Fixed common issues with workspaces and the new empty tab

src/browser/base/zen-components/ZenViewSplitter.mjs

@@ -631,6 +631,7 @@ class ZenViewSplitter extends ZenDOMOperatedFeature {
    * @param {string} gridType - The type of grid layout.
    */
   splitTabs(tabs, gridType) {
+    tabs = tabs.filter((tab) => !tab.hasAttribute("zen-empty-tab"));
     if (tabs.length < 2) {
       return;
     }

src/browser/base/zen-components/ZenWelcome.mjs

@@ -50,10 +50,12 @@
   }
 
   function openWelcomeTab() {
+    const currentSelectedTab = window.gBrowser.selectedTab;
     const tab = window.gBrowser.addTrustedTab('https://zen-browser.app/welcome', {
       inBackground: true,
     });
     gBrowser.selectedTab = tab;
+    gBrowser.removeTab(currentSelectedTab);
   }
 
   class ZenWelcomePages {
@@ -425,6 +427,8 @@
             });
             gZenPinnedTabManager.addToEssentials(createdTab);
           }
+          openInitialPinTab();
+          openWelcomeTab();
         },
       },
       {
@@ -513,8 +517,6 @@
     centerWindowOnScreen();
     initializeZenWelcome();
     animateInitialStage();
-    openInitialPinTab();
-    openWelcomeTab();
   }
 
   startZenWelcome();

src/browser/base/zen-components/ZenWorkspaces.mjs

@@ -115,19 +115,16 @@ var ZenWorkspaces = new (class extends ZenMultiWindowFeature {
   }
 
   selectEmptyTab() {
-    if (this._emptyTab) {
+    if (this._emptyTab && Services.prefs.getBoolPref('zen.urlbar.replace-newtab')) {
-      if (!Services.prefs.getBoolPref('zen.urlbar.replace-newtab')) {
+      gBrowser.selectedTab = this._emptyTab;
+      return this._emptyTab;
+    }
     let tab = gZenUIManager.openAndChangeToTab(Services.prefs.getStringPref('browser.startup.homepage'));
     if (window.uuid) {
       tab.setAttribute('zen-workspace-id', this.activeWorkspace);
     }
     return tab;
   }
-      gBrowser.selectedTab = this._emptyTab;
-      return this._emptyTab;
-    }
-    return null;
-  }
 
   async delayedStartup() {
     if (!this.workspaceEnabled) {
@@ -176,15 +173,11 @@ var ZenWorkspaces = new (class extends ZenMultiWindowFeature {
   }
 
   get tabboxChildren() {
-    const childs = Array.from(this.tabboxChildrenWithoutEmpty);
+    return Array.from(this.activeWorkspaceStrip?.children || []);
-    if (this._emptyTab) {
-      childs.unshift(this._emptyTab);
-    }
-    return childs;
   }
 
   get tabboxChildrenWithoutEmpty() {
-    return this.activeWorkspaceStrip?.children || [];
+    return this.tabboxChildren.filter((child) => !child.hasAttribute('zen-empty-tab'));
   }
 
   get pinnedTabsContainer() {
@@ -1494,11 +1487,11 @@ var ZenWorkspaces = new (class extends ZenMultiWindowFeature {
     }
 
     // First pass: Handle tab visibility and workspace ID assignment
-    this._processTabVisibility(window.uuid, containerId, workspaces);
+    const prevTabUsed = this._processTabVisibility(window.uuid, containerId, workspaces);
 
     // Second pass: Handle tab selection
     this.tabContainer._invalidateCachedTabs();
-    const tabToSelect = await this._handleTabSelection(window, onInit, containerId, workspaces, previousWorkspace.uuid);
+    const tabToSelect = await this._handleTabSelection(window, onInit, containerId, workspaces, previousWorkspace.uuid, prevTabUsed);
 
