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Re: Ideas for Tab Control: the «Load As»

• Posted by Antonio Alessi <a.admin at myway.it> Apr 19, 2006
• 502 views

Al Getz wrote:
> 
> 
> Now you've got me thinking about two ideas...
> 
> I thought you meant something else, which i was liking...
> 
> 
> -- lets say 1 to 18 tabs, of which only the first 8 are visible now:
> 
> | Tab1 | Tab2 | Tab3 | Tab4 | Tab5 | Tab6 | Tab7 | Tab8 | 
> 
> ______________________________________________________________
> 
> 
> My 'menu' was going to open like this:
> 
> Edit> paste/copy/cut/etc.
> Tab1
> Tab2
> Tab3
> Tab4
> Tab5
> Tab6
> Tab7
> Tab8
> 
> 'Edit' is the popup for editing the tab color, etc.
> The other 8 items are of course each tab, where when you click on
> that tab comes into the center of the tab control for easy access.
> 
> Also possible:
> 
> Edit> paste/copy/cut/etc.
> Tab1
> Tab9
> Tab18
> 
> Where Tab1 is of course the first tab, and Tab9 is the next
> tab that would appear at the first tab position (where tab1 is now)
> if that menu item was clicked.  If tab9 were clicked on the menu
> only tabs 9 though 17 would appear next on top because say tab 18
> doesnt fit, so Tab18 also has to appear on the menu.
> The only difference here is the actual full names would appear:
> 
> Edit> paste/copy/cut/etc.
> Web Stuff
> Euphoria Projects
> Calculators
> 
> The only drawback is you'd have to remember that your (say) Financial
> Stuff was after (say) Calculators...maybe this isnt that good.
> 
> If the entire set of tabs appear on the menu that would be good
> i think.  Perhaps then another menu for groups of tabs, but im
> not sure yet if we would need that now.
> What do you think?
> 
> 
> Al
> 

I just think we cannot forecast all the routes of our mind ÷)
our fate is to walk and walk, until they turn to .. routines.

Are you sure you will have to manage all that stuff?

However when I think to !menus, I separate their style, position and
expression from the conventional menu: I kinda see them like buttons 
without borders.

antonio