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tom [Feature Requests (a.k.a., Your Wish List)]
blog:treetabs2 [2020/05/18 08:05]
tom [Features to Include in TreeTabsNew]
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-====== ​Tree Tabs 2 - browser extension for Opera, Firefox, ​and Vivaldi ​====== +====== ​TreeTabsNew ​browser extension for Opera and Firefox ​======
-<​note>​Tabs in the sidebar!</​note>​ +
-{{ :​blog:​treetabs:​tt2_sample.png?​600 |}}+
  
-===== Version 2.1.0 for Opera is ready for testing! ===== +<​html>​ <h2 style="​color:#​fff200">​If you came here looking for TreeTabs2...</​h2></​html>​
-During my testing, this version reliably saved and restored tabs within groups and folders. By "​restore"​ I mean after a normal browser restart AND using the Import Session tool.+
  
-I even tested it using session that I had saved months agoand that was also restored correctly.+The original TreeTabs (TT) was abandoned for over year, so cloned it into TreeTabs2 (TT2). 
 + 
 +After spending hundreds of hours on TT2, the original author of TT reappeared. He had already modified his local version of TTso most of my TT2 changes are now moot. 
 + 
 +The license for TT does not allow collaboration,​ so I can no longer develop TT2. Although I thought the original author ​was going to modify that license, I am tired of wating for that to happen. 
 + 
 +Since the author of TT is too unresponsive for my tastes, I will be developing my own TreeTabsNew
  
 ===== How to get notified about changes to this page ===== ===== How to get notified about changes to this page =====
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-===== Background ===== 
  
-The Tree Tabs (TT) extension appears to be abandoned by its original author, Karol Jagiello (a.k.a., kroppy). His last online comment related to TT was May 3, 2019 in the Firefox forums. His last code update was Jan 2, 2019. +===== Features ​to Include ​in TreeTabsNew ​===== 
- +These are not necessarily in order of preference or popularity ​(or complexity!)
-I have requested access to his source code on [[https://​gitlab.com/​kroppy/​TreeTabsNightly|GitLab.com]],​ but have not received a response. I have also sent an email to him directly. +
- +
-So, after doing my due diligence to contact the author, I have forked the project into TreeTabs2.  +
- +
-===== Reminder: TreeTabs2 is still in development! ===== +
-I am updating TreeTabs2 almost daily. Once I get a stable version that works in Opera, Firefox and Vivaldi, I will submit TT2 to the app stores.  +
- +
-During my testing, version 2.1.0 for Opera seems to restore the tree structure after browser restarts, but doesn'​t always restore the order of the branches.  +
- +
-++++Change Log| +
-===== Change Log ===== +
-==== Version 1.9.3 ==== +
-I created Version 1.9.3 by merging the following issues into the mainline 1.9.2 code: +
-  * [[https://​gitlab.com/​kroppy/​TreeTabs/​issues/​218|#​218 Fix new tab append to child]] +
-  * [[https://​gitlab.com/​kroppy/​TreeTabs/​issues/​222|#​222 Add close children feature]] +
-Which added these features +
-  * middle-click option to create new sibling or new child +
-  * double-click option to create new sibling or new child +
-  * right-click option to close children +
-==== Version 1.9.4 ==== +
-I added extensive logging to the code to help with debugging. +
-==== Version 2.0 ==== +
-I migrated the "​forked"​ version into my version.  +
-==== Version 2.0.1 ==== +
-I added auto-update support for Firefox. +
-++++ +
- +
-===== Known Issues (a.k.a., My To-Do List) ===== +
-  - This extension breaks Ctrl-Tab - the browser no longer recognizes the MRU order +
-  - Because of the previous issue, using Crtl-W ​to close the current tab activates a random tab, often in a completely different group +
-  - "After closing active tab, activate tab below if on the same level" doesn'​t work well with Gesturefy +
-  - Restore/​import group misses local file tabs +
-  - Drag & Drop (D&D) into folder stops working after a bunch of D&​D'​s +
-  - audio icon appears on all/most tabs, instead of just the one playing audio +
- +
-++++Issue Tracker on GitLab| +
-I am not actively using GitLab (yet). +
-https://​gitlab.com/​ThomasMcA/​TreeTabs/​issues +
-++++ +
- +
-===== Feature Requests (a.k.a., Your Wish List) ===== +
-These are not necessarily in order of preference or popularity.+
  
