Comment #71 on issue 13 by r...@sproutsoft.com: Closing last tab also closes window http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=13
None of this changes the fact that "close tab" should never equal the completely different action "close application" without some other hint to the user. I don't so much care about the time or "thrashing" it might take to re-open Chrome, I care about having to perform any action at all (finding the program icon or even pressing a keyboard shortcut) to reopen a program that I DID NOT WANT TO CLOSE. How about a compromise? (1) Closing the last tab, if it has been used, would bring up a fresh tab in it's place. Almost like hitting the hidden "home" button, but with added benefit of fresh history and a new process. (2) If the last tab closed *is* a new tab already, then close the whole thing. This way I can close a single, stale tab and receive a fresh one in its place without being stuck in a counter-intuitive cycle of "why won't this last tab ever close?" When closing tabs I shouldn't have to be "on alert" for the last one just so I can be careful to open a new one *before* closing it -- Chrome should understand I want that based on the fact that I closed the tab and NOT the browser. I don't know how it could be more clear. -- You received this message because you are listed in the owner or CC fields of this issue, or because you starred this issue. You may adjust your issue notification preferences at: http://code.google.com/hosting/settings --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Automated mail from issue updates at http://crbug.com/ Subscription options: http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-bugs -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
