[Enhancement] new tab button replaced by row of new-tab-container buttons

[colemickens]

Abstract

Steps to see the situation

Hi, I am using MAC / containers more extensively because adtech is awful.

I would be a bit more functional with them if I could easily open a new tab directly instead of long-pressing the new tab button.

Presumably this would be an optional feature the user would likely opt-into.

Expected result

before

[              +               ]

after:

[ x ][ y ][ z ]    [    +     ][v]

where x, y, z, are the icons for my various containers (v is the current dropdown).

[colemickens]

Alternatively, if I could make it so that it ALWAYS drops-down the container list on signle click, that would likely be sufficient.

[piroor]

Did you try the checkbox?: TST Options => "New Tabs not from Existing Tabs" => "Special actions on the "New Tab" button => "Show Container selector button on the "New Tab" button, when the button is pointed"

[cletusw]

@piroor That just puts a tiny caret icon at the far side of the new tab button, which @colemickens noted in their report as "(v is the current dropdown)". I believe the ask is for a) larger, direct-to-specific-container buttons to the left of the + button (i.e.g not in the dropdown menu), and/or b) an option for making the + button itself (from the left edge to the right edge of the pane) always show the dropdown for selecting a container instead of defaulting to "default".

For motivation, I use a vertical mouse to reduce hand strain, and it is quite tricky to click exactly on the tiny dropdown arrow to select a container. Also, if I were not using Tree Style Tab, I could just click the large + button in the top tab bar, which has exactly this behavior (always shows the select a container dropdown).