     // Update UI and state
     await this._updateWorkspaceState(window, onInit, tabToSelect);
@@ -1616,16 +1609,19 @@ var ZenWorkspaces = new (class extends ZenMultiWindowFeature {
     // If there's no more visible tabs, make a new tab visible
     // or if ALL the visible tabs are essentials or we have our selected
     // tab hidden, select a new tab
+    let prevTabUsed = null;
     if (
       hiddenTabs.length === visibleTabs.length ||
       visibleTabs.every((tab) => tab.getAttribute('zen-essential') === 'true') ||
       hiddenTabs.includes(gBrowser.selectedTab)
     ) {
+      prevTabUsed = gBrowser.selectedTab;
       this.selectEmptyTab();
     }
     for (const tab of hiddenTabs) {
       gBrowser.hideTab(tab, undefined, true);
     }
+    return prevTabUsed;
   }
 
   _shouldShowTab(tab, workspaceUuid, containerId, workspaces) {
@@ -1664,8 +1660,8 @@ var ZenWorkspaces = new (class extends ZenMultiWindowFeature {
     return tabWorkspaceId === workspaceUuid;
   }
 
-  async _handleTabSelection(window, onInit, containerId, workspaces, previousWorkspaceId) {
+  async _handleTabSelection(window, onInit, containerId, workspaces, previousWorkspaceId, prevTabUsed) {
-    const currentSelectedTab = gBrowser.selectedTab;
+    const currentSelectedTab = prevTabUsed || gBrowser.selectedTab;
     const oldWorkspaceId = previousWorkspaceId;
     const lastSelectedTab = this._lastSelectedWorkspaceTabs[window.uuid];
 
@@ -1739,6 +1735,14 @@ var ZenWorkspaces = new (class extends ZenMultiWindowFeature {
 
     // Update workspace indicator
     await this.updateWorkspaceIndicator(window, this.workspaceIndicator);
+
+    // Fix ctrl+tab behavior. Note, we dont call it with "await" because we dont want to wait for it
+    this._fixCtrlTabBehavior(); 
+  }
+
+  async _fixCtrlTabBehavior() {
+    ctrlTab.uninit();
+    ctrlTab.readPref();
   }
 
   _invalidateBookmarkContainers() {
@@ -1912,6 +1916,7 @@ var ZenWorkspaces = new (class extends ZenMultiWindowFeature {
       const contaienr = document.querySelector(
         `#vertical-pinned-tabs-container .zen-workspace-tabs-section[zen-workspace-id="${workspaceId}"]`
       );
+      console.log(tab)
       contaienr.insertBefore(tab, contaienr.firstChild);
       changed = true;
     }
@@ -1981,6 +1986,10 @@ var ZenWorkspaces = new (class extends ZenMultiWindowFeature {
     this._contextMenuId = null;
   }
 
+  findTabToBlur(tab) {
+    return (tab.hasAttribute('zen-essential') && this._emptyTab) ? this._emptyTab : tab;
+  }
+
   async setDefaultWorkspace() {
     await ZenWorkspacesStorage.setDefaultWorkspace(this._contextMenuId);
     await this._propagateWorkspaceData();
@@ -2157,7 +2166,7 @@ var ZenWorkspaces = new (class extends ZenMultiWindowFeature {
   // Session restore functions
   get allStoredTabs() {
     if (!this._hasInitializedTabsStrip) {
-      const children = Array.from(this.tabboxChildren);
+      const children = this.tabboxChildren;
       children.pop(); // Remove the last child which is the new tab button
       return children;
     }

src/browser/components/tabbrowser/content/browser-ctrlTab-js.patch

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+diff --git a/browser/components/tabbrowser/content/browser-ctrlTab.js b/browser/components/tabbrowser/content/browser-ctrlTab.js
+index e5d16e605b7edf11fc9f52b93e415087b76398f1..feb7ccfc0562efda56177a75454a9f83a332e8d1 100644
+--- a/browser/components/tabbrowser/content/browser-ctrlTab.js
++++ b/browser/components/tabbrowser/content/browser-ctrlTab.js
+@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@ var ctrlTab = {
+   _initRecentlyUsedTabs() {
+     this._recentlyUsedTabs = Array.prototype.filter.call(
+       gBrowser.tabs,
+-      tab => !tab.closing && !tab.hidden
++      tab => !tab.closing && !tab.hidden && !tab.hasAttribute("zen-empty-tab")
+     );
+     this._sortRecentlyUsedTabs();
+   },

src/browser/components/tabbrowser/content/tabbrowser-js.patch

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 diff --git a/browser/components/tabbrowser/content/tabbrowser.js b/browser/components/tabbrowser/content/tabbrowser.js
-index ff90a70bdad6c94ec4b90027ff102972d0eb28e5..cb4a77fa5992b9890dfc55cb3c3c558d07912bb1 100644
+index ff90a70bdad6c94ec4b90027ff102972d0eb28e5..5ae4351d7438c0e03c0a24551c910d43a2c676bd 100644
 --- a/browser/components/tabbrowser/content/tabbrowser.js
 +++ b/browser/components/tabbrowser/content/tabbrowser.js
 @@ -406,11 +406,52 @@
@@ -365,6 +365,24 @@ index ff90a70bdad6c94ec4b90027ff102972d0eb28e5..cb4a77fa5992b9890dfc55cb3c3c558d
        if (!this._windowIsClosing) {
          if (wasPinned) {
            this.tabContainer._positionPinnedTabs();
+@@ -5025,7 +5132,7 @@
+         !excludeTabs.has(aTab.owner) &&
+         Services.prefs.getBoolPref("browser.tabs.selectOwnerOnClose")
+       ) {
+-        return aTab.owner;
++        return ZenWorkspaces.findTabToBlur(aTab.owner);
+       }
+ 
+       // Try to find a remaining tab that comes after the given tab
+@@ -5047,7 +5154,7 @@
+       }
+ 
+       if (tab) {
+-        return tab;
++        return ZenWorkspaces.findTabToBlur(tab);
+       }
+ 
+       // If no qualifying visible tab was found, see if there is a tab in
 @@ -5465,10 +5572,10 @@
        SessionStore.deleteCustomTabValue(aTab, "hiddenBy");
      }

src/browser/components/tabbrowser/content/tabs-js.patch

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 diff --git a/browser/components/tabbrowser/content/tabs.js b/browser/components/tabbrowser/content/tabs.js
-index 8aeb244ffca9f48661805f5b7d860b5896055562..b2e3b6c9c37eb1a070bbea72d629f9f72676f5bf 100644
+index 8aeb244ffca9f48661805f5b7d860b5896055562..c96e563a31b4c32c855cc2d250d702361b427f88 100644
 --- a/browser/components/tabbrowser/content/tabs.js
 +++ b/browser/components/tabbrowser/content/tabs.js
 @@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
@@ -151,6 +151,15 @@ index 8aeb244ffca9f48661805f5b7d860b5896055562..b2e3b6c9c37eb1a070bbea72d629f9f7
        return children.filter(node => node.tagName == "tab-group");
      }
  
+@@ -1540,7 +1568,7 @@
+      */
+     get visibleTabs() {
+       if (!this.#visibleTabs) {
+-        this.#visibleTabs = this.openTabs.filter(tab => tab.visible);
++        this.#visibleTabs = this.openTabs.filter(tab => tab.visible && !tab.hasAttribute("zen-empty-tab"));
+       }
+       return this.#visibleTabs;
+     }
 @@ -1574,10 +1602,8 @@
          return this.#focusableItems;
        }
@@ -160,7 +169,7 @@ index 8aeb244ffca9f48661805f5b7d860b5896055562..b2e3b6c9c37eb1a070bbea72d629f9f7
 -      );
 -      let children = Array.from(this.arrowScrollbox.children);
 +      let verticalPinnedTabsContainer = this.verticalPinnedTabsContainer;
-+      let children = Array.from(ZenWorkspaces.tabboxChildrenWithoutEmpty);
++      let children = ZenWorkspaces.tabboxChildrenWithoutEmpty;
  
        let focusableItems = [];
        for (let child of children) {