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[lizziebith]

I love love love tabbed browsing! But I use Netscape for it. My home group opens my five favorite sites when I open the browser. It's just fun to do a quick check along the tabs to choose where I want to start my surfing.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by €uroMeinke

There's that tabbed browsing thing again...

I'm with you. I've given tabbed browsing a shot on several different occasions. Drove me nuts. My biggest problem is the switch between "Alt-tab" and "ctrl-tab". In my daily use, I end up switching between programs a lot (IE, IM, code editor if I'm working on the board, etc.). Every time I've tried tabbed broswing, I get frustrated by the fact that if I want to flip between programs, I need to use alt-tab, if I want to flip between tabs, I need to use ctrl-tab. I could never get it down.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

I was forced into tabbed browsing with my "still running OS 9" iMac. Some websites work with IE, but most don't. Netscape is just as bad. So I've been using Mozilla for a while now. I'm used to the tabs and sometimes prefer them. One window. Unlike GD I tend to use the mouse when it comes to jumping between tasks, so it's not an issue for me. I could never get the hang of the alt-tab thing...

So anyway, I'm bi. I mean regarding tabs vs non-tabs.

[Alex]

I combine tabs with multiple windows. Right now I have three Firefox windows open and a total of 26 tabs inside those windows. Each window is a different task and the different tabs are different information sources for those tasks. I alt-tab between windows and mouse between tabs.

I will never, ever again go back to tabless browsing. Plus the user built add-ons for Firefox provide some incredibly useful developer tools.

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

I combine tabs with multiple windows. Right now I have three Firefox windows open and a total of 26 tabs inside those windows. Each window is a different task and the different tabs are different information sources for those tasks. I alt-tab between windows and mouse between tabs.

As someone who knew nothing about tabbed-browsing yesterday, I took a look today and using Alex's post as a starting point, I was able to quickly figure out how to set up a number of preset tab groups. I have a generic set that acts as my home page and gives me access to all of my most frequent sites. I have another group set up for news and information sites. Another searches new posts on all message boards I frequent. By opening a combination of these tab groups in seperate windows, I have access to a large amount of information that seems much more efficient. I'm impressed.

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

I combine tabs with multiple windows. Right now I have three Firefox windows open and a total of 26 tabs inside those windows. Each window is a different task and the different tabs are different information sources for those tasks. I alt-tab between windows and mouse between tabs.

I will never, ever again go back to tabless browsing. Plus the user built add-ons for Firefox provide some incredibly useful developer tools.

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