racket / racket/drracket

“detach” a tab into a new window

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Description

Usecase: opened in tab in error - see https://github.com/racket/drracket/issues/79
UX options:

  • Right click tab label for context menu
  • menu item
  • 'drag tab' like in browsers

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reading the linked issue at racket/drracket#79 and comparing the three proposed interactions: a tab context menu, a menu item, and browser-style dragging. Done means selecting and implementing a defined way to detach the active tab into a separate window, with the expected behavior agreed and verified.

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Assessment

Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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