Thank you for the explination, James. I'm not really sure that they have any advantage over my normal "mode" of surfing (shift-cmd-clicking on a bunch of things then bouncing from one window to the next at my leisure), other than organizational, but I'm curious enough to go check 'em out. :)
- Dan. At 04:42 PM -0800 12/29/2002, James S Jones wrote: >Nope. Tabs are horizontal, located between the menu and window space. >They only display if you have more than one tabbed window open, and >then, only if tabbed display is turned on in the preferences. For the >record, my initial take on them was "how dumb!" and "who cares?". I was >wrong. > >Why tabbed windows? Because they make organizing a browse more >convenient, especially if you have a slower connection. Here's how: You >find an interesting article on MacWhatever.com, but it's split into 4 >parts. With all the ads along the side, it takes forever to load each >page. With tabbed browsing you can open the first page, then the >second, third and forth in the same window. While the others are >loading in the background, you can click the tab for page 1 and read >away. By the time you're finished with that, page 2 is loaded, and so >on. And, I'm sure I'm not alone in having to go back a page or two to >figure out what the author is talking about. With tabs, they're still >there a click away without having to reload anything from the server or >the cache. > >Similarly, tabs make following hyperlinked threads from site to site >much less confusing. The whole search and subject is in a single >window. And, anyone who's shopped on eBay or searched for the best >flights and fares should be able to imagine how having everything a >click away in the same window can be. > >Can you do all this by opening multiple windows? Sure, but that's a lot >more confusing and more resource intensive, as you have to load >multiple instances of browser controls, etc. > >I believe almost any PCI Mac that can run IE can run Netscape or >Mozilla as well or better. > >On Sunday, December 29, 2002, at 12:43 PM, Dan C wrote: > >> Tabs? You mean those extra vertical columns that waste more screen >> real-estate, invented by microsloth to encourage peecee users to >> purchase larger monitors? -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - South Jersey, USA, Earth <http://cronus.spaceports.com/~darmok> - Billions of people walking around - like Happy Meals with legs. -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
