Putting the X there in the first place was not based on any usability data. Given that the whole feature hasn't really been through any usability testing, all I really have to go on is feedback from the newsgroups. :)
Another reason the X is confusing is that I want to support having the tabs on either the bottom or the top (I suspect people will prefer having the tabs on the bottom). The X would be very out of place in the bottom right of the window, if we were to move the tabs to the bottom. I do plan to support CTRL+W to close a tab, using File/Close to close a tab, and using middle-click to close a tab. This is in addition to CTRL+F4 and the context menu, which can already be used right now. That gives the user *five* different ways to close a tab, and that seems like plenty to me. Dave ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Peter Trudelle wrote: > I suspect removing the X may be premature, was it based on any usability > data, or just NG feedback & personal preference (both of which are > notoriously unreliable)? I think most users are conditioned to look > for an X somewhere on the upper right of open objects, although the > placement of this one might not have been optimal. In any case, we > certainly need a one-click means to close tabs. > > Peter > > Orrin Edenfield wrote: > David Hyatt wrote: > >> (2) The confusing close box on the far right has been eliminated. > > > > > I liked the close box at the end. When I'm looking at pictures, I can > open them from thumbnails into different tabs, and then start at the > end, and then close them all in sequence. It works great! > >
