Half a croissant, on a plate, with a sign in front of it saying '50c'
h a l f b a k e r y
Quis custodiet the custard?

idea: add, search, annotate, link, view, overview, recent, by name, random

meta: news, help, about, links, report a problem

account: browse anonymously, or get an account and write.

user:
pass:
register,


                 

Tab Mute

 I'm not looking at it, so why would I want to hear it?
  (+7)
(+7) 		  [vote for,
against]

A feature that automatically mutes tabs when they go out of focus. It would also mute each browser window instance when it is out of focus.

You should also be able to override the muting of a specific tab if you are playing something you want to listen to (like radio) while browsing elsewhere.

This could possibly be extended to features like an auto pause for video when the tab goes out of focus, but I suspect this would have to be added as a feature that websites could code for rather than something the browser could control.

—marklar, Feb 23 2010

Please log in.
If you're not logged in, you can see what this page looks like, but you will not be able to add anything.
Short name, e.g., Bob's Coffee
Destination URL. E.g., https://www.coffee.com/
Description (displayed with the short name and URL.)






       Obvious. Yes.
—wagster, Feb 23 2010
   

       //I watch videos of debates// - ah, you're the one!
—hippo, Feb 23 2010
   

       Pssst! [21Q]!   

       //You should also be able to override the muting of a specific tab if you are playing something you want to listen to (like radio) while browsing elsewhere.//
—wagster, Feb 23 2010
   

       I'm suggesting that this be an add-on or a check box in settings, not default behaviour.
—marklar, Feb 23 2010
   

       Absolutely, yes! Yesterday i was looking for Morse code in music and the site which gave details had a MIDI soundtrack which couldn't be turned off, so i had to cut and paste the text to hear the actual tracks concerned.   

       [21Q], i do that too.
—nineteenthly, Feb 23 2010
   

       // I wonder if it was added in after my anno
No, the feature was in the idea from the start. It's just us humans with our short attention spans.
—jutta, Feb 23 2010
   

       a complement from Jutta is rare indeed, and also temporary it seems. Fair's fair, it was inaccurate anyway.
—marklar, Feb 24 2010
   

       [+] while we're at it how'bout mandating a Stop button on streaming-video: finding out after 3 seconds it's crap shouldn't mean having to download the entire thing.
—FlyingToaster, Feb 24 2010
   


 

back: main index
business  computer  culture  fashion  food  halfbakery  home  other  product  public  science  sport  vehicle