Comments on: Proposed Enhancements For Web Browsers http://www.semergence.com/2008/06/10/proposed-enhancements-for-web-browsers/ Semantic Web, Ruby on Rails, and Massive Data Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:46:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: drewp http://www.semergence.com/2008/06/10/proposed-enhancements-for-web-browsers/#comment-689 drewp Tue, 17 Jun 2008 06:17:06 +0000 http://www.semergence.com/2008/06/10/proposed-enhancements-for-web-browsers/#comment-689 A more browser-centered solution that doesn't involve changing HTML (!) would be to make a way to temporarily jump back to a designated tab or tabs. I could use that kind of solution on any existing website, not just ones who use your extension. And, the same system would work if there's a little bit more than some commands that I want to easily jump to, e.g. a chat window. Example implementation: when I'm hovering on a tab and I press ctrl-0, add a [0] to the tab label. I can make 10 such markers with ctrl-0..9. When I press ctrl-0 later, render that [0] tab's page on top of my current page, inset from the edges a little. At the top of the inset render, write "Showing [title of tab], ctrl-0 to close". That will reinforce the idea that this is meant for temporary usage, and that the page I was previously viewing is just underneath the [0] page. I.e. there's a visible stack of two pages. A more browser-centered solution that doesn’t involve changing HTML (!) would be to make a way to temporarily jump back to a designated tab or tabs. I could use that kind of solution on any existing website, not just ones who use your extension. And, the same system would work if there’s a little bit more than some commands that I want to easily jump to, e.g. a chat window.

Example implementation: when I’m hovering on a tab and I press ctrl-0, add a [0] to the tab label. I can make 10 such markers with ctrl-0..9. When I press ctrl-0 later, render that [0] tab’s page on top of my current page, inset from the edges a little. At the top of the inset render, write “Showing [title of tab], ctrl-0 to close”. That will reinforce the idea that this is meant for temporary usage, and that the page I was previously viewing is just underneath the [0] page. I.e. there’s a visible stack of two pages.

]]> By: John Hume http://www.semergence.com/2008/06/10/proposed-enhancements-for-web-browsers/#comment-687 John Hume Sat, 14 Jun 2008 17:53:17 +0000 http://www.semergence.com/2008/06/10/proposed-enhancements-for-web-browsers/#comment-687 The same context menu could come up when right-clicking a window button on a task bar, for GUIs that have such things. (I can't think of a place where that would appear in OS X.) I'd also still like to see browsers incorporate buttons for LINK tags specifying next page, previous page, etc. The same context menu could come up when right-clicking a window button on a task bar, for GUIs that have such things. (I can’t think of a place where that would appear in OS X.)

I’d also still like to see browsers incorporate buttons for LINK tags specifying next page, previous page, etc.

]]> By: Justin http://www.semergence.com/2008/06/10/proposed-enhancements-for-web-browsers/#comment-683 Justin Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:43:06 +0000 http://www.semergence.com/2008/06/10/proposed-enhancements-for-web-browsers/#comment-683 Isn't IE8 doing something with context menu's? I don't think they are tackling this exact situation, but I know it was something like that. IE, doing something right? It can't be true!!! >;) Isn’t IE8 doing something with context menu’s? I don’t think they are tackling this exact situation, but I know it was something like that.

IE, doing something right? It can’t be true!!! >;)

]]> By: Colm Kennedy http://www.semergence.com/2008/06/10/proposed-enhancements-for-web-browsers/#comment-682 Colm Kennedy Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:33:38 +0000 http://www.semergence.com/2008/06/10/proposed-enhancements-for-web-browsers/#comment-682 lot to be said for just sticking to just? documents [...] lot to be said for just sticking to just? documents […]

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