Re: [Epiphany] So you like tabs?

[Frank Belew <frb wiw org>]

On Wed, 2003-04-09 at 13:57, bordoley@msu.edu wrote:
> Frank Belew <frb@wiw.org> said:
> 
> > Here's a patch that makes the tab header visible, even if you only have
> > one content window open. It queries the pref to see if you prefer tabs,
> > and if so, always has them visible, else, it does the exact same thing
> > it did before this patch.
> > 
> > Frank aka 'frb
> > 
> 
> I'm not completely sure this is a good idea. A big part of the design goals 
> in regards to epiphany tabs was not to force the MDI ui on users. Tabs for 
> the most part are an advance feature (I know that this statement may seem odd 
> to us that are dependent on them, but for most everyday users a single window 
> view is easier to use, and indeed this is why the HIG discourages MDI apps). 
> 

That is why it depends on the fact that the user selected "Open in tabs
by default" in the prefs. If the user doesn't select that, the behaviour
is not changed.


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