 +  - Autosave
 +    - Session (tabs, groups, etc)
 +    - Settings
 +    - Allow saving to Google Drive, OneDrive, etc.
 +    - Allow syncing across computers
 +  - Bookmarks
 +    - D&D to/from bookmark bar
   - Colors   - Colors
-    - Add color option for empty folders +    - Tabs 
-    - Custom colors for the close buttons +      - Active 
-    - Allow custom CSS +      - Unloaded 
-      - i.e., allow users to add custom styling rules+      - Selected 
 +      - mouseover 
 +      - search results 
 +      - etc. 
 +    ​- Folders 
 +      - Empty folders 
 +      - folder background & title 
 +      ​- Custom colors for the close buttons
     - Automatic different color for each tree     - Automatic different color for each tree
     - Color/​formatting for unread tabs     - Color/​formatting for unread tabs
 +    - add "​-webkit-gradient"​ support
 +  - CSS, allow custom CSS
 +    - i.e., allow users to add custom styling rules
 +  - Documentation
 +  - Folders
 +    - Drag & Drop (D&D)
 +    - Rename
 +  - Fonts
 +    - allow custom font for tab titles
   - Groups   - Groups
-    - Add keybindings for switching between Tab-Groups+    - Drag & Drop (D&D) 
 +    ​Hibernate an entire group 
 +    - Rename 
 +    - Allow individual groups to be imported/​exported 
 +    - Allow the vertical group bar to auto-hide 
 +  - Hotkeys, such as to switch between tab groups
   - Import/​Export   - Import/​Export
     - Save/​Restore settings (both prefs and colors)     - Save/​Restore settings (both prefs and colors)
-    - specify container for import group or session ​(useful ​for old TT exports) ​ +    - specify container for import group or session 
-  - Menu, context menu+    - Include local links/files in Import/​Export 
 +      - Firefox/​Mozilla won't allow this for security reasons. I'll have to design a workaround where the restored page contains a link that you have to click on to retrieve the local file. 
 +  - Internationalization 
 +    - All text displayed within menus/​options will support multiple languages 
 +  - Menu, context menu (aka, the right-click menu)
     - Add settings to customize context menu     - Add settings to customize context menu
       - Users should be able to turn off individual menu items       - Users should be able to turn off individual menu items
-  - Misc +  - Options/​Settings/​Features 
-    - Add TT2 to the app stores +    - All options should be on a single, easy-to-use, intuitive, tabbed page 
-    ​Better documentation +  Pinned ​tabs 
-    Sort tabs option +    - add option to disable ​unload ​for pinned tabs
-    - Reload/Wake Tree/​Branch ​option +
-    - Make the Theme section in Settings default to "​expanded"​ with a saved "​default"​ name +
-    - purge duplicate tabs +
-    - Option ​to disable/remove the close buttons +
-    - Add graphics ​for tree "​limbs"​ +
-    - Sync across computers +
-    - have the "Undo Closed Tab" function place the tab back in the tree where it was when closed +
-    - Auto-expand tree when selecting a closed parent +
-    - Fix Ctrl-Tab so it recognizes groups and folders +
-    - D&D to/from bookmark bar+
   - Regex moves   - Regex moves
-    - Add button/​option/​preference to make the "regex" ​move happen immediately +    ​- auto-move tabs based on regex match to tab title and/or URL 
-    - Add preference to control where the "regex" ​move happens from (all tabs, only new, ungrouped only, only selected)+    ​- Add button/​option/​preference to make the regex move happen immediately 
 +    - Add preference to control where the regex move happens from (all tabs, only new, ungrouped only, only selected)
   - Search   - Search
-    - Display Only Tabs Matching ​Search+    - Create ​search function that only shows matching tabs
   - Tab clicks   - Tab clicks
 +    - Double-click options
 +      - on tab itself
 +      - on white space below tabs
 +    - Middle-click options
     - Click on active tab to switch to previously active tab     - Click on active tab to switch to previously active tab
 +    - Add "​duplicate tab" as a double-click option
     - Add triple-click settings     - Add triple-click settings
 +  - Tab misc
 +    - Audio icon
 +    - Close Above (with confirmation prompt)
 +    - Close Below (with confirmation prompt)
 +    - Ctrl-Tab that recognizes groups and folders
 +    - Undo Closed Tab that places the tab back in the tree where it was when closed
 +    - purge duplicate tabs
 +    - Sort tabs option
 +  - Themes
 +    - Allow custom themes
 +  - Tree/​branches
 +    - Add graphics for tree "​limbs"​
 +    - Auto-expand tree when selecting a closed parent
 +    - Reload/Wake Tree/Branch option
   - Updates   - Updates
     - Enable auto-update     - Enable auto-update
  
  
-===== TreeTabs2 ​Downloads =====+===== TreeTabsNew ​Downloads =====
  
-<note important>​Although TreeTabs2 (TT2) is a fork of the original TreeTabs, it is still a "​new"​ extension/​add-in to your web browser. That means you will lose your existing TT settings ​when you switch to TT2.</​note>​+The downloads section ​will be enabled ​when TreeTabsNew is released.
  
-<note important>​Your tabs, groups, and folders can be saved by exporting them from your existing TreeTabs, and then importing into TT2.</note>+/*
  
-<note important>​To report bugs with TT2 (even old bugs that existed in the original TT), you can describe the issue in a comment at the bottom of this page.  +=== TreeTabsNew ​for Firefox ===
- +
-For intermittent bugs, or for bugs that I can't reproduce, I'll need a debug log. You can enable logging via checkboxes at the bottom of the TT2 settings page. The next time the bug happens, go back to the settings page right away and click the Export Log button that's below those checkboxes. That button will create a TreeTabs2-###​.log file in your Downloads folder. Zip that file, then sent it to me at <color #​22b14c>​tom</​color>​ <at> <color #​22b14c>​thomasmca</​color>​ <dot> <color #​22b14c>​com</​color>​.</​note>​ +
- +
- +
-=== TreeTabs2 ​for Firefox ===+
  
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-=== TreeTabs2 ​for Opera ===+=== TreeTabsNew ​for Opera ===
  
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 +*/
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