> More customization for tab management: added support to allow WebExtensions to hide tabs
About damn time. It doesn't seem to be implemented yet, though, as [1] still notes that it's not possible to hide the tab bar.
Checking my list, I think decent mouse gestures (that work on all pages and without having to have a page fully loaded) is the last big item remaining. I suppose I'll finally upgrade from Firefox 55 to 61 then, once this is implemented (or I'll implement it myself next month, when I have more time) and only have to say goodbye to gestures... took only about 9 months for them to get APIs implemented after breaking the vast majority without alternatives!
Looks like we should again start installing add-ons like we used to install the famous old toolbars, from executables/binaries which can modify things outside of the browser.
Hiding individual tabs is necessary for one of my own core workflow addons that broke with the recent changes: panorama/tab-groups.
With tab-hiding in, the "Panorama View" extension successfully replicates all the features I wanted from the old version of the addon.
Mouse-gestures/addons-in-system-page is still the last big gripe for me too, but even with the current limitations, the situation works well enough for me 80% of the time.
About damn time. It doesn't seem to be implemented yet, though, as [1] still notes that it's not possible to hide the tab bar.
Checking my list, I think decent mouse gestures (that work on all pages and without having to have a page fully loaded) is the last big item remaining. I suppose I'll finally upgrade from Firefox 55 to 61 then, once this is implemented (or I'll implement it myself next month, when I have more time) and only have to say goodbye to gestures... took only about 9 months for them to get APIs implemented after breaking the vast majority without alternatives!
[1] https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/tab-center-re...
Edit: Never mind, that's not actually what this means. It's about hiding individual tabs from the tab bar, not sure to what end... Firefox 55 it is.