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Tab Effect for Firefox
I like Tab Effect, but I wouldn't go so far as to say it's useful. It's an extension for Firefox that adds a sort of rotating cube effect when you switch tabs. It's powered by DirectX 8, so it'll only work on Windows, and how well it performs may depend upon the quality of your graphics card. My graphics card, for example, is a piece of crap, which may be why Tab Effect performs a tad sluggishly. There's a slight delay after clicking on a tab and when the effect kicks in, and the rotation is a slower than I'd like.Like I said, I'm not sure how useful Tab Effect is, but it's definitely a cool concept. We've seen this sort of effect with desktop-switching before, so tab-switching is a natural progression, but as it stands it's pretty limited. But it's only 1.0, so maybe after a few revisions it'll be mind-blowingly speedy, intuitive, and useful.
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Subscribe to commentsmichaelJan 12th 2007 1:00PM
crashes my firefox...
HeisttheWorldJan 12th 2007 5:39PM
Pretty cool, it's a neat effect and if you had friends nearby or installed it at work, would definitely draw eyes while you switch tabs.
Slightly sluggish, and I had a crash the first time I installed it (I tried to open a blank tab and it simply closed) but now it works fine. I'll keep it until it repeats crashing or bugs me.
Keith L. DickJan 12th 2007 5:48PM
I've been playing with it for a few days now and it's cool but gonna take some time to get used to...
KevininJan 18th 2007 6:33PM
This doesn't do anything and there is nowhere I can find the reason why...