That blog of mineTabs are a tricky business
Firefox:
Not good. I have to either right-click, double-click, or use a keyboard shortcut (Ctrl/Cmd+T).
Internet Explorer 7:
Terrible. I always think I’m supposed to click the hanging tab to close the current tab instead of create a new one. And when multiple tabs are open, I can’t close an inactive tab without first making it active. Select it to see the X, then click it. Why not show the X when I roll over the inactive tab?
Netvibes:
Three words: What the $%&@?
Google Personal:
Very nice, but needs work. My only real issue is that I have to click twice to “Name this tab” (once to activate the tab, once to start the renaming interaction). But I love the “Add a tab” link. Very clear. (Netvibes has this as well, but they’ve crammed all the page properties into a box that expands out from an arrow in the tab graphic. Crazy.)
Pageflakes:
Ahh … perfect. (Well, as close as I can get anyway.)
Posted by Robert on February 20th, 2007
4 comments
Don’t you use middle mouse button to open a new tab in firefox? I find it perfect. But you’re right that they could use the new tab link to improve it for laptops etc.
Very nice, perfect? Where are the close buttons on the last two?
I always use ctrl+t in Firefox (can’t use middle mouse). It’s simple to remember.
There are no close buttons on the last two. They’re web applications in which you create pages and those tabs provide access to the pages. To remove them, you have to delete the pages.