Re: [Usability] Tab implementation review

[Randall Wood <randall h wood alexandriasoftware com>]

On 9 Feb 2009, at 12:12, Allan Day wrote:

> Hey all,
>
> I've been working (on and off) on reviewing all the bugs and other
> discussions on tabs in GNOME [1]. It's reached a fairly mature stage
> now. I think the review contains useful information about how tabs  
> could
> be improved in GNOME. Any comments or suggestions?


I would suggest the following:

- The display of a single tab (show tab or collapse tab bar) should be  
user configurable and universal across the entire desktop (A user may  
find that screen real estate is more valuable than consistency). I  
would make showing the tab bar when there is only a single tab the  
default.

- Perhaps the close button should be hidden when there is only a  
single tab?

- Use Ctrl+{ / (Open brace) Ctrl+} (Close brace) to move between tabs

- Tabs should be included in the Window menu

- There should be a menu item "Window->Merge All Windows" to move all  
tabs in all windows to a single tab bar in a single window

> Best,
>
> Allan
>
> [1] http://live.gnome.org/UsabilityProject/Whiteboard/ 
> TabImplementation
>
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