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Perhaps a good compromise to allow keeping the current ability to run multiple profiles at the same time (which is extremely valuable) would be to use the current action when selecting the profile in the menu bar, but set it up to allow option-clicking to replace the current profile (by "replace" I mean launch the new one then quit the old one). This would somewhat be in the same spirit as the macOS functionality of option-clicking a window of another app hiding the current app while switching, as well as the well-worn practice of offering alternate functionality throughout menu bars when option is held. Visual feedback could be provided by replacing the the small "{N} windows" text underneath the profile's name with e.g. "Swap Profiles" when option is held.

  • Vlad replied to this.

    adamaveray Good idea. This would be easy to do but I am afraid it would not be discoverable at all. Any ideas how to mitigate this>

        Vlad I guess aside from adding it to the Profiles section of the Orion User Guide it would suffer from the same lack of discoverability as all other ⌥-based menu bar changes throughout the system, where it would be functionality there for those who know about without complicating things for those who don't.

        • Vlad replied to this.
            4 months later

            Vlad This is a feature that would work well, which could be implemented as follows:

            • the profile selector remains in the address bar or is moved to the side like in the new safari in macos Sonoma but when creating a profile, a toggle option appears to set the default behavior of switching to that profile, with the choice between opening a new window or swapping within the same window. Also, if the option is set to swap in the current window, command-clicking on the profile opens it in the new window.

            • I have to admit, arc's implementation is almost flawless, the two finger left and right swipe between spaces that can be associated to a profile is seamless, but still, in orion is just one clikc away so it doesn't take much effort, it can only be improved with the option to not open a new window but rather swap the current one.

            thanks a lot 🙂

                Tinholoco

                In addition, it would be awsome to be able to set filters so that certain links automatically open in a specific profile:

                for example, all links containin:

                • youtube.com will open in: es. entertainment profile
                • amazon.com will open in: es. shopping profile

                and so on 🙂

                    a month later

                    Tinholoco Yes this is definitely needed or a way to easily move a tab from one profile to another.
                    e.g. I have an email from work - links should open in work profile - from social media then open in a social media profile

                    Currently which profile do links open in?

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                        15 days later

                        Having to deal with links that often open in the "wrong" profile, I'd be interested in a perhaps simpler "reopen tab in Profile X" feature (not so much a "swap all tabs of this window to Profile X", but that's me).

                        Possible implementations could be:

                        • A keyboard shortcut (to be set in the Profile settings)
                        • For the Profiles menu in the location bar, simply having picking another profile would reopen the tab in the chosen profile. (I thought the feature would work that way initially.)
                        • Alternatively, in both Profiles menu (the one in the App menu and the one in the location bar), a submenu item that says "Reopen ‘PageName’ in Profile X"

                        🙇‍♂️ Thanks!

                          24 days later

                          louije You sort of can do that
                          Ricght click on the tab in the sidebar
                          You have the option Move tree and that option offers Profile or new window

                              a month later

                              Vlad

                              I am just wondering if you could share more light how Orion achieved to run profiles as separate apps.
                              Is it just a copy of main app? In applications I only see 1 Orion app package but each profile is recognized as separate browser through system settings.

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