This update brings significant new features, improvements, and bug fixes to enhance your experience with the Merge Windows extension.
What’s New in Version 3.0:
- Brand New Popup Menu: We’ve added a new option to add a popup menu that appears when you click the extension icon. This gives you quick access to merge windows, add sites to your exclusion list, change settings, or get help. You can even customize what shows up in this menu!
- Right-Click Access: You can now enable context menu integration and access the same handy functionality directly from your browser’s right-click menu.
- Keyboard Friendly: For those who love keyboard shortcuts, you can navigate the options page and the new optional popup menu using only the keyboard.
- Smarter Exclusions: We’ve made the “do not merge” list more reliable and easier to manage, ensuring your important tabs stay exactly where you want them – now you can use the context menu to quickly add exclusions.
- Fresh New Look for the “Settings” page: The options page has been completely redesigned! It’s now cleaner, easier to read, and more organized, making it simpler to customize the extension.
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Full Change Log:
New Features
- Customizable Popup Menu: A new popup menu accessible via the extension icon, offering quick actions and full customization.
- Context Menu Integration: Access the popup menu directly from your browser’s right-click context menu.
- Tab Groups Permission UI: A dedicated user interface has been added to guide users through granting the optional permissions, ensuring a smoother experience when preserving tab groups during merging.
- Keyboard Navigation for Popup: Navigate the popup menu using arrow keys and select items with the Enter key.
- Auto-Focus on Popup Open: When the popup is opened, the “Merge Windows” item is automatically focused for quicker action.
- Options Page Enhancements:
- Change Shortcut Link: A new link on the options page to quickly access Chrome’s extension shortcuts settings.
- Restore Defaults Button: A convenient button to reset all extension options to their default values.
- Help Button: A dedicated button to access the help section on our website.
- Pagination and Search for Open Hosts: Easily browse and search through currently open hostnames on the options page for quick exclusion management.
- Back-to-Top Button with Progress Indicator: A floating button appears when scrolling down, showing reading progress and allowing quick return to the top.
- Contact and Rate Buttons: Dedicated buttons on the Options page to easily contact support or rate the extension.
Improvements
- Redesigned Options Page: The options page has been completely overhauled with a modern, two-column layout and improved styling for better readability and organization.
- Enhanced Onboarding Experience: The onboarding and update flows have been redesigned for clarity and ease of use, providing a more intuitive first-time setup and update process.
- Improved Form Styling: Input fields and buttons on the options page have received styling updates for better alignment and consistency.
- Robust Exclusion List Management: The logic for managing excluded hostnames has been refactored for increased reliability and accuracy.
- Optimized Keyboard Navigation Styling: Visual behavior during keyboard navigation in the popup and options has been refined to prevent double selections.
- Simplified Tab Groups Permission Request: The process for requesting tabGroups permission has been streamlined.
- Enhanced Accessibility: Improved focus styles for better visibility when navigating with the keyboard.
- Improved Tab Handling & Merging: Under-the-hood improvements to tab comparison logic, exclusion handling for non-HTTP URLs, preservation of pinned tabs during merging, and dynamic menu visibility based on stored options for a more robust experience.
Bug Fixes
- Small bugs in merge functionality fixed (groups now should be better handled)
- Custom image is now resized if bigger than 21 x 21 px