RE: [WSG] tabs (was target=_blank)

[Rachel May]

“but i think almost every tab browser user would use the tabs.”   Are you guessing or is this what you have observed?    When watching other people use computers - which I try to do whenever I get a chance - I have yet to see anyone except for the most web savvy use tabs.  And these are people who are using Firefox, and one friend using IE7, every day.   Maybe I just have a lot of dumb friends, family and colleagues… I dunno… but they just prefer to open the links in new windows, or can’t be bothered doing the whole tab thing.  When I open tabs in front of them they joke cause I’m their ‘computer nut web geek friend’ LOL!   No doubt this will change over time, but IMHO I feel it is too early to assume that everyone who can uses tabbed browsing. And I guess there will be some people who will always prefer not to.   From: listdad@webstandardsgroup.org [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Germ Sent: Tuesday, 15 August 2006 1:14 p.m. To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: Re: [WSG] tabs (was target=_blank)   I think you are not giving much credit to the average user hear... I have talked to a few normal web users and the ones who use firefox and other tab browsers all use tabs I agree that you cannot assume most people use tab browsers as the majority still use IE (stats back this up) but i think almost every tab browser user would use the tabs. On 8/15/06, Rachel May <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From my observations, it is only REALLY web savvy people that use tabs. As brilliant and useful as they are, it is still too new to assume *most* people use them, and that *most* people can manage how the links open.     ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ****************************************************** ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************