Re: Yes, IE7 has tabs!

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"NoStop" <nostop@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> PA Bear wrote:
>
>> The tabbed browsing experience in the upcoming IE7 beta is pretty basic.
>> Expect additional end-user functionality to come in after the beta....
>>
> Will this functionality come in When third-parties write plugins? Or one
> has
> to purchase a shareware program to get more functionality? Or when some
> spyware infected add-on to IE is provided on some website somewhere?
>

No one knows yet, keep the page bookmarked as that is where you will find
out info on IE7 as it's released. At least it's official info.

>> Some people have asked why we didn't put tabs in IE sooner. Initially, we
>> had some concerns around complexity and consistency. will it confuse
>> users
>> more than it benefits them? Is it confusing if IE has tabs, but other
>> core
>> parts of the Windows experience, like Windows Media Player or the shell,
>> don't have tabs?
>
> No more confusing than giving the OS the ability to burn a CD but not a
> DVD.
> No more confusing than the tabs one finds in some dialog boxes.
> MickeyMouse
> sure does have a low regard for the intelligence of its user base, I must
> say. Tabs would be confusing, indeed!
>
>

What was the timeframe for DVD's? If I recall correctly, Roxio is the coder
behind it and DVD burners were in a state of confusion and I don't think.
Roxio had DVD capability in their software at the time.

Should it have been added? I would guess that would be within the licensing
agreement with Roxio.




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