Comments on: Firefox 3.1: Control-Tab Woes

By: Sex

Sex — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:51:53 +0000

And that is very much the main problem with the current Ctrl+Tab implementation. It makes it SOOO frustrating. This really is interaction seduction and I hope Mozilla have the courage and sense to back it out.

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Zayıflama Lida Fx15 Ve Biber Hapı Zlfvbh — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:09:56 +0000

Think of it this way, on your television you can change channels in numerous ways. The remote you get with the TV gives you the option of switching between two different channels with one button.

By: blindgaenger

blindgaenger — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:12:36 +0000

I replaced the build-in tab-bar with a preview of the TabSidebar extension (http://www.oxymoronical.com/web/firefox/TabSidebar). Although it’s called sidebar you can put it on top. Now my tabs show a little preview, just like in your visualization.

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:37:10 +0000

Here is a way to get the older tab switching behavior back in Firefox 3.1 (and fix the hated 3.1 tab switching). In about:config, set:

browser.ctrlTab.mostRecentlyUsed false

browser.ctrlTab.recentlyUsedLimit 0

This will remove the “task switcher” that appears, but tabs will move in order like they used to, instead of jumping all around.

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:19:06 +0000

I would do unspeakable things in order to get a firefox plugin that made the tabs look/behave like the mockup shown underneath the text “Let me propose one solution. It draws inspiration from the semi-circle visualizations that highlight similarities” (up above in this post).

By: Calvin Spealman

Calvin Spealman — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 21:55:44 +0000

I would like to know if it is easy or possible to do an extension that provides new sources for the awesome bar to search. For example, maybe I want tit to check my delicious bookmarks or Google Web History (which collects from multiple places) or from my friends shared bookmarks.

By: Michael Lefevre

Michael Lefevre — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:16:33 +0000

I commented about the Firefox 3.1 tab stuff on someone else’s blog somewhere…

I just wanted to say that I watched your whole “Don’t Make Me Click” talk and thought it was great. Really easy stuff to follow, and yet everyone (including me) seems to get it so wrong so much of the time. So thanks for the insights.

By: Danielle Fong

Danielle Fong — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 08:58:43 +0000

Hi there,

(Apologies for the reposting). I’ve been thinking about tab navigation a lot, and I think I’ve developed a pretty good and interesting solution. I wrote a blog post to make a case for it.

http://einfall.wordpress.com/2008/08/24/enhance-multitasking-improve-our-minds/

I thought that I should post this now, in the interest of being part of the conversation, but I do not, of yet, have a (computer) drawing or mockup, though I’m working on one. If there’s interest, I’ll find a way to scan my paper mockups, and put them up.

By: David

David — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 07:45:51 +0000

Regarding your semi-circle visualization, there’s also a much simpler way. Firefox already makes the currently-active tab’s appearance different. If the recently-used tab also looked different (like a much simpler version of Aging Tabs), one would immediately know which tab Ctrl+Tab will focus.

Of course, whether the recently-used function is even necessary is still a good question. I hate that window managers force me to stop what I’m doing and analyse the Alt+Tab list in order to find the window I want, instead of using the visual order that I already know.