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[email protected] : Is it possible to duplicate a tab without reloading it, like actually make a copy of it? (self.firefox)

submitted 8 months ago by TheTwelveYearOld to c/firefox

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When I duplicate a tab, a new tab is created with the same URL and I have to wait for it to download again. Why wouldn't Firefox just duplicate all the data of the tab into a new tab?

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[–] incompetentboob 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

After writing a massive list of assumptions and trying to explain it with some ridiculously complex reasoning, I realised the simplest reason is any calls to the backend need to be made again incase the data has changed. The response will have a cascading effect of calling functions and setting up event listeners or triggering events.

Obviously there are more reasons but this is the most obvious reason to do it.