Re: tabbed browser ideas

2002-03-25 Thread grayrest
Neil wrote: > grayrest wrote: > > You mean the event that updates the progress meter, onProgressChange? > Yes, that's the one. grayrest

Re: tabbed browser ideas

2002-03-25 Thread Neil
grayrest wrote: > Unless there is an onChange event fired when the content of the > loading page changes, this feature cannot be done or will be so > complex that it'll slow down the whole browser or won't be possible. I > won't implement this feature unless said onChange event exists, and >

Re: tabbed browser ideas

2002-03-25 Thread Bamm Gabriana
No, we were not referring to the logo. Haven't you used tabs?

Re: tabbed browser ideas

2002-03-24 Thread IE
By spinning arrow, do you mean the icon in the right end of the browser's toolbar? I have an M which turns into a dinosaur's head. "Parish" wrote in message a7kvt2$[EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:a7kvt2$[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Bamm Gabriana wrote: > >> What is that you find so annoying about the spinnin

Re: tabbed browser ideas

2002-03-24 Thread Bamm Gabriana
> The point I was making is that things affect people > differently. Perhaps my suggestion should be filed as another bug, since it differs from Garth's? Bold for "loaded but unread" is imho something that people intuitively understand.

Re: tabbed browser ideas

2002-03-24 Thread Parish
David Eckard wrote: > On Sun, 24 Mar 2002 16:51:44 UTC, Parish > wrote: > >> Ah right. I can relate to that. Although the spining arrow doesn't >> bother me I can't use 60Hz monitors as they appear to be flashing like a >> strobe light to me, although many co-workers sit in front of them all

Re: tabbed browser ideas

2002-03-24 Thread David Eckard
On Sun, 24 Mar 2002 16:51:44 UTC, Parish wrote: > Ah right. I can relate to that. Although the spining arrow doesn't > bother me I can't use 60Hz monitors as they appear to be flashing like a > strobe light to me, although many co-workers sit in front of them all day. > Another thought... N

Re: tabbed browser ideas

2002-03-24 Thread David Eckard
On Sun, 24 Mar 2002 16:51:44 UTC, Parish wrote: > Ah right. I can relate to that. Although the spining arrow doesn't > bother me I can't use 60Hz monitors as they appear to be flashing like a > strobe light to me, although many co-workers sit in front of them all day. > So run it slower or

Re: tabbed browser ideas

2002-03-24 Thread Parish
Bamm Gabriana wrote: >> What is that you find so annoying about the spinning arrow? > > Personally, I find it annoying to read while there is motion closeby. Ah right. I can relate to that. Although the spining arrow doesn't bother me I can't use 60Hz monitors as they appear to be flashing like

Re: tabbed browser ideas

2002-03-24 Thread Bamm Gabriana
> What is that you find so annoying about the spinning arrow? Personally, I find it annoying to read while there is motion closeby. But that may just be me. I also get annoyed by Windows flashing the taskbar icon when an IE page has fully loaded so I click on it and go back to the window I was re

Re: tabbed browser ideas

2002-03-23 Thread Garth Wallace
Garth Wallace wrote: > > I think I'll submit the boldface RFE tomorrow. It's getting a little > late tonight (for me at least). I'll post the bug # here. Would you like > me to CC you on the bug? Posted as bug #133053: http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=133053

Re: tabbed browser ideas

2002-03-23 Thread Parish
grayrest wrote: > Luke wrote: >> I don't know what this would take programming-wise, but I'd expect it to >> be targetted Future... >> > > I like this feature. Go ahead and file the bug, it shouldn't be > difficult, you just trigger on the same event as the "annoying rotating > arrow": What

Re: tabbed browser ideas

2002-03-23 Thread John Whitling
I have to say that I also like the spinny arrow. Garth Wallace wrote: > grayrest wrote: > >> Garth Wallace wrote: >> >>> Underline wouldn't mean "loading", it would mean "more has loaded". >>> So if you switch out from a tab where the loading has stalled, and >>> the loading remains stalled, i

Re: tabbed browser ideas

2002-03-23 Thread barney
grayrest wrote: > barney wrote: >> >> >> http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=109607 >> >> Please consider the usability problems that already exist with Classic. >> Bolding to identify the active tab is the only cross-platform >> suggestion that's been made so far. Throwing a bunch of

