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Close button for tabs
Funto:
Personnaly I think it would be better to put this button at the same level as the tabs, as does Firefox, instead of in this empty vertical column whichs wastes size.
Middle-click is a good idea too.
As there are so many persons who like this feature, I think it's a bad idea to disable it by default mandrav, since as says Urxae, new users not being able to close a tab efficiently wouldn't keep using C::B.
mandrav:
--- Quote from: tiwag on August 01, 2005, 02:29:07 pm ---i've just updated VERSION_1_0 from cvs and the closebutton is there and working,
but no checkbox in environment settings - it looks like that in anonymous cvs
actually is the version which was commited by rickg originally.
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That's right. I added the configuration part a little later.
Also, whenever xrc files are changed, don't forget to run update.bat ;)
Yiannis.
mandrav:
--- Quote from: Funto on August 01, 2005, 03:55:37 pm ---As there are so many persons who like this feature, I think it's a bad idea to disable it by default mandrav, since as says Urxae, new users not being able to close a tab efficiently wouldn't keep using C::B.
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What's the problem Funto?
I don't like it, you don't like it, many people don't like it. It wastes space. Those that like it can just enable it once. Is it that hard?
Yiannis.
rickg22:
Yes, adding the configuration was the next step. Anyway, I think I've realized how to make it more pretty. Instead of putting the button at the RIGHT of the tabs, I'll put it to the LEFT :D
And yes, it's quite easy to disable (I actually was going to do it today - thanks Yiannis)
thomas:
Putting the close button in the tab row is a good idea, I think. Not only does it use space more efficiently, but it is also compatible with what the user would expect.
There may be an overdraw issue when there are a lot of tabs, but Firefox has that bug too, and it is quite possible to cope with, really.
The middle-click thing is a brilliant idea, but has the problem that it is not obvious, so it should be available in addition, but not the default way to close a tab.
I've been using Firefox (and Firebird) for so long that I don't remember what Internet Explorer looks like, but it never occurred to me to use the middle button on a tab. Maybe I'd have known had I ever read the documentation, but honestly, who reads docs anyway. :)
A UI should be obvious to every user running the program for the first time. A red "x" in the tab row is pretty obvious.
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