System and method for pinning tabs in a tabbed browser

A computer-readable storage medium storing computer-readable instructions that are executable by one or more processors to cause a display to display content in a tabbed-browsing software, the instructions comprising:

• receiving by a browser frame of the tabbed browsing software, a pin-tab event in response to a user action, wherein the browser frame is separated from content windows by a thread boundary;
• in response to the pin-tab event received by the browser frame, splitting a display to simultaneously accommodate a pinned window directly adjacent to a tabbed window, the tabbed window displaying a plurality of tabs where each tab is associated with its respective content, the respective content being displayed when the corresponding tab is in focus;
• and
• displaying pinned content within the pinned window based on the pin-tab event.

A system configured to pin tabs within a tabbed browser, the system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory into which a plurality of computer-executable instructions are loaded, the plurality of instructions performing a method comprising:
• receiving by a browser frame of the tabbed browser, a pin-tab event in response to a user action, wherein the browser frame is separated from content windows by a thread boundary;
• in response to the pin-tab event received by the browser frame, splitting a display to simultaneously accommodate a pinned window directly adjacent to a tabbed window, the tabbed window displaying a plurality of tabs where each tab is associated with its respective content, the respective content being displayed when the corresponding tab is in focus;
• and
• displaying pinned content within the pinned window based on the pin-tab event.