Closed Bug 1376289 Opened 9 years ago Closed 9 years ago

Allow persistent sidebar documents

Categories

(WebExtensions :: Frontend, enhancement)

Product:
WebExtensions
Component:
Frontend
Type:
enhancement
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
normal

Tracking

(Not tracked)

Status:
RESOLVED WONTFIX

People

(Reporter: josemauricioforonda, Unassigned)

Details

Sidebar documents are currently unloaded every time the user closes the sidebar. It may be convenient, especially for remote documents - I'm thinking about things like Twitter, Whatsapp or Google Keep - to have the option to keep the website in memory. Given that users can easily place remote websites on the sidebar through bookmark properties, this option could also be displayed there.
We've been through this in the past with the SDK and Social API, and come to the firm conclusion that this isn't worth the performance and memory overhead it causes.
Status: UNCONFIRMED → RESOLVED
Closed: 9 years ago
Resolution: --- → WONTFIX
Product: Toolkit → WebExtensions
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