Browser tabs, was Re: Tracking down memory leaks
Quoting Reco (recoverym4n@gmail.com):
> Hi.
>
> On Fri, 23 Oct 2015 13:20:10 -0400
> Cindy-Sue Causey <butterflybytes@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > 4 open windows with ~350 tabs open between them on 1GB memory. Again. lol =)
>
> It's possible with iceweasel/firefox. The trick is that firefox
> 'cheats' and does not load inactive tabs.
> So, open some tabs, close Firefox. Rinse and repeat.
>
> Why someone would use this feature instead of proper bookmarks is
> something that I could never understand.
I habitually use OpenInNewTab rather than the basic click, so I have a
large number of tabs, each of which has a very short history (often
zero, ie the Back button isx greyed out).
The problem with using the history in each tab (ie using the Back and
Forward buttons) is that if you go back a few pages and then click
onto a new page, you instantly lose access to all those pages that
were reachable with the Forward button.
This would be less important if the "main history" page (the
ShowAllHistory screen that might also manage your bookmarks), had a
threaded view, showing you how you reached each page. I can only find
alphabetical sorting, apart from the default order of Last Visit.
Cheers,
David.
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