From 56f674d4241bf55a805791d8a1a5a387d196f356 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bradley Taunt Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2024 12:05:17 -0400 Subject: New post: vertical tabs in Safari --- posts/safari-vertical-tabs.md | 15 +++++++++++++++ public/images/safari-vertical-tabs.png | Bin 0 -> 1093916 bytes 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+) create mode 100644 posts/safari-vertical-tabs.md create mode 100644 public/images/safari-vertical-tabs.png diff --git a/posts/safari-vertical-tabs.md b/posts/safari-vertical-tabs.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..79152a9 --- /dev/null +++ b/posts/safari-vertical-tabs.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +# Vertical Tabs in Safari + +2024-09-26 + +I use Firefox as my main browser (specifically the Nightly build) which has vertical tabs built-in. There are instances where I need to use Safari, such as debugging or testing iOS devices, and in those instances I prefer to have a similar experience to that of Firefox. Luckily, Apple has finally made it fairly straight forward to do so. + +1. Click the **Sidebar** icon in the top left of the Safari browser +2. Right click and group your current tab(s) (I normally name mine something uninspired like "My Tabs" or simply "Tabs") +3. For an extra "clean look", remove the horizontal tabs by right clicking the top bar, selected **Customize Toolbar** and dragging to tabs out + +When everything is set properly, you'll have something that looks like this: + +![Safari with vertical tabs](/public/images/safari-vertical-tabs.png) + +One **minor drawback** is not having access to a direct URL input, since we have removed the horizontal tab bar altogether. Using a set of curated bookmarks could help avoid the need for direct input, along with setting our new tab page to DuckDuckGo or any other search engine. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/public/images/safari-vertical-tabs.png b/public/images/safari-vertical-tabs.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c050eac Binary files /dev/null and b/public/images/safari-vertical-tabs.png differ -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf