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Microsoft patent reveals IE9's improved tab management features
Thanks to Manan Kakkar's watchful eye, we've got an early look at what Microsoft plans to do to improve user experience in IE9. A recent patent filing spells out the improved tab management system. The current Quick Tab display in IE8 is fairly limited, displaying only a thumbnail and a close button -- hovering a thumbnail reveals the page title.
What's changing? For one thing, a little eye candy is being added -- hovering over a thumbnail will zoom the current page and highlight its tab. Thumbnails can also be clicked-and-dragged to reorganize, and doing so also moves the corresponding tab on IE9's toolbar. More detailed descriptions will also be provided for your tabs -- in addition to the title, that could include the domain name or other useful information.
I'm no lawyer, but I'm guessing there will be FOSS and anti-patent advocates up in arms about this in no time.
Thoughts? Share 'em in the comments!
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Subscribe to commentsKris120890Jan 23rd 2010 11:13AM
Lets face it IE needs a complete overhaul including the engine. The use D2D is pretty important. Now that IE and Firefox are heading in that direction its pretty important especially when it comes down to page speeds.
Was I the only shouted finally when the news came they would be using the GPU? It was on of those things that I've been wanting for years.
On a separate note I've had to forbid api.facebook.com because its taking ages for Firefox to load DownloadSquad. I thought I would mention it.
Kris120890Jan 23rd 2010 11:14AM
Many spelling and grammar errors. I didn't proof read.
AnthonyJan 24th 2010 6:51PM
DLS loads just fine for me in Firefox 3.6 on my four year old computer. Don't know what version you're using, what type of internet connection you have, or what specs your computer has, but my computer loads things very well without having to disable any site. The only issue I have is that Adobe Flash 10 seems to have a memory leak when it comes to loading server based games, but that's on several computers I have tested.
FredJan 23rd 2010 1:03PM
+1. I find IE very usable in terms of GUI and tabs, etc AS IS, but I want it to be so much faster. After using Google Chrome for so long now, IE feels ridiculously slow and clumsy.
Sgt ZeppelinJan 23rd 2010 6:02PM
Same here, and some Sort of extension system would also be great. I'd really like MS to catch up in the browser game.
Name:Jan 25th 2010 3:09PM
It looks like a they'll have a bigger back button, too.