GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 745260
Allow fast switching between tabs that haven't loaded yet
Last modified: 2015-08-31 15:32:29 UTC
If the active tab is the first or last in view, and the tab switching arrows are clicked, an entire new row of tabs should come into view if they exist (perhaps with an appropriate animation). This makes it easier to find the wanted tab when browsing with more than a single row of tabs. Right now, once you're past the limits, you're limited to switching one tab at a time, making the process too much work.
Alternatively, allow fast switching. Clicking repeatedly on the switch arrow, allows to scroll through tabs without loading them until the desire one is reached.
Created attachment 298058 [details] [review] ephy-embed: slightly delay delayed load requests I think the first request needs to be considered by the GNOME designers. You can file a new bug against GTK+ for it, since that behavior should be consistent for all users of GtkNotebook. Regarding the alternative request... I guess it makes sense. I implemented it because it was easy, and it feels fine.
I think I've closed dozens of similar / duplicate requests in the past decade or so. GtkNotebook has its limitations and apparently they're not going to be fixed. See for instance bug 377441 and bug 330676.
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Review of attachment 298058 [details] [review]: Looks reasonable.
Attachment 298058 [details] pushed as 6863df9 - ephy-embed: slightly delay delayed load requests