Option to Autohide Tab Bar / UI
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@oakdaleftl I hadn't know that title of the starting post was editable... Thanks!
BTW: Better?
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@oakdaleftl Nope. I still have no clue what you want. Are you requesting detachable panels or just a detachable Translation Panel?
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@pesala Not detachable, no. Transparent — not requiring any resizing of the page... Using the entire area of the application's window for the page, and overlaying the UI.
(Do I remember correctly, versions of Presto Opera having detachable panels?)
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I doubt V team will adopt this floating UI idea any time soon, cuz it's too radical for most noobs to appreciate... Even if they gonna do it, with so many flexible setup Vivaldi currently supporting, this won't be an easy task.
I have requested a floating vertical tabbar ages ago (can't find the request topic anymore), & I end up made one myself with CSS mod cuz I think they aren't interested in a floating tabbar concept, then eventually I turn most GUI into floating element like the old demo above. LOL
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@dude99 said in Floating UI?:
I end up made one myself with CSS mod cuz I think they aren't interested in a floating tabbar concept
wow! It is very cool! Too bad the developers don't want to do that. Even Microsoft has already done this in the Edge browser.
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I do not understand. Why did the developers make it possible to place the tab bar on the sides. But they did not make floating panels. If you make a very small width, the names of the tabs are not visible. If you make a very large width, you lose a very large screen area. It's so logical to make it floating.
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Huge fan of this. I usually hide all my UI elements using shortcuts. So I don't see my right side tab bar nor my top side address bar when browsing. But sometimes I need to open them. It's really annoying that the sites I'm viewing need to relayout every time I do this. Would love to be able to float my tab bar and address bar as well
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sorry @dude99
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@dougiet91 unfortunately all of my CSS mod no longer updated for v5.7, so some of 'em is kinda buggy, but you still can try 'em via https://forum.vivaldi.net/search?term=&in=titles&matchWords=all&by[]=dude99&categories[]=52&searchChildren=true&sortBy=topic.timestamp&sortDirection=desc&showAs=posts
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Hello everyone, my request is probably very niche.
I love a simple UI. I often use Vivaldi to watch streaming or video while doing something else. Right now I use it with only the tab bar, a few pins and a few tabs opened.
I'd like if, while using another app next to it, the UI would completely disappear, just leaving the page to be watch/read depending on content, and the UI just comes floating when the cursor is hovered on the app.
I've made two examples of what this could look like.
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@lemarcu
Hi, you can use Progressive Web App as workaround, no idea if this work on MacOS.
Choose Install from the tab context menu:
Cheers, mib
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@mib2berlin Thanks for the reply and suggestion.
Yeah I know these exists, but to be honest I'm not a fan as there is still that top bar. And I already use Vivaldi with just one top bar the make it as slim as possible.
I just thought that having a borderless window would be a bold take as no web browser offers that kind of view/UI.
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Would very much like the vertical tab bar to automatically hover and hide. That is, it is easy to manage, and the UI is also beautiful!
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The lack of autohide sidebar (show again on mouse hover) is the only thing that keeps me from switching to Vivaldi. But looking at the date of very first post here I doubt if will ever be implemented, sadly.
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@hexangst I'd still give Vivaldi a shot if you haven't already! I'm definitely a bit annoyed this isn't a feature, but it's nothing earth-shattering, especially since I discovered vertical tabs were a thing in the first place because of this browser.
I think this would be added right in if one of the UI devs saw this thread, especially since it's relatively simple and people have basically already written the code for it. -
A vertical tab panel that auto-shrinks is the reason I left Chrome for Edge, which does have its own issues, but the way tabs work is great.
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@chipsthe1st I get that.
It's definitely a bit rough around the edges, because it's layout isn't customizable like the rest of the UI (can't remove or move the annoying cloud icon around or move the workspaces dropdown on the bottom), and there's no auto-hide option (hence why I'm here).
But personally I really like the sidebar, it's replaced the normal tab bar I've used on Firefox by far and its helped me be a lot more productive while using a browser; I have one workplace for modding games, one for entertainment (movies and YouTube videos), one for random useful things I found around the internet, and one for reference images and ideas on a game I'm developing. -
I'm allergic for sidebars, so I completely support the o.p.
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