Side Tab Panel as "default" browser layout?
Jakub Muszynski
On the beginning, I'd like to say, that I use 3 browsers: Firefox,
Chromoium, and Opera, depending on place (work/home).
Recently al lot has changed in the browser world (pushing on HTML5,
new browser layout), some caused by Google Chrome innovations.
Speaking about new layout, all of the browsers "copied" Chrome with
"removing" Menu Bar (File, Edit, View...) and integrating it with
search bar.
Most of the notebooks, and the new Monitors do have wide screen, with
ratio 16:9 or so, and the height of the screen is relatively small
compared to width. Most of the pages, are still build in height.
That's why saving this 10-15 pix of "Menu Bar" is quite good.
I would like to suggest more.
I think, it would be great, to place Tab Bar on a side, by default.
I do use Tree Style Tab placed on a side in firefox, and well, it
works great.
Some of it features are available in Opera now, - you can pnace Tab
Bar on a side, and group tabs, BUT:
- have you tried to open ~50 tabs, Yes?, OK, why the tab panel is not
scrollable/movable?
Here is screen of my FF at "secondary computer" (yes, I do have old
version with MenuBar):
http://files.myopera.com/sirkubax/albums/7664932/firefox.PNG
http://files.myopera.com/sirkubax/albums/7664932/firefox2.PNG
http://my.opera.com/sirkubax/albums/showpic.dml?album=7664932&picture=114343672
You can comment this idea if you like.
So - my suggestion is:
SAVE extra height pixels, by moving Tab Panel on side (left or right)
by default.
2. Chromium have great feature - Task Manager - it is great when a
flash plugin die on one of ~30 pages, Would be nice to see it here as
well.