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Internet Explorer 9 RC to have "show tabs below address bar" option
The Internet Explorer 9 RC build is set to introduce a "show tabs below address bar" option. To activate the old school look, just right click on the IE9 tab bar and select the option from the menu. It's a much more familiar look to the average IE user -- all that's really missing is the separate search box and address bar, but let's hope they don't separate the two. We've had enough of explaining to people why they're seeing Google results when we asked them to go to www.typewhereitoldyouto.com.
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Subscribe to commentsChrisSskJan 13th 2011 3:34AM
Its a good idea to make tabs movable but now its either the tabs next to the address bar and not enough space to open many tabs or at the bottom and have more browser chrome visible.
If tabs are going to be movable they should make it so they can also be moved to the titlebar. That way it will have more space for tabs and less chrome visible.
afaninthehouseFeb 19th 2011 3:24PM
@ChrisSsk Tabs are movable when they are on the address bar. I used IE9 Beta last year, and it could then, so it can do so now.
Information CentralJan 13th 2011 4:25AM
But will they fix the defect where the "X" to close a tab is missing from all but the active tab? This forces you to click on every tab twice to close it: once to activate it and reveal the X, and then on the X itself. Dumb. Furthermore, this bug was reported years ago.
dvda2kJan 13th 2011 4:30AM
@Information Central
learn to use middle button
Information CentralJan 13th 2011 6:53AM
For?
This is a GUI, duh.
Information CentralJan 13th 2011 4:29AM
Then there's the empty square past the last tab. What is that supposed to be? OH, if you happen to roll over it, a "+" appears. Why wasn't that there in the first place?
So, Microsoft, are we supposed to sweep the entire screen with the cursor, looking for peek-a-boo nuggets? Is this a UI, or an Easter-egg hunt?