/''\/''\/''\/''\/''\/''\/''\/''\ */''\* /''\/''\/''\/''\/''\/''\/''\/''\ was intended to be all one line, sorry about that...
On Jan 28, 11:55 pm, Ian <[email protected]> wrote: > Yeah, I hadn't thought of that. Hmmm... Maybe if the following had the > active tab highlighted, > > /''\/''\/''\/''\/''\/''\/''\/''\ > */''\* /''\/''\/''\/''\/''\/''\/''\/''\ > */''\* is the highlighted tab > > you could click on the tab and see it temporarily blow up into a > larger view. Thus, > > /''\/''\/''\/''\/''\/''\/''\/''\ > */''\* /''\/''\/''\/''\/''\/''\/''\/''\ would turn into: > > <- /''''''\/''''''\/''''''\/''''''\/''''''\ -> > > -------------------------------------------- > > After the user had finished navigating (plus a reasonable period of > time), it could then switch back into the "condensed" view. I think > this eliminated the "out of sight, out of mind" problem, and allows > for greater control and visibility with the tabs. > > On Jan 28, 11:45 pm, Rahul Pawa <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I agree, I think the idea of tab scrolling is not so good because then the > > user would only be able to see a certain number of tabs listed on the bar at > > the same time. While that would make the tab titles readable, I agree with > > alex, I'd forget that I had those other tabs open. Like they say, "Out of > > sight, out of mind." > > > p.s. still figuring out the e-mail thing...alex, are you getting this > > message twice? > > > On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 8:34 PM, alexandrojv <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > that also sounds like a nice idea, although if that happens, then > > > people would forget that they have the tabs open, and it would mean > > > people have to go find the tabs, instead of just having them right > > > there in front of them. > > > > On Jan 28, 10:10 pm, Ian <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > @ Rahul: I'm not sure, I think you just reply to the latest post. > > > > > @ Discussion: Perhaps an alternative solution would be an arrow on > > > > each side of the tabs. > > > > > <- /''''''\/''''''\/''''''\/''''''\/''''''\ -> > > > > > This would allow one to see all of them without diminishing the screen > > > > size. > > > > > On Jan 28, 10:49 pm, Rahul Pawa <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Forgive me if I'm reposting, but I think I had originally sent this > > > only to > > > > > the person who started this thread, rather than as a reply to the > > > thread > > > > > itself. On a side note from this thread...can someone tell me the easy > > > way > > > > > to reply to these chromium-discussions properly using Gmail? If I > > > > > reply > > > to > > > > > them, it seems to only send it to the person who posted before me, > > > where as > > > > > using "reply to all" seems to send it to him, and cc it to the > > > discussion > > > > > board. > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > > > > From: Rahul Pawa <[email protected]> > > > > > Date: Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 1:04 PM > > > > > Subject: Re: [chromium-discuss] Chromium Suggestion - Double Tabs > > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > > > What's the point of tabs within tabs? Can't you already accomplish > > > > > this > > > by > > > > > using multiple windows, each with multiple tabs open, and relying on > > > Windows > > > > > to collapse the multiple Chrome windows on the task bar? > > > > > Perhaps a better way to represent tabs when there's too many open > > > > > would > > > be > > > > > to add another tier of tabs, that would keep the tab titles readable, > > > though > > > > > it would cost a bit of screen real estate. I guess this would be an > > > option > > > > > under "Minor Tweaks" to set whether you use the feature, and the > > > maximum > > > > > number of tabs before a new tier is created. > > > > > > I made a mock up of what I mean by multiple tiers. > > > > > > Perhaps if you could explain what you mean by double tabs, and what > > > > > the > > > > > purpose of double tabs is, that might help me (and others) understand > > > the > > > > > benefits. > > > > > > Rahul > > > > > > On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 12:38 AM, MrProgrammer <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > I know having double tabs is probably a bad idea but its just a > > > > > > feature you could make optional or it turns on when a certain amount > > > > > > of tabs are open. > > > > > > Double Tabs is basically Tabs Within Tabs. I know this feature would > > > > > > help many people as lots of people sometimes have up to and over 40 > > > > > > tabs open at one time in one window. This would make browsing for > > > > > > these people much easier. Also, people should be able to name and > > > > > > rename these tabs and move normal tabs from tab to tab. > > > > > > -- > > > > > Rahul > > > > > > tab tiers.png > > > > > 154KViewDownload > > > -- > > Rahul --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Chromium Discussion mailing list: [email protected] View archives, change email options, or unsubscribe: http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-discuss -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
