Navigation tab control organization and management for web browsers

A system for managing a graphical user interface (GUI) of a web browser, the system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• one or more memory devices that store program code to be executed by the one or more processors, the program code comprising:
• a tab manager configured to:
• in response to detecting a user interaction with a tab presentation selection control of the GUI:
• remove from the GUI a horizontal tab strip comprising one or more first navigation tab controls arranged in a horizontal row, each first navigation tab control enabling access to a corresponding one of a set of webpages via the GUI;
• and
• display in the GUI a vertical tab strip comprising one or more second navigation tab controls arranged in a vertical column, each second navigation tab control enabling access to a corresponding one of the set of webpages via the GUI;
• in response to detecting a first user hover interaction with the vertical tab strip while the vertical tab strip is in a collapsed state, expand the vertical tab strip from the collapsed state to an expanded state;
• and
• in response to detecting a termination of the first user hover interaction, collapse the vertical tab strip from the expanded state to the collapsed state, wherein the vertical tab strip in the collapsed state occupies a smaller portion of the GUI then the vertical tab strip in the expanded state;
• and
• wherein the vertical tab strip in the expanded state includes a recently closed tabs control;
• and
• the tab manager is further configured to:
• in response to detecting a user interaction with the recently closed tabs control, display a set of recently closed tab controls as one of:
• a group within the vertical tab strip in the expanded state;
• a flyout pane from the vertical tab strip in the expanded state;
• or
• in a drawer of the vertical tab strip in the expanded state.

A computer-readable medium having program code recorded thereon that when executed by at least one processor causes the at least one processor to perform a method for managing a graphical user interface (GUI) of a web browser, the method comprising:

• in response to detecting a user interaction with a tab presentation selection control of the GUI:
• removing from the GUI a horizontal tab strip comprising one or more first navigation tab controls arranged in a horizontal row, each first navigation tab control enabling access to a corresponding one of a set of webpages via the GUI;
• and
• displaying in the GUI a vertical tab strip comprising one or more second navigation tab controls arranged in a vertical column, each second navigation tab control enabling access to a corresponding one of the set of webpages via the GUI;
• in response to detecting a first user hover interaction with the vertical tab strip while the vertical tab strip is in a collapsed state, expanding the vertical tab strip from the collapsed state to an expanded state;
• and
• in response to detecting a termination of the first user hover interaction, collapsing the vertical tab strip from the expanded state to the collapsed state, wherein the vertical tab strip in the collapsed state occupies a smaller portion of the GUI then the vertical tab strip in the expanded state;
• and
• wherein the vertical tab strip in the expanded state includes a recently closed tabs control, and
• in response to detecting a user interaction with the recently closed tabs control, a set of recently closed tab controls is displayed as one of:
• a group within the vertical tab strip in the expanded state;
• a flyout pane from the vertical tab strip in the expanded state;
• or
• in a drawer of the vertical tab strip in the expanded state.