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I Tried The Weird New Mini Window Feature in Firefox 160 (itsfoss.com)
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[-] Admetus@sopuli.xyz 4 points 3 days ago

Don't get me wrong but pop up windows already serve that purpose. You're right that it could be used for writing something up, but they already introduced split view. I really feel like this is an edge case use.

[-] XLE@piefed.social 4 points 3 days ago

Popup windows would need to be implemented by the website owners, and split views don't allow you to freely switch tabs in one pane while a different tab is firmly locked in another pane.

I've sought out this functionality before, used extensions to this effect, and I've found it occasionally helpful

[-] Vincent@feddit.nl 2 points 3 days ago

And pop-ups also get covered by other windows as you switch between them.

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