Having shift click to quickly select a row of tabs instead of checking each box

[tony-keller]

Hi,
Would it be possible to shift click many lines at once so as to deal with them as a group?
And not just checkbox selection.

[xiaoluoboding]

Add to the roadmap to be implemented in future releases

[Saarsk]

I think it's important to follow what is considered the universally ubiqitous input scheme. The more it behaves how you'd expect it to with no prior experience with the extension, the better the usability will be. I've noticed that in extensions, apps etc. where they adopt non-universal UI interraction, it instantly creates a learning curve, making you less likely to use those features and sometimes makes for a less efficient workflow. Following the principles that are already in our muscle memory and known from other programs, people are much more likely to not leave the extension after briefly trying it out.

Here's what I propose (nothing fancy, just what everyone is used to from before from file managers, mail clients etc.):

• Ctrl + Left Click for selecting one by one (does not deselect other selections)

  • Option to make items selectable without Ctrl, or even default behaviour.
  • To be able to make selections efficiently, I would prefer to be able to do Ctrl + Left Click anywhere on a tab item. Same for the other selection shortcuts/methods.

• Shift + Left Click for selecting a chain of items (from last clicked or selected to the item clicked while holding shift)

  • Not vital in my opinion: Option to not deselect other selections. Either way, should be default to not deselect in my opinion.

• Ctrl + Shift + Left Click for selecting a new chain (like Shift + Left Click without deselecting items outside of the Shift chain).

  • Should not be affected by the behaviour setting of the other shortcuts

• Also, check boxes are small and tedius. This is why I think it's important to be able to hold Ctrl and/or Shift and be able to select by clicking anywhere on the tab item.

  • I know this conflicts with a shortcut to open tabs in the background. However, I think selection should overrule that feature. If shortcuts were customizable, users who prefer the non-conventional way could get what they prefer too.
  • However, even if it were to just be changed to this and "open to background" would be changed to the scroll wheel click, it would still be intuitive for the users using this shortcut. And the inconvenience upon discovering the change for the first time would be non-breaking and have minimal inconvenience.