digitalmediaminute.com— former Firefox devleoper and now an employee of Google indicates that Google has been doing some usability testing on tabbed browsing.
Nov 6, 2005View in Crawl 4
1.) Ben Goodger makes Firefox.2.) Ben Goodger is hired by Google.3.) Google tells Ben Goodger he can use 30% of his paid time to persue whatever he wants.4.) Ben Goodger uses that time to work on Firefox.5.) Diggers notice this and automatically assume that Google is doing something big with Firefox.
Those are great usability enhancements. I use them here on the work computers with a tab extension after realizing that people were having problems using tabs.Also, why so much speculation on a Google browser? Google has stated before that it is not working on a browser. Why wouldn't Google just be interested in usability and accessability in GUIs? Google IS in the market for creating GUIs in the web applications.
Also, the blog linked to in this story is a wonderful example of bad site design. Too much rampant "bevel" and "drop shadow" makes my eyes burn. And when the Google ads take up more real estate on your blog than actual content, then perhaps you shouldn't have a blog.No Digg.
complexiumNov 7, 2005
Yes, Fx is so behind Opera!Kevin Rose is so retarded, when he says that Fx is better than Opera. :@
korteeneaNov 7, 2005
1.) Ben Goodger makes Firefox.2.) Ben Goodger is hired by Google.3.) Google tells Ben Goodger he can use 30% of his paid time to persue whatever he wants.4.) Ben Goodger uses that time to work on Firefox.5.) Diggers notice this and automatically assume that Google is doing something big with Firefox.
theprofessionalNov 7, 2005
Those are great usability enhancements. I use them here on the work computers with a tab extension after realizing that people were having problems using tabs.Also, why so much speculation on a Google browser? Google has stated before that it is not working on a browser. Why wouldn't Google just be interested in usability and accessability in GUIs? Google IS in the market for creating GUIs in the web applications.
joeyjojoNov 7, 2005
"The "Tab X" extention for Firefox puts a close button on each tab. Indispensable."Or just middle-click the tab to close it.
blogkittenNov 7, 2005
@cosmotic: "Link to the article, not your blog."Thank you for that! Screams of "look at my blog!!!" instead of real content.
blogkittenNov 7, 2005
Also, the blog linked to in this story is a wonderful example of bad site design. Too much rampant "bevel" and "drop shadow" makes my eyes burn. And when the Google ads take up more real estate on your blog than actual content, then perhaps you shouldn't have a blog.No Digg.
surfingNov 7, 2005
^ditto, and the typo 'devleoper'... Spell check please
coolguy69Nov 8, 2005
what a design ...no digg