Firefox@lemmy.world : Is it possible to duplicate a tab without reloading it, like actually make a copy of it? (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 months ago by TheTwelveYearOld@lemmy.world to c/firefox@lemmy.world

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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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[-] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

~~It’s technically possible. Firefox would need to copy the memory used for the current tab into a new set of data structures. This would be less than trivial, as getting it wrong would likely corrupt memory and cause a crash.~~

~~My best guess, being a developer for almost 20 years, is that it’d be safer for the developer to write code that opens a new tab, reloads the URL, and applies minimal state to the new tab.~~

Eh, never mind. After more thought, I wonder if it has more to do with the webpage’s caching policy and web standards than anything with Firefox’s capabilities.

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