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* identify [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/showdependencytree.cgi?id=505404&hide_resolved=1 remaining bugs] | * identify [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/showdependencytree.cgi?id=505404&hide_resolved=1 remaining bugs] | ||
* UI review | * UI review | ||
==Areas that need to be explored== | |||
'''Finalization of design open questions''' | |||
:While use current use cases for tab and window navigation have been throughout explored throughout the project, to fully answer the last few questions some minor testing could be very helpful; both to see if the design is immediately understandable and if over time it can make users' workflows more efficient. Ares for exploration include: | |||
:*Is the current design, with 8 previews becoming all of them, the most efficient way to present information? Is it instantly understandable and does it fit well to the use cases of quick-switching and finding? | |||
:*This design gives switching between recent tasks a higher priority than searching for a tab: could use confirmation in tests that this is the best interaction. | |||
:*Can it easily become part of the browsing workflow? | |||
:*Does it enhance the quick-find, visual, and textual search use cases? | |||
= Design = | = Design = | ||
Revision as of 16:39, 24 July 2009
Overview
- Description
dao developer boriss UI johnath technical advisor
Status
- bug 465076 landed
- browser.allTabs.previews and browser.ctrlTab.previews hidden prefs default to false
Next steps
- polish
- identify remaining bugs
- UI review
Areas that need to be explored
Finalization of design open questions
- While use current use cases for tab and window navigation have been throughout explored throughout the project, to fully answer the last few questions some minor testing could be very helpful; both to see if the design is immediately understandable and if over time it can make users' workflows more efficient. Ares for exploration include:
- Is the current design, with 8 previews becoming all of them, the most efficient way to present information? Is it instantly understandable and does it fit well to the use cases of quick-switching and finding?
- This design gives switching between recent tasks a higher priority than searching for a tab: could use confirmation in tests that this is the best interaction.
- Can it easily become part of the browsing workflow?
- Does it enhance the quick-find, visual, and textual search use cases?
Design
- spec from November 2008
- Mockups based on spec:
Other reference
- Firefox3.1/control tab wiki, November 2008
- Dao's Control Tab extension page
- dev.apps discussion
- visual navigation wiki, June 2008
- Possible feature wiki, June 2008
- Blog post: Tab View vs Application View, August 22 2008
- Blog post: Tabs Want to be Seen, August 20 2008
- Blog post: Control-Tab: A New Feature for Firefox, July 16 2008 (dear sweet jesus)