Disable Tabs Altogether

[Djo]

Here is a screenshot of available settings in Vivaldi regarding tabs:

Now that tabs have been introduced in Obsidian, you’ll have endless feature requests for new tab options and behaviors, like these (not exhaustive):

Tabs of ideas from Vivalidi browser

The Tabs of ideas from Vivalidi browser. vivaldi://settings/tabs/ Why ? It looks Obsidian as browser. Tab bar position [image] Tab Handling Close Tab on Double Click. Keep Obsidian Open when last Tab is Closed. Confim closing Tabs over Maximum of [10]. New Tab Position After Related Tabs. After Active Tab. As Last Tab. As Tab Stack With Related Tab. Cloned Tab Position Next to Original Tab. As Last Tab. Tab display Tab bar …

Linking Tab Groups Rather than Tabs

This might be better suited under feature requests but I’m not sure if what I’m asking for is already possible somehow. Problem I like the new tab feature but currently it’s not very useful for me. I like to always have 2 linked panes (which they seem to be calling “tab groups” now) open, one for editing view and one for reading view (since I don’t really like the live preview editing mode). I like the idea of using tabs within these panes to have multiple notes open at the same time that I ca…

Faster ways to cycle through tab stack and tabs, and search tabs

Use case or problem A few ideas for tab hoarders to quickly cycle through and find tabs Proposed solution Animation speed Clicking a page in the tab stack results in an animation. Wondering if animation speed can be adjusted or disabled. Going from last tab to first tab in stack takes longest. Mousewheel to cycle tabs quickly In google chrome I often use scroll wheel to cycle through a million tabs (hover mouse over tabs, then scroll). Noted idea here: Customizable mouse event actions (cli…

Tabs of tab-groups

Use case or problem I’m writing my thesis currently and often have different types of tabs open - and lots of them. I would like to make it less cluttered by grouping tabs together, without having to split the pane. I often have a note that I don’t currently need but it would be nice to keep it open because I will inevitably need it again later. So it would be fine if it “drifts out of view” without actually “leaving”. Proposed solution Tab stacks similar to what is mentioned in this post. I…

You’ll have endless feature requests about tab grouping, tab stacking, tab searching, tab syncing, workspaces, cycling behavior, shortcuts and mouse gesture with tabs, etc. And with the addition of panes (tab groups), edit and view modes, that will make the feature requests exponential.

With the introduction of the tabs you have opened the Pandora’s box. The feature request will be endless because as users we are almost always frustrated with the use of tabs. So we think it’s necessarily because there is a missing option that when will be implemented will improve our control and workflow with tabs.

Vivaldi is certainly the more “advanced” browser regarding tab management. I can say that I have spent dozens of hours (spread over several years) testing all the settings with tabs, improving tab configuration to suite my needs, with mouse gesture and keyboard shortcuts. And although I know that all the tab settings in Vivaldi are now configured the exact way I want, I’m still very frustrated with the use of tabs. Because with all the offer possibilities (grouping, stacking, searching, syncing, cycling, juxtaposing, open page in a new tab or current page, navigation back and next…) as soon as I browse on the Internet all these features become totally overwhelming, I never know how I have to do things to be the most efficient. You know, I just want to enjoy the browsing, not to always having to think: wait here, you want to open a page? Do you know there are dozens of ways to do it? Which one do you choose?

So I’ve come to the conclusion that the problem what not mine but the entire navigation approach with tabs, and that the human brain is not able to be efficient with tabs most of the time. The problem is that the vast majority of users don’t realize that at all. They are very frustrated and they think it’s because of a missing tab option, so they become addict of tons of tab options. Stop! it is not about options, it is about the tabs that are not a great way to navigate, and your brain that need, when it is focused on something, a SIMPLE workflow.

Here is the contextual menu of a tab in Vivaldi:

…totally overwhelming, exhausting to use on a daily basis. As a power user, a tech guy, I love this. As a user how just want to use, I’m totally confused and desperate in front of this. What the hell, leave me alone, I just want to browse the Internet!

So with, the introduction of tabs, Obsidian is on a slippery slope. The tab addicts will never be satisfied and will always ask for more. I really think the dev team have to realize that and put strong decisions about tabs:

• don’t put forward the usage of tabs anymore. Disable the (future I really hope) tab core plugin by default would be a great, strong, message that Obsidian doesn’t encourage the usage of tabs on a daily basis.
• put forward all the more clever ways to navigate through notes, to think and work differently. Explain it gently to the tab addicts. No, Obsidian will not be a browser, it is a different beast than Google Chrome or Vivaldi. Make the effort to do things differently than in your browser, you won’t be disappointed.
• keep it to a very minimum regarding available tab options. Don’t add any other options from this point. Leave all the requests for the community plugins, they will manage the addicts. Let the dev team focus on more useful aspects.