More Details on IE7 Tabs · Slashdot Mirror

Posted by Zonk on Friday May 27, 2005 @11:12AM from the getting-with-the-program dept.

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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Re:sounds like... by h4rm0ny · 2005-05-27 11:24 · Score: 1, Offtopic

Yes - but Firefox's market share is already limiting MS's options. Note how they say there will be no target=tab function.

Well they can't really, can they? Six years ago they would have re-written HTML without a care, added in any proprietary features they liked and declared that any rival product was broken. But now they have to ensure compatability.

MS going down.

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