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Old November 11th, 2006, 03:48 PM   Digg it!   #1 (permalink)
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Tabs?

small question, who was first, Firefox or Opera with tabs?

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Old November 11th, 2006, 03:51 PM     #2 (permalink)
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I don't know, but what's the big deal about them? I didn't like tabs when I used them.
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Old November 11th, 2006, 03:56 PM     #3 (permalink)
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Opera had them a *long* time before firefox, but they still weren't the first...
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Old November 11th, 2006, 04:09 PM     #4 (permalink)
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InternetWorks (circa 1994) was the first tabbed browser. Browser tabs as we currently know them were introduced by Simulbrowse (now Netcaptor) in 1998. Opera 4.x followed the trend in 2000. Mozilla added tabs in 2003.

As for the purpose of tabbed browsing, the feature is great for us people that commonly have 30+ web pages loaded. I oftentimes exceed 100 open pages, which would be a nightmare for Windows to manage with non-tabbed browsers.
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Old November 11th, 2006, 04:18 PM     #5 (permalink)
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Heck I do that but I just enlarge my task bar when I've lost something or need to get the page back. But I don't hide the task bar I generally even have it twice as tall as most people, so I can see the pages I have open.
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hm thx good info =)

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Old November 11th, 2006, 05:26 PM     #7 (permalink)
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I don't know, but what's the big deal about them? I didn't like tabs when I used them.

are you telling me you like having 5 differernt windows open at a time? I HATE that with a passion and think its one of the best options.
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are you telling me you like having 5 differernt windows open at a time? I HATE that with a passion and think its one of the best options.

same here...i love tabs
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Old November 11th, 2006, 07:01 PM     #9 (permalink)
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I agree tabs suck

the problem is switching to other applications from the browser then wanting to switch to another tab than you were previously on...and it can sometimes be a hassle if you want to open a new window side by side

I usually keep my task bar 4 stories tall but thats enough for 80ish windows open

on a side note...anyone know if there is a way to group similar windows but not have them stack up when you open too many (registry tweak or something)
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Old November 11th, 2006, 07:42 PM     #10 (permalink)
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