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Why don't browsers have an icon that appears on a tab indicating it's producing sound? [closed]
I think we've all experienced this problem. You've got two dozen tabs open (let's face it; tabs are like a to-do list) and all of a sudden your computer starts making sound and you have no idea where ...
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What are the Best Practices for Server Side Tabs?
My client wants to use server side tabs as described here and found here and here.
I've read through the 13 Tab Usability Guidelines and we're mostly on track there.
For #13 Fast Response Time: ...
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Can web analytic tools track user's behavior across tabs?
I'm curious about logging user actions across multiple tabs; is a user's actions across multiple tabs within a browser trackable? So from user's point of view is there an additional element of privacy ...
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Opening a new browser tab [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Opening website external links in new window — published usability tests
Should you open a new tab when linking to an external website.
Historically I know this ...
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Why does Firefox remove the “close tab button” when you have more than n tabs open unless you focus on the tab?
The origin of this question is that I've tried to find a way to override the behaviour of Firefox which removes the close tab button of unfocused tabs as the number of tabs rises, with no luck.
My ...
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Can you see a good reason to remove the plus sign in Google Chrome's create tab button?
I am talking about this button:
The plus sign that used to be on that button has been removed in recent versions.
I am very intrigued as to why they might have found it convenient.
I'm a ...
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Should tabs changes in a web app be part of the browser history?
I've implemented a JavaScript plugin that tracks tab changes in through the browser history. Here's a brief overview of how it works:
Once tab is clicked, the URL hashtag (the part that looks like ...
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Tabbed browsing. Why close the application on closing the last tab?
This happens in IE, Chrome and Firefox. When you close the last 'tab' when you're navigating, the application closes. I'm aware that Chrome (at least) has a really fast restart after that, but still, ...
