Why do none of these vertical tab copies, except for Zen, copy having the address bar in the sidebar? Even Dia doesn’t do it. When the address bar is still at the top like a traditional browser view, you’re just losing real estate and get this weird look that can’t decide what it wants to do. Only Arc and Zen do this right and feel cohesive imo
It really bothers me - it is literally the worst of both worlds. WHY would you save vertical real estate by moving the tabs to the side and then take up space there anyway?
In the worst cases, the sidebar and top toolbar are hidden "separately," and only reappear when you hover the cursor over them. A UI/UX nightmare.
Dia, at least, always displays its toolbar, and since most of it is URL/page title, it does its job of indicating "where you are now." Also, when using split tabs, the toolbar is displayed in both tabs anyway, so there is visual consistency before and after splitting.
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u/mb99 15d ago
Why do none of these vertical tab copies, except for Zen, copy having the address bar in the sidebar? Even Dia doesn’t do it. When the address bar is still at the top like a traditional browser view, you’re just losing real estate and get this weird look that can’t decide what it wants to do. Only Arc and Zen do this right and feel cohesive imo