More Details on IE7 Tabs

GraemeDonaldson writes "Another member of the IE dev team, Tony Schreiner, has revealed details of IE7's tabbed browsing implementation including the fact that the user will retain control over how tabs are handled." From the post: "Regarding script, there is no "target='_tab'" feature or any direct access to tabs from script beyond what is available with multiple windows today. We are working on balancing the default behavior for whether a window opened from script opens as in a new frame or a tab. Currently, windows that have been customized, such as hiding a toolbar or making the window non-resizable, will default to opening in their own standalone frame, whereas ordinary pop-up windows will open in a new foreground tab. CTRL-clicking and middle-clicking links will open those links in a background tab."

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no more ie7 tab news!

[__aaitqo8496]

enough about tabs! as a web developer here's topics i'd like to hear about:

• correct implementation of box model
• support for png alpha transparency
• full support for css2
• support for application/xhtml+xml mime type

let's worry about the back end before we do anything with the front end

Re:no more ie7 tab news!

[Chromodromic]

Amen, brother.

I mean, don't we already have great browsers with tabs? I'm using one right now. All this news about tabs in IE is a little like Ford announcing a new product: a gas-powered, horseless carriage which will convey any number up to four passengers at a high rate of speed and without all the hassle horses require!

"Yay," yells the crowd! "And it will run over standard roads, too, won't it?"

"Standard roads? Oh, now let's not get carried away, son! No, SPECIAL roads will be required because, um, because, oh! Because ours is a SPECIAL vehicle, so we need SPECIAL roads and we'll build them and charge a minimal toll."

"Fuck you!" yells the crowd! Microsoft won't lend full support to CSS2 because they claim it's a flawed specification, which, of course, is true, in the sense that revenue model for Microsoft was not built into it.

To hell with this. I'm going to switch from Firefox because IE finally got tabbed browsing? Yawn. I have Maxthon installed and I *still* use Firefox.

Re:Boooooooring!

[rpozz]

Not trolling here, but haven't they already lost all the people who would actually care about tabs? Anyone who wanted tabs on their web browser would be using Firefox/Opera by now.

Adblock?

[wallykeyster]

I look forward to how Microsoft will respond to the recent challenge to their browser dominance, but anything short of Adblock for IE will keep me with Firefox. I can't believe how much nicer the Internet is with Firefox and this single extension.

Monopoly

[Jesus IS the Devil]

No Thanks. Microsoft is full of crap. They sit around and do NOTHING for the past 3-4 years (since they slaughtered Netscape). And now that finally there's competition they get off their lazy a$$es and steal other people's ideas once again.

M$ gets no respect from me.

Re:sounds like...

[uhlume]

That's idiotic. I can't imagine why anyone would care that they "copied" Firefox et al in providing tabbed browsing, which has become a standard feature in practically every current browser -- so why on earth should they confuse people by using their own proprietary invocation method just to differentiate their product, when every other browser on the market uses middle-click?

I can imagine the uproar from people just like you if Microsoft actually followed your advice: "They're breaking standards! They introduced their own incompatible proprietary interface just to promote browser lock-in!"

Criticize them for their predatory business practices all you like, but this kind of shit is purely assinine.

Re:Cant run IE 7 even if i wanted too.

[GeeBee2k]

Jeez,

* I have Win95 and they haven't given me any NTFS yet! * Winge.

* Ford haven't updated my 1969 Mustang with ABS, and airbags either. * Winge.

Do you not understand? - in commercial world OLD products aren't given new features. It doesn't matter whether you are talking software, cars, or washing machines.

Thats no reason to stop bitching about MS, is it?

Re:Not about tabs, but...

[toddestan]

If I was you, I would be dreading IE7. I'm sure it will be a little bit better at CSS and DOM, but it will have it's quirks and bugs that you'll need to program around - which will be nothing like the current quirks and bugs found in current versions of IE. And to add to the headache, I'm guessing you'll have to still support the various versions of IE6 for quite a long time into the future.