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* If a developer passes through a tab that can’t be hidden, it should throw a message and continue with the rest of the tabs. | * If a developer passes through a tab that can’t be hidden, it should throw a message and continue with the rest of the tabs. | ||
* The tabs API is async and so the question of what happens if an extension fires too many requests is similar to any API in tabs ( | * The tabs API is async and so the question of what happens if an extension fires too many requests is similar to any API in tabs ([https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1384515#c27 comment 27]). | ||
Kevin has implemented tab.discard in {{Bugzilla|1322485}} which will allow suspending tabs independent of hiding. That will allow tabs to be suspended and I believe, with the UI notification, we’ll be able to separate suspending out of this argument, which mostly came up in | Kevin has implemented tab.discard in {{Bugzilla|1322485}} which will allow suspending tabs independent of hiding. That will allow tabs to be suspended and I believe, with the UI notification, we’ll be able to separate suspending out of this argument, which mostly came up in [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1384515#c24 comment 24]. | ||
Chrome doesn't do this and I’ve not see any indication it plans on doing it. | Chrome doesn't do this and I’ve not see any indication it plans on doing it. | ||
Allows you to shelve tabs off to the side. Let’s reach out to Microsoft see if they plan on making an API for this. Shelving a tab appears to suspend it. Audio/video stops and unshelving it starts a YouTube video from the beginning again. These tabs persist outside of the window. They can be unshelved into a different window and after closing and reopening Edge they are still shelved. Here's a | Allows you to shelve tabs off to the side. Let’s reach out to Microsoft see if they plan on making an API for this. Shelving a tab appears to suspend it. Audio/video stops and unshelving it starts a YouTube video from the beginning again. These tabs persist outside of the window. They can be unshelved into a different window and after closing and reopening Edge they are still shelved. Here's a [https://www.dropbox.com/s/xoge4u3beceixx0/Microsoft%20Edge%202017-10-13%2010_33_19%20AM.mp4?dl=0 video of it]. | ||