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Double Click to Close Tab

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#2,000 opened on Jun 24, 2022

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Description

Description

Double (left) click on a tab to close it

Who's implementing?

  • I'm willing to implement this feature myself

The problem

As a user with extremely large hands, I do not use the middle mouse button. Closing tabs by double-click is by far the easiest method for me.

Possible solutions

Firefox has had this feature for a long time. Microsoft Edge is in the process of adding it as well. The following project has implemented it in the past and should provide a framework for how it can be done. https://github.com/intika/UGChrome This should be a feature which can be enabled by a flag and is disabled by default.

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Contributor guide

Research direction
Study the existing tab close mechanisms in Chromium's source code, particularly the TabStrip and TabStripModel classes. Look at how Firefox and Edge implement double click to close. Implement a new boolean flag to enable the feature and add a listener for double click events on tab headers.
Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
Half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
GitC++Chromium internals
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
40