Re: [Usability] Tab implementation review

[Reinout van Schouwen <reinouts gnome org>]

Op maandag 09-02-2009 om 19:22 uur [tijdzone -0500], schreef Randall
Wood:

> - 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.

I disagree, for two reasons. One is that you don't want to waste pixels
in a time when everyone is moving towards mobile small-screen devices.
Second is that tabs are still a power-user feature. We should optimize
for users for whom Single Document-style interface is more than enough
information to handle.

regards,

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Reinout van Schouwen