On 7 March 2011 09:48, Michael Scherer <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, 6 Mar 2011 16:32:20 -0500, Hoyt Duff wrote: >> >> On 3/6/11, Thierry Vignaud <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> On 6 March 2011 21:11, Colin Guthrie <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> I find myself in the same scenario quite regularly too (20+ tabs) and >>>> find having the new tab at least quite close to the current one a >>>> massive usability improvement. >>> >>> Indeed. >>> The reverse is annoying. >>> >>>> It's also interesting to see the "reverse order argument" mentioned >>>> previously doesn't always apply. There are some heuristics in there as >>>> to whether it should be opened immediately to the right of the current >>>> tab or after the other tabs that have been opened recently. >>> >> >> Tabs should not extend "off the screenbut instead wrap and to multiple >> rows, IMHO. > > Then, it start to become more like a 2nd windows manager, and we go back to > the MDI metaphor of win95. > > Another view would be that too much tabs is usually a sign that most of them > are not needed now, and should not be shown. But this requires a more high > level > interface ( ie, sometimes that say "put the link to a 'read later' list" / > "place it with other easy to access documentation" rather than a very low > level operation like "open a new tab" to fullfill all possible > needs regarding opening a windows ) > > -- > Michael Scherer >
I've found that if I put it in a "read later" folder/list/bookmark, that there's a 70% chance that I'll I never read it :) FWIW, now firefox-4.0 has a new feature, when you save the session the next time you open it it only loads 3 tabs from each window, leaves the rest "not loaded" until you open it. http://blog.zpao.com/post/1140456188/cascaded-session-restore-a-hidden-bonus (Just to have a jab at the off-topic discussion :p). -- Ahmad Samir
