what to do when the last tab of a window is closed".  Some possible
> settings:
> 
> - Open speed dial.
> - Leave the window empty.
> - Close the window.
> - Close the window, unless it is the last window.
> 
> eirik
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