Microsoft Russia leaks Internet Explorer 9 interface
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lxskllr
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I'm not a fan of the stripped interfaces a la Chrome, and apparently IE9. They're nice looking from a design aspect, but the usability's lacking. I like having dedicated buttons for my most used tasks, and the minimal amount of real estate they take up isn't an issue.
keyboard shortcuts and/or mouse gestures + more screen space to actually view and work with the website = win
ditto, however with screens getting larger/wider it becomes less of an issue.
not sure how I feel about how they got rid of the search engine bar. But I suppose it can be pretty redundant, such a feature could easily be integrated into the address bar so that if its not a website typed into the field, the browser would instead use whatever selected search engine to search for whatever was typed, eliminating the need for a separate bar.
lxskllr
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Here's the top of my browser. It would be challenging replacing the functionality with shortcuts and gestures.
After switching to Chrome, I can't stand anything that has more than 3 menu bars. Firefox 3.6.x, for example, has five - Title Bar (Chrome uses this space for tabs), Address / Navigation Bar (Chrome has this), Bookmarks Bar (Chrome has this), Tabs Bar (see first note), and Status Bar (Chrome either hides or excludes this completely).
IE8 has the same number of menu bars as Firefox, though it's even less compact. Especially with netbooks, tablets, and other small-screened devices still gaining popularity, companies really need to