Re: tabbed browser ideas

2002-03-23 Thread barney
Garth Wallace wrote: > barney wrote: >> Garth Wallace wrote: >> >>>I had an idea for a feature for the tabbed browser: the titles of tabs >>>whose contents have not yet been viewed (that is, the page just loaded >>>and the tab is not active) should show up in bold, and those of tabs >>>whose c

Re: tabbed browser ideas

2002-03-23 Thread Garth Wallace
grayrest wrote: > Garth Wallace wrote: > >> Underline wouldn't mean >> "loading", it would mean "more has loaded". So if you switch out from >> a tab where the loading has stalled, and the loading remains stalled, >> it does not get underlined. This wouldn't really replace the spinny >> icon

Re: tabbed browser ideas

2002-03-22 Thread grayrest
barney wrote: > > > http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=109607 > > Please consider the usability problems that already exist with Classic. > Bolding to identify the active tab is the only cross-platform > suggestion that's been made so far. Throwing a bunch of new styles in > will onl

Re: tabbed browser ideas

2002-03-22 Thread grayrest
Garth Wallace wrote: > grayrest wrote: > >> Luke wrote: >> >>> I don't know what this would take programming-wise, but I'd expect it >>> to be targetted Future... >> >> >> I like this feature. Go ahead and file the bug, it shouldn't be >> difficult, you just trigger on the same event as the "an

Re: tabbed browser ideas

2002-03-22 Thread Garth Wallace
grayrest wrote: > Luke wrote: > >> I don't know what this would take programming-wise, but I'd expect it >> to be targetted Future... > > I like this feature. Go ahead and file the bug, it shouldn't be > difficult, you just trigger on the same event as the "annoying rotating > arrow": > *when

Re: tabbed browser ideas

2002-03-22 Thread Garth Wallace
barney wrote: > Garth Wallace wrote: > >>I had an idea for a feature for the tabbed browser: the titles of tabs >>whose contents have not yet been viewed (that is, the page just loaded >>and the tab is not active) should show up in bold, and those of tabs >>whose contents have changed since be

Re: tabbed browser ideas

2002-03-22 Thread barney
Garth Wallace wrote: > I had an idea for a feature for the tabbed browser: the titles of tabs > whose contents have not yet been viewed (that is, the page just loaded > and the tab is not active) should show up in bold, and those of tabs > whose contents have changed since being last viewed (th

Re: tabbed browser ideas

2002-03-22 Thread Bamm Gabriana
> I like this feature. Go ahead and file the bug, it shouldn't be > difficult, you just trigger on the same event as the "annoying rotating > arrow": > *when it starts loading, change the style to underline, > *when load complete and window is not focused, change to bold, set a flag, > *on focus,

Re: tabbed browser ideas

2002-03-22 Thread Garth Wallace
Luke wrote: > Sounds good to me. But I'd only do one bug - bold for tabs > not-yet-viewed. Because what would you underline? What does "partly > read" mean when talking about a Navigator tab? Hmm...I'm having a hard time explaining what I mean. A tab would be "partly read" if it was viewed

Re: tabbed browser ideas

2002-03-22 Thread grayrest
Luke wrote: > I don't know what this would take programming-wise, but I'd expect it to > be targetted Future... > I like this feature. Go ahead and file the bug, it shouldn't be difficult, you just trigger on the same event as the "annoying rotating arrow": *when it starts loading, change the

Re: tabbed browser ideas

2002-03-22 Thread Bamm Gabriana
> Sounds good to me. But I'd only do one bug - bold for tabs > not-yet-viewed. Because what would you underline? What does "partly > read" mean when talking about a Navigator tab? > > Garth Wallace wrote: > > The general rule would be: boldface means totally > > new/unread, underline means pa

Re: tabbed browser ideas

2002-03-22 Thread Luke
Sounds good to me. But I'd only do one bug - bold for tabs not-yet-viewed. Because what would you underline? What does "partly read" mean when talking about a Navigator tab? Garth Wallace wrote: > The general rule would be: boldface means totally > new/unread, underline means partly read,

tabbed browser ideas

2002-03-22 Thread Garth Wallace
I had an idea for a feature for the tabbed browser: the titles of tabs whose contents have not yet been viewed (that is, the page just loaded and the tab is not active) should show up in bold, and those of tabs whose contents have changed since being last viewed (that is, the tab was active wh