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Google Chrome Tab overflow problem From the 'it's not there yet' files:
In my opinion, one of the greatest innovations of the Firefox 2 release was the inclusion of Tab Overflow. For the first time I could actually handle as many open browser tabs as I wanted. While Mozilla introduced Tab overflow in 2006, here we are in 2009 and Google Chrome doesn't have that feature. For someone like me that often keeps 10+ tabs open at any one time this is a (minor) problem. With the latest stable Chrome build 1.0.154.36 running at a screen resolution of 1024x768, I actually lose any tab identification (favicons included) at the 29th open tab. (check out the screenshot to see what i mean).  In practical terms this means that Chrome is only really usable for less than 29 tabs. Both Firefox and IE have Tab Overflow so users can get more than 29 tabs. It's a situation that Google is aware of and is apparently working on.In fact Google has "We don't have a complete system for handling many open tabs right now. We let tabs grow infinitely smaller," Goodger wrote in a blog posting."This ends up looking bad when there are a very large number of tabs open. We chose not to go with an overflow menu or scrolling tab strip like in some other browsers because we think there are other usability problems with those approaches."What Firefox does (and what I personally really like) is a Tab strip where you can scroll left or right to see overflow tabs. There is also a Tab pulldown to vertically scroll through all your open tabs. I personally don't understand Goodger's objection to replicating the Firefox approach for Chrome. Here's what he said about it: "We also don't really like the drop-down menu approach as it has a spatial disconnect (vertical scanning vs. horizontal tabs) that makes it clumsy to use quickly," Goodger commented. "In the end, we would like a system that doesn't over-zealously clip tabs out of the tab strip so that people with many tabs can still access their tabs with one click."I will be keenly looking on the dev tree to see how Google ultimately decides to implement Tab Overflow. If in fact they succeed in doing something better than Firefox's approach that would be a tremendous thing for users like me that just can't get enough of Tabs. 0 TrackBacksListed below are links to blogs that reference this entry: Google Chrome Tab overflow problem. TrackBack URL for this entry: https://swarm.jupitermedia.com/mt-tb.cgi/6302 8 CommentsLeave a comment |
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get a life !
What about having the browser start a second row of tabs below the first row, once the first becomes full? (Have a user-definable default minimum tab width.) And open a 3rd row when the second get full. As long as the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc rows DO NOT CHANGE POSITION when selecting tabs from different rows. (Ie: in windows, when there are a few rows of tabs in settings dialogues, if you choose a tab from the 2nd of 3 rows of tabs, the 2nd row then becomes the front row, and the order of rows becomes mixed up. Very disruptive!)
What about having the browser start a second row of tabs below the first row, once the first becomes full? (Have a user-definable default minimum tab width.) And open a 3rd row when the second get full. As long as the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc rows DO NOT CHANGE POSITION when selecting tabs from different rows. (Ie: in windows, when there are a few rows of tabs in settings dialogues, if you choose a tab from the 2nd of 3 rows of tabs, the 2nd row then becomes the front row, and the order of rows becomes mixed up. Very disruptive!)
Heck, when I get past 20 tabs, I've forgotten what the first 10 were looking at anyway.
Dude... You just need a bigger monitor! 1024x769 = 1995
2009 = 1680x1050!
In my opinion you should consider closing some tabs. If you have more than 10 tabs opened I would guess you have some garbage to be throw away.
Clearly, none of you have browsed porn and wanted to keep your tabs open next time you open Chrome. You open about six tabs per new page you reach, hoping you'll eventually reach a peak where you're closing more than you're opening. By that point, you've got about 80 tabs, so the vertical list method simply doesn't work, it would block off too much of the window.
Also, upgrading one's monitor is a horrible course of action to take. People don't have the time, space, or money to be upgrading their monitors, and you've also got to factor in the growing popularity of laptops. Their screens can't be easily upgraded by any means.
My suggestion: They show a maximum of, say, 15 tabs at once on the bar at the top, then you use your scroll wheel or perhaps the up and down arrows if the tab bar's been clicked and scroll past different bars of tabs. There could also be a method of previewing your tabs, perhaps showing more than the 15 at once, perhaps with the use of a keyboard shortcut.
I did use Chrome for a week then went back to firefox, I found Chrome changing my tabs to windows which I don't like and could not stop it, any ideas how to?