Add all the gesture actions to toolbar options

fopdoodle2

There are lots of actions you can perform with gestures, I prefer a toolbar. Please add all the actions to things which can be added to the toolbar. Especially close tab.
Allows a faster close when opening a link from external.

laiz

Hey!
To my knowledge, every gesture is already available as a toolbar button. For efficiency's sake, not every gesture has a separate corresponding toolbar button, as a mere close tab button wouldn't be good use of the limited mobile screen space. Instead, most toolbar buttons have long-press options that reveal a wide variety of options.

For example, long-pressing the tab button allows you to also close/open tabs in addition to seeing your open tabs:

I believe that is the overall best solution, and it can be further improved by introducing some of the gestures into your workflow, ultimately having everything easily accessible.

Let me know if you have any concerns about this solution.

fopdoodle2

laiz Hi, the gestures have the following...
and I can change the toolbar with these ones:
There are a number missing as possible toolbar items - Reload, Close, Find on Page, Duplicate Tab etc. I get that many people may prefer gestures to toolbar buttons. I thought it would be better to have the same in each list. In my toolbar I would remove the Forward button as I don't use it, but I do use request-desktop and close-tab a lot.

jeanetienne

Hi fopdoodle2, thanks for the suggestions, good idea!

I think it makes sense to add more toolbar buttons options, considering the toolbar is customisable. It gives users more choice. Let's refine the suggestions a bit.
There is already a reload button in the address bar text field (stop loading / reload) so I don't think this one would make sense to also have as a toolbar button?
As laiz pointed out, the close action is avalable through the long press menu on the tabs button. Do you think that's good enough or do you think having a dedicated "close" button is still a nice addition?

That leaves us with "Find on Page", "Duplicate Tab" and "Request Desktop" as potential candidates for new standalone buttons for the toolbar.

I think these could make for a logical addition to the list of buttons. Let me know what you think?

laiz

fopdoodle2
I see! Thank you for the detailed comparison. Let's see if the team is willing to add those missing items.

fopdoodle2

jeanetienne Hi, I close tabs so often, as I read lots of mails which link to pages, so I’d love it to have a close on the toolbar to have one less click. A different suggestion would be to have different close times for pages started externally with a url, vs. those I navigate to or get from a search page organically.

As you note with the customisation of the toolbar, having all the same options makes it easier for people to have exactly the tools they need.

jeanetienne

Hi fopdoodle2, thanks for your explanation, I can see how a dedicated close button can be useful for some users.

I didn't quite get your different suggestion:

A different suggestion would be to have different close times for pages started externally with a url, vs. those I navigate to or get from a search page organically.

Would you be able to elaborate?