Pinned Tabs not Restored After Update
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Restart after an update should restore the complete session independently from the startup settings.
But! I have the option to load pinned tabs on startup enabled, and they load fine after a regular startup, but get removed after update. The whole window can be restored from the recently closed menu, but it's not ideal.
I have reported this issue after the v2.2 update, but nothing has changed since then.
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@Pesala
The whole session can be restored from the Closed tabs menu, but it's not the point. This is a very frustrating bug, which can be fixed easily. The feature is already there in the startup options. They just have to use it after updates. -
@Nekomajin It is not a bug. Unless the user has "Last Session," as the Startup option, restarting Vivaldi should not restore the last session.
Updating the browser requires a restart, so where is the bug here?
Updating is not automatic or compulsory. Save your session first, or temporarily switch the startup option to "last session," then update.
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@Pesala
It is a bug, because Vivaldi does not have silent update. If you initiate the update when the browser is running, it should restore the whole session automatically, because it's not a regular browser start. -
@Nekomajin said in Restore Open Tabs After an Update:
If you initiate the update when the browser is running, it should restore the whole session automatically, because it's not a regular browser start.
What are your settings in
vivaldi://settings/general/
> STARTUP > Startup with... ? -
@Gwen-Dragon
I reported it, when v2.2 was released.VB-47566
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@Nekomajin So, technically there is no bug. With such a setup, the browser should always launch with the Start Page. The cause of the restart is irrelevant. When the browser updates, technically it's just the same regular browser start as every other. That's why it doesn't shut down automatically - you get the dialog with the confirmation button to restart the browser so that you don't lose your session unintentionally.
What you expect it to happen is to change this setting upon the upgrade - I guess that's exactly what the OP is asking for... -
@pafflick
Well, first of all, pinned tabs MUST load after the update, since I have that option enabled. This part is clearly a bug.Second, I don't consider this case a regular browser start. Since you have to restart the browser to apply the update, which interrupts your workflow, the whole session should be restored automatically, independently from the start up settings.
I would put this into the same category where the program crash is. If you don't want to close the browser explicitly, but you have to, or it happens because of an error, your session should be restored without a question.
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@Nekomajin said in Restore Open Tabs After an Update:
Well, first of all, pinned tabs MUST load after the update, since I have that option enabled. This part is clearly a bug.
Where did you enable it? AFAIK there is no option to restore pinned tabs after a browser restart - it's the default behavior. The pinned tabs are supposed to be always restored after a restart. If they're not - then that's a bug indeed.
@Nekomajin said in Restore Open Tabs After an Update:
Second, I don't consider this case a regular browser start.
I'm afraid that the program's operations are not dependent on your "considerations" - for the browser itself it's just a regular launch, like any other. To make a distinction here, the developers would have to specifically address that.
@Nekomajin said in Restore Open Tabs After an Update:
If you don't want to close the browser explicitly, but you have to,
Well, you don't have to - you can choose to install the update later. The dialog is not prompting you to do it right away, you can use the browser while it stays in the background.
But I agree that an option to restore the current session after upgrading the browser would be useful. It could be a checkbox in the dialog window, for example. IMO this whole update process in Vivaldi is far from ideal, I'm also hoping for some improvement here as well... -
@pafflick
The update process is good as it is. I don't want silent updates.And it should not be just a regular launch for the browser. I should update its files when I tell it to do so, and then restore my session without anything being lost.
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Off-topic discussion forked from Restore Open Tabs after an Update
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@Nekomajin thanks for your comment and sorry for the trouble. I understand how annoying it is losing tabs when an autoupdate is being pushed and your session is not retrieved. As @Pesala and @pafflick mentioned your settings screenshot doesn't allow to start with last session so to get around this annoyance in case you want to keep the settings as is, is to retrieve your tabs via Trash can where your closed tabs are. I hope this helps.
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@gaelle
The trash helps, but I still think a forced restart after an update should work differently than normal restarts. -
@Nekomajin it does make sense. Have you asked for this feature already on the forum or via our bugtracker? If so what's the link to the thread/VB-number?
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@gaelle
I have reported the pinned tabs issue after the v2.2 update: VB-47566There is a separate request to load the whole session by someone else.
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@Nekomajin thanks for reporting VB-47566. FYI it was closed cause it couldn't be reproduced internally. We understand your expectations and for now Vivaldi won't behave differently from what you put in your settings also when updating your browser.
It'd be great though if you'd ping me regarding the loading of the whole session.
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@gaelle
What do you mean by pinging? -
@Nekomajin ping me = notify me. It can be either here (or in any other post) by mentioning my username with an @ in front of it or via private message.
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@gaelle
I understood that part. But what should I ping you with?