Re: Way to view tabs in a horizontal tab bar like other browsers?

"Robert J.C. Ivens" <[email protected]> Tue, 23 Jan 2007 13:29:21 +0100
Newsgroups gmane.comp.web.omniweb
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Hi Doug,

Sounds to me you are using the tabs with the preview enabled. Just  
collapse the preview (selector at the top of the list) and you won't  
even want to have horizontal tabs. ;-)

Robert

On 23-jan-2007, at 7:35, Doug Lerner wrote:

> In FireFox, for example, you can have a few dozen tabs, at least,  
> open at the same time. They scrunch into the space, getting  
> narrower as needed.
>
> The main point is that you can *instantly* see which tab you are in  
> - right in front of you - and without scrolling the tabs.
>
> I don't know if file attachments will get through this email list,  
> but here is an example. You can see exactly which tab I am in  
> looking straight ahead - no turn of your head, no scrolling through  
> tabs to find yourself
>
> <tabs1.jpg>
>
> In OmniWeb I don't have immediate visual feedback of which tab I'm in.
>
> I think OmniWeb is quite cool - but I think the tab implementation  
> is awkward to use.
>
> doug
>