Re: My usability experience - Asa Dotzler should be fired
Sailfish <[email protected]>
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My bloviated meandering follows what David Tenser graced us with on 8/18/2011 2:28 PM: > On 2011-08-17 18:23, Petter Andersson wrote: >> On Aug 17, 6:00 pm, David Tenser<[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> From a usability point of view, I beg to differ. With tabs on top, you >>> can just reach for the top edge of the screen (assuming the window is >>> maximized, which most browser windows are for power users). This is far >>> easier than pointing precisely where the tab strip is, even if it's a >>> few pixels closer to the web page with tabs under the toolbars. >>> >>> You can read more about this >>> here:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitts%27s_law#Success_and_implications >> >> Browser window is maximized, but you assume tabs are at very top. >> Sorry... Windows XP, classic theme here (good old grey and blue and no >> stupid transparencies a'la Aero). Titlebar is on top, then come File| >> Edit|View|History|Bookmarks|Tools|Help etc. >> > > Ah. On Windows 7 (aero) the tabs are truly on top. I assumed that was > the case in XP as well, but I guess I was wrong. > fwiw, "tabs on top" works the same in Win7 and XP. [snip /] -- Sailfish - Netscape Champion Netscape/Mozilla Tips: http://www.ufaq.org/ , http://ilias.ca/ Rare Mozilla Stuff: https://www.projectit.com/