Garth Wallace wrote: > barney wrote: >> Garth Wallace wrote: >> >>>I had an idea for a feature for the tabbed browser: the titles of tabs >>>whose contents have not yet been viewed (that is, the page just loaded >>>and the tab is not active) should show up in bold, and those of tabs >>>whose contents have changed since being last viewed (that is, the tab >>>was active when the page was downloading, but was made inactive before >>>the page was fully downloaded) should be underlined. It would make it >>>easier to keep track of which tabs have been viewed. >>> >>>It would also be consistent with mailnews threading, where boldface >>>marks unread threads and underline marks threads containing read and >>>unread messages. The general rule would be: boldface means totally >>>new/unread, underline means partly read, plain means read. >>> >>>I'm going to submit it to bugzilla (unless someone convinces me that it >>>would be a horrible idea). But I'm curious...would this be considered >>>one bug or two? It seems like two, but both would be required for UI >>>consistency with mailnews. >> >> <sigh> >> >> http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=109607 >> >> Please consider the usability problems that already exist with Classic. >> Bolding to identify the active tab is the only cross-platform >> suggestion that's been made so far. Throwing a bunch of new styles in >> will only compound the problem. What are the chances something like you >> suggest can be restricted to Modern? > > I would hope not, since I use Classic. I don't like modern much. > > I was thinking it would be a pref under Browser -> Tabbed Browsing, and > not a theme issue. > > Wouldn't making the tab itself stand out more solve the problem in that bug? >
I don't care for Modern, either. :) I don't see how the extra styles would, by itself, identify the active tab. I usually have several tabs open. If I've viewed all loaded pages, all tabs would have the same style, would they not?
