Context menus for browser actions and page actions has been superseded by http://crbug.com/29538 (for Windows).
The other PlatformParity bugs for this are: http://crbug.com/30655 - for Mac http://crbug.com/30656 - for Linux On Dec 17, 11:00 am, "Pedro Junior" <v.ju.ni.o...@gmail.com> wrote: > If you want to open links without close popup, you can do it opening tabs in > background, the extension you mentioned currently support Ctrl + Click to > open links in background... > > - > > Pedro Junior > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Nathan J. Brauer > To: Chromium-extensions ; chromium-dev > Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 2:16 PM > Subject: [crx] New API: Pin Extension > > Issue 30688 (http://crbug.com/30688) > > Users should be able to "pin" BrowserActions if the developer enables it in > the manifest. > > Example: > I use the Chromed Bird extension (http://chromedbird.com/) as my main > Twitter application. The biggest problem I have is that I like to go through > my tweets and open all the links that interest me before actually spending > time to read each page that I open. Currently (at least in the Windows > version) when you click a link, the popup is closed so I end up clicking a > link, opening the popup again, finding where I left off, rinse and repeat. > > Solution 1: > Add a "Pin this" icon somewhere along the popup UI (or maybe just add a > "pin-up" API so developers can place it where they want it). This would cause > the popup to stay open no matter what the user did (including clicking links, > switching tabs, etc). The BrowserAction popup wouldn't go away until either > the user clicked "unpin"/close OR the if the user opens a different > BrowserAction popup. > > Solution 2: > Add a context menu for BrowserActions (seehttp://crbug.com/28335) and have > an option to "Pin this to the side". Pinning would then stick the popup on > the right side of the browser (similar to side panels in other browsers). It > would close only if the user clicked close or if they tried to pin a > different BrowserAction popup. > > Any thoughts, comments, questions, speculation, hate mail, threats, etc? :) > > PS... If this interests you please star these bugs: > http://crbug.com/30688 > http://crbug.com/28335 > > Blessings, > Nathan J. Brauer, Founder > http://HelloLogic.com > > Remember, only the best failures ever succeed. > > About me: I'm a web developer, and usability, identity, & branding > consultant. Email me if you need any help! > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Chromium-extensions" group. > To post to this group, send email to chromium-extensi...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > chromium-extensions+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/chromium-extensions?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Chromium-extensions" group. To post to this group, send email to chromium-extensi...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to chromium-extensions+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-extensions?hl=en.
