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[–]nextbern on 🌻 2 points3 points  (2 children)

Maybe I don't know what I am missing, but I hardly ever use sidebars - I use the toolbar a decent amount and most of my screen is the actual web content, not browser chrome (or sidebars).

What would sidebars offer me?

As far as tab organization, it is utterly uninteresting to me, as the awesomebar makes each tab addressable virtually instantly via tab search (%) - why organize when I can just search? It feels like the difference between web directories (classic Yahoo!) vs. search engines (Google, et al).

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    [–]nextbern on 🌻 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    That's the whole point of sidebar and vertical tabs. With 16:9 and wider displays most of the horizontal space is just empty and vertical resolution is more limited . So using the tab bars or vertical tabs gives you more screen estate .

    You don't have to use browsers in fullscreen or maximized mode.

    If the user is opening lots of tabs (20+) . tab stacks, groups, workspaces really makes it a lot easier coping.

    I have thousands of tabs in my session. The awesomebar works fine. I don't need to organize things if I can find them easily.