828329 - Only show tab sections that have content

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Firefox for Android Graveyard :: General, defect)

Description

[Ian Barlow (:ibarlow)]

Looks like we missed a part of bug 817706.

From comment 0: 

"The tab tray should only ever show what's actually open http://cl.ly/image/2O042447243K, since we don't want to clutter the UI with unnecessary empty buckets. If no private tabs are open, don't show a private tabs section. If sync is not set up, don't show a synced tabs section"

Comment 1

[Aaron Train [:aaronmt]]

What about my suggestion for Sync in bug 825018?

Comment 2

[Ian Barlow (:ibarlow)]

I think using that as an area to promote sync could be useful, yes. 

I probably wouldn't automatically launch the Sync setup flow as soon as you pressed the tab though. We might want to put a little more thinking into it, like placing some messaging into that section on why users should try Sync, and possibly a way to hide it if they aren't interested.

Comment 3

[Ian Barlow (:ibarlow)]

The more I think about this bug, the less I am concerned about it. 

Hiding whatever isn't being used somehow feels too clever. Empty page states for Private tabs and Synced tabs would probably suffice.