Close tab feature request about chrome-fast-tab-switcher

[dentuzhik]

Shortcutting this thing, f.e. using Del key may come also come handy here. I'll try to see if I can implement this myself.

[BinaryMuse]

I'd prefer not to override keys that can be used to manipulate text in the input box. How do you feel about something like Alt/Option+Backspace?

[dentuzhik]

You're right. Maybe Ctrl + W, since it's the most expected way to do this?

[BinaryMuse]

Since Ctrl+W will close the current tab/window on Windows (and I think Linux), my gut reaction is that it's not the best choice. I would expect it to close the tab switcher (I usually use the OS X version of this shortcut to do so on my Mac.) Though users might "get it" once they see how it works, I think it breaks the principle of least surprise.

The more I think about it, the more I'm not sure if there's a keybind that works well without explicitly telling the user that it's there, and just listing all the shortcuts in the extension's description isn't going to cut it for long. I've been considering adding an options page to the extension, as that's where most users will start when they want to try to customize the behavior of an extension, so maybe this would be a good feature to drive that out.

[dentuzhik]

Probably you're right. Options is a good idea. Do you agree at least on some cross to close the tab from the switcher UI?

[BinaryMuse]

Yeah, I think that could be useful. I created a branch called "close-tabs" that implements that functionality if you'd like to take a look and let me know what you think.

[dentuzhik]

@BinaryMuse, can I find you on IRC somewhere? Don't really want to create feature request for every idea, that might not be so cool as I see it.

[BinaryMuse]

@dentuzhik You can find me on Freenode as BinaryMuse--though I tend to idle a lot. :)

Brainstorming isn't a bad thing; feel free to create issues for your ideas! I'm also happy to chat about them.

[BinaryMuse]

I shipped this feature in 1.1.2, which is publishing to the Chrome Web Store now. It doesn't have a keybind yet; I had 'Alt+Backspace' bound, but that overrides a text editing feature on OS X so I removed it for now--I'll add it back in with the options page to set the shortcut. There is a UI element you can click to close tabs.