Re: That tab panel off on the side

At 6:37 AM -0800 1/24/07, Doug Lerner wrote:
>I guess it is a matter of taste, but I just can't get used to the
>tabs being off on the side. For me, anyway, I just don't get the
>immediate feedback of knowing what tab I'm in like I do in Safari or
>FireFox. It just doesn't work the way I think about how tabs should
>work.

There's no question that it's different, but I far prefer it, since I 
can switch among tabs by quick glance at the image, rather than 
having to read and parse the often-short tab titles.

One thought about your concern about which tab you're in - do you 
have the tab drawer on the left or right. If right, as I suspect, 
that's more out of your visual way than the left, and you might try 
moving it. Option-click on the Tabs icon in the toolbar to do that.

Also, I'd ask why you're so concerned about which tab you're in? That 
should be obvious, since it's the page you're looking at. What seems 
more relevant to me is which tabs you want to go to, and there 
OmniWeb's vertical approach can show many more tabs in text form, or 
icons that are much easier to identify.

cheers... -Adam

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