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how to enable vertical tabs in nightly? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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are vertical tabs and the sidebar updates an a/b test?

i can't seem to find out how to enable them and everything i've read show options that don't exist in my install - i've also tried a fresh profile.

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[–] [email protected] 37 points 7 months ago (4 children)

Wow! This is the first I heard of this so I looked it up.

According to this article it looks like you need a particular build thats not in the nightly mainline, and its very experimental.

Still, its exciting to see them work on this! I use Tree Style Tabs with custom userchrome.css, but it is a bit fragile. Native vertical tabs would be great!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

First time I hear about it too. I prefer usual horizontal tabs but I have several coworkers that use tree style tabs or similar as well. More customization/choice is usually good :)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

ooh, thanks for that article!

i agree, i love to see it (i still use tree style tabs/sidebery but i would love to have it built in - especially the ability to hide the top tab strip)

[–] unlogic 4 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Give sideberry tabs a try. I used to use tree style tabs too, but find sideberry faster and more featureful

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Sideberrys implementation is good, but the native, experimental feature blows it out of the water. Its that good.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Can I ask what made you stick to Sideberry instead?

[–] unlogic 2 points 7 months ago

As sibling comment said tab groups are good but they are in tree style tabs too. I like the coloured groups and that it’s snappier than tree style tabs.

I am keen to see the native tabs now though!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

I'm not the person you asked, but one big standout feature for me is tab groups. It's a little tedious compared to the Google Chrome implementation, but it works.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

What is this AI integration?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

AI insights, screenshot here.

It's probably feeding the page or selection context into, if their other behavior is any indicator, ChatGPT on your behalf. (And when Mozilla tried to push that on developers, they hated it.)

I've looked through the Mozilla blog post about the sidebar, but for some reason they don't mention it, including when people ask.

Mozilla has been obsessed with AI. Between all their investments and their purchase of a trend-chasing AdTech company, FakeSpot.

On a post by the FakeSpot founder about AI:

We must wake up to this revolution, this Enlightenment v2 of our times. It will require ingenuity, novel approaches and risk calculations with a pioneering spirit. We will need to work together on new protocols, foundational elements and beyond; innovations and standards that that will be used for generations to come. Let’s meet these challenges head-on, together, ensuring that the future of AI benefits all of humanity.

According to a semi-hidden post by the same guy, FakeSpot was also trying to get into NFT shilling:

As crypto enthusiasts and web3 believers, we... brought our Fakespot model and mission in protecting consumers into the NFT world.

And before all that? Figuring out how to scrape data better.

Ah Mozilla.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Hopefully something that gets cut for the final release 😂