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What is options_ui? Is that the openable options panel?

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options_ui is a manifest key used to specify a page that opens up when the user wants to access extension options.
Option pages can open either as a full-tab page or be integrated within chrome://extensions and about:addons if they don't need much space, like this extension).

The benefit of options_ui is that options don't clutter up the popup and user can open extension options in a more "integrated" manner: via chrome://extensions and about:addons or by right-clicking the extension icon and in context menu choosing "Options".

It's a dedicated page that you specify in the extension Manifest.

Note that there is the newer options_ui key and deprecated options_page.

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Can common options be displayed on the same tab via the popup? (As well)

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Can common options be displayed on the same tab via the popup? (As well)

Yes, of course. All options are stored as just internal variables (in storage.sync) and, of course, you can modify them from anywhere in the extension's context (background, popup, userAction, content scripts, even context menus).
However, you already hide options on popup behind a click. That means you already don't have enough space to permanently put them there. Since the user has to click something anyway, why not open a proper page?

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Well I think theirs a UI change planed so it will hopefully not be hidden by a button
Most of the features of the extension popup that are not in the options bit should be possible from the player
So then pplz like me can be lazy

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options_ui should be something like __MSG_optionsUI__
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