Chrome copied that behavior from Opera, which was the 1st browser, to my knowledge, to display that behavior.
I suspect Apple believes that it's simpler to do it the Safari way. It is - it's certainly more consistent for Joe User - but it's not as friendly to people who notice what they're doing on their computers. Which, unfortunately, is a small minority of users! Scott -- R. Scott Granneman [email protected] ~ www.granneman.com Full list of publications @ http://www.granneman.com/publications My new book: Google Apps Deciphered @ http://www.granneman.com/books "The whole problem can be stated quite simply by asking, 'Is there a meaning to music?' My answer would be, 'Yes.' And 'Can you state in so many words what the meaning is?' My answer to that would be, 'No.'" ---Aaron Copland On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 4:37 PM, Don Ellis <[email protected]> wrote: > Article doesn't mention at all something I've been noticing (and being > annoyed by). When you click on a link in Chrome, a new tab is opened next to > the current tab. Click on another link, and the new tab is again next to the > current tab. Close a tab, and you return to the previously-viewed tab. After > getting used to this months ago, I've been annoyed at how Safari opens the > new tab to the far right, then returns you to the second-farthest right tab > when you close it. > In summary, Chrome is more "Macish" than Safari. > The book "Tog on Interface" by Bruce Tognazzinni describes similar design > decisions in the first version of the Mac, and how they were handled by the > design team after considerable discussion. However, one thing they tried to > do then was to have preference settings on how things should behave when > there are several possibilities (as FireFox does for this feature). I think > Chrome got it right anyway, though. It just "works the way it should(tm)". > I worry that Apple developers have forgotten what gave them their edge. > --Don Ellis > > > On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 3:54 PM, Scott Granneman <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> >> http://www.theinvisibl.com/news/2009/12/08/a-piece-with-a-lot-of-screenshots-about-the-close-tab-behaviour-in-google-chrome/ >> >> Excellent piece about how well-designed Google Chrome's tabs are. When >> you use something for months as I have, & don't notice how well >> something is working but just know intuitively that it's working well, >> that's good UI design. >> >> Scott >> -- >> R. Scott Granneman >> [email protected] ~ www.granneman.com >> Full list of publications @ http://www.granneman.com/publications >> My new book: Google Apps Deciphered @ http://www.granneman.com/books >> >> "Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it." >> ---Andre Gide >> >> -- >> Central West End Linux Users Group (via Google Groups) >> Main page: http://www.cwelug.org >> To post: [email protected] >> To subscribe: [email protected] >> To unsubscribe: [email protected] >> More options: http://groups.google.com/group/cwelug > > -- > Central West End Linux Users Group (via Google Groups) > Main page: http://www.cwelug.org > To post: [email protected] > To subscribe: [email protected] > To unsubscribe: [email protected] > More options: http://groups.google.com/group/cwelug -- Central West End Linux Users Group (via Google Groups) Main page: http://www.cwelug.org To post: [email protected] To subscribe: [email protected] To unsubscribe: [email protected] More options: http://groups.google.com/group/cwelug
