It's the little things that count.
While Firefox 3.7 will bring with it some really cool hardware acceleration features, the next big, big build will be Firefox 4.0. Right now the designers are debating whether to keep the tabs on the bottom of the address bar, like it's done for Internet Explorer and Safari, or move tabs on top of the address bar, like Chrome and Opera do it.
Check out all the points for and against it in the video below. It's fascinating stuff if you spend as much of your day in the browser as we do.
Tabs on top or bottom?
Make it up to end-user to choose where to have tab. Problem solved.
Perhaps I want mine on the left.
With the displays that become wider and wider, I'll love to have the tabs steal some horizontal space instead of the rare vertical space.
Note the caption - "on top or on bottom".
I see what they did there.
Make it up to end-user to choose where to have tab. Problem solved.
Perhaps I want mine on the left.
With the displays that become wider and wider, I'll love to have the tabs steal some horizontal space instead of the rare vertical space.
Sir's, i salute you!
Note the caption - "on top or on bottom".
I see what they did there.
how about a useful comment and not just trolling.
and +1000 for make it the user's choice
1:04-1:15 "But before we go on to the specific reasons I have to make it really, absolutely, perfectly, completely clear that what we're debating is the DEFAULT preference. As always - users have complete control over customizing Firefox, so it's exactly the way they like (...)"
I keep my parents on Firefox because of stability and security. I think my parent's will understand the concept of tabbing once this is the default layout for tabs.
I switched over to Google Chrome a few months ago simply because I drank their Koolaid. That and I love the integration with their Google products ie Docs, Calendar, Gmail, etc... Maybe Firefox 4.0 will win me back.
If they put that toolbar within the tabs it's going to be counter-intuitive (assuming they still give me the opportunity to open a new tab with ALT+ENTER)