Re: emacs <----> firefox

[Samuel Wales]

i think another dealbreaker on onetab is that it seems to load all
tabs that are loaded in, as opposed to suspending them or whatever you
call it.  at least that is what i was able to glean from the docs.  my
2000+ tabs would invoke oom killer.

On 5/25/22, Samuel Wales <samologist@gmail.com> wrote:
> a lot of very interesting ideas in this thread.  [op here.]
>
> thank you all. still assimilating [which takes me time].
>
>
> onetab looks rather useful, but the reviews say it loses data, perhaps
> due to a 400 tab magic number.  i'd be concerned i'd get to that
> number for some reason even if i started fresh, then forget about it,
> then lose data.  the website says it will not lose data.
>
> [also, i fear starting fresh, as gmail freqyuently thinks my ip is not
> mine, and not starting fresh appeases it.]
>
>
> spookfox looks similar to onetab with org goodness attached.  when it
> gets a bit more stable, i will think about what to do to integrate it.
> it does definitely look wonderful at first glance.
> maybe, to start, i will use just a single place in my bookmarks.org type
> file
> [which i use for manual copy all tabs or whatever just because firefox
> loses tabs every so often; it's not that useful currently].  i have
> long wanted somehint kind of similar for my org forest, scatered
> throughout.  i hvave not tried it yet.
>
>
> one little point about the searching for tabs example was searching for
> my own text in a text box, which makes the task a bit more complex i'd
> imagine, as not in url.  but it is an open-ended q.
>
>
> tabfs idea looks very interesting also.  i'm not sure i am up for
> fuse, but standard shell tools would be /great/.
>
>
> task manager idea is also interesting.  i wonder if there is an equiv
> in linux.  i don't use proced or such enough to know.
>
>
> emacs [incl org] are powerful and understandable; firefox has
> limitations. seems [to me] like loads of opportunity there.
>
>
> On 4/22/22, Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen@web.de> wrote:
>> Samuel Wales <samologist@gmail.com> writes:
>>
>>> i try to find a tab i need and i am unaware of any firefox feature for
>>> finding it.
>>
>> You might want to give this:
>>
>>   https://www.one-tab.com/
>>
>> a try - maybe with a fresh profile first (firefox -P).  Allows to
>> convert your tabs into a list of links.  That list is searchable with
>> C-f.  You can restore single tabs or all at once.  Allows to have
>> multiple lists and some manipulation of these lists.  I think it's not
>> bad, and it keeps things simple.
>>
>> Michael.
>>
>>
>>
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