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agektmr / ProjectTabManager

Have too many tabs opened on Chrome? This extension helps you organize your tabs on windows per projects.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/project-tab-manager/iapdnheekciiecjijobcglkcgeckpoia
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Add setting for treating every window as a project #41

Closed kamykaze closed 8 years ago

kamykaze commented 10 years ago

I see the benefits of treating every window as a project, but I also find it very inconvenient to have to clean up my projects every day because I have too many projects I did not want.

It would be nice if we can turn this feature on/off in the options page.

Alternatively, I think a better approach might be to only treat new windows that have more than one tab as a project.

agektmr commented 10 years ago

@kamykaze I got a few similar requests. One gotcha I can give you is, if you don't want to leave the window as a temporary project, close each tabs one by one by pressing close tab button (not close window button). That will eliminate the temporary project.

I'm still thinking if I should implement an option to turn off temporary session feature as you suggest, or just letting people know that "closing tab will eliminate temporary project" much nicer way (note in help, dialog box, etc).

I will leave this issue open so people can give me their opinions.

wpwoodjr commented 9 years ago

My opinion is that only windows with >1 tab should be saved as a project if the user closes the window with the close window button, unless there is 1 tab and the user has taken positive action (re-named the project or bookmarked it). There are just too many times when you do something in a one tab window that is quick and dirty and then close it without thinking to use CTRL-W.

dantman commented 8 years ago

I too would prefer it if all windows were not automatically considered projects that stick around when the window is closed.

I'd like to be able to do some things related to one work project, name it and close the window, move on to another work project, name it and close, move on to a personal project, name it and close, and switch back to the first project; while also using chrome for various one-off web browsing tasks.

If I haven't given it a name, I have no need for it to stick around in the project list (in fact having to change the workflow, whether via trashing automatic "projects" or closing large windows in an awkward way will be tedious). Window/tab restore already covers the need to restore a recent or mistakenly closed window (and a session save/restoration tool is more reliable if I think I'll need to keep things around longer to restore mistakenly closed things). And a bunch of projects named with a cryptic datestamp doesn't help me find anything anyways.

I don't often open a single window with a single tab as a one-off. I normally open 2-3 tabs as a one-off (typically something distinct from what I'm currently doing, but in need of opening more than just a single tab) then close the window.

agektmr commented 8 years ago

I've added a new setting at 4.0 that limits number of anonymous sessions. For example, if you have 10 sessions that are not linked to any projects and the setting limits to 5, the 5 oldest sessions will be eliminated at the launch of extension. Defaults to unlimited. Hope this works for all of you. I'll close this issue for the moment. Let me know if you want better option.