Re: [Usability] Tab view in Panther vs Jaguar



I feel like the new design while it has the same function as tabs cannot properly be called "tabbed" because visually they aren't tabs.

I think there are things about each design that make them easy to understand. With the Jaguar shot, the blue bar and the raised sub-canvas make it clear that the blue tab refers to the content below it. And it suggests that the two recessed white tabs could bring up their own content for the sub-canvas.

The Panther shot is clear but in different ways. The vertical offset of the "tabs" downward make it clear that the three "tabs" refer to the subcanvas below. And since the sub-canvas is recessed, and darkened, I think it is clear that the three "tabs" above it dictate the subcanvas' content.

Is one better than the other? No. They're just different. I think the Jaguar shot having the blue colored line above the subcanvas is distracting, so I think the Panther one is more elegant. But they both do their job and as long as the visual cue is consistently used across the OS, I could support either. However continuing to refer to the Panter widget as "tab-view" is confusing, because they simply don't look like tabs.

-jag

Hasbullah Bin Pit wrote:
I've notice that tab view in MacOSX Jaguar and panther is so different.

http://www.arstechnica.com/reviews/003/panther/macosx-10.3-4.html#tab-views

any comment about it?

my comment is, Panther tab view doesnt look like a tab.
it might confuse user.

but, i dont know why the did the tab view like that.







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