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Tab-look isn't skeuomorphism, the way it's used most places in computer UI—it indicates to the user which parts of the UI are associated with the tab, and so ma
by handrous 5y ago
Tab-look isn't skeuomorphism, the way it's used most places in computer UI—it indicates to the user which parts of the UI are associated with the tab, and so may be expected to change when the tab is switched.
- pjerem 5y agoWhich is not the case of the UI element right under the tab bar ... because it's the toolbar / address bar. In earlier versions of Firefox, tabs used to be located under the toolbars hence they made sense as tabs. Only Safari kept this UX. I never understood why everybody copied this Chrome thing.
- pseudalopex 5y agoThe address bar does change. The status of tool bar items can change.
- pjerem 5y agoThat’s right, I’ve never thought about it. You’ve changed my mind on this.
- playpause 5y agoIt is a different location bar for every tab. Try typing some text into it and then switching tab and then back again.
- pjerem 5y agoYup. I’ve been wrong for years.
- handrous 5y agoI can see reasons why a lot of things would go under the tab, like the address bar. FF's biggest UI-sensibility sin I know of (at least on the last design—I've not used the new one yet) is the damn hamburger menu. On desktop! That's a real WTF.
- CRConrad 5y agoIf you're on Windows, press the [Alt] key to get the ordinary Windows menu bar. Can't recall, might work on other OSes too.
- DonHopkins 5y agoPie menus are better than hamburger menus! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMcmQk-q0k4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMcmQk-q0k4