1812917 - Tab drawer opening: use constant height when opening regardless of number of tabs

Status: NEW

(Firefox for Android :: Tabs, enhancement)

Description

[Jeff Boek [:boek]]

From github: https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/fenix/issues/13310.

The current tab drawer implementation has two opening "heights". If <=3 tabs are open it's about 60% of screen height. >3 tabs it's about 90% of screen height.

This means items move about on screen depending on how many tabs are open. For example

• the location of a given tab can change (eg, my BBC News tab is in the middle of the screen. Oh, wait, I opened another tab:- BBC News has moved to nearly at the top)
• the tab counter, private tab button & 3 dot menu change position (they can be near the middle of the screen or nearly at the top)
• the "Save to collection" button can be anywhere or even off the bottom of the screen

I dislike this.

Suggestions

• always open the tabs drawer at the same height, say the taller of the two current values. Allow me to drag down to reach the tab counter, private tab button, 3 dot menu button
• turn the Save to collection button into something at a fixed location on the screen

I think #13297 is related, overall I find the tabs drawer much too busy with animations and stuff zooming about all over the screen. It sure is pretty, but opening the tabs drawer feels like a new and exciting adventure, who knows what wonders I'll see!!!! Which I think is not ideal :) :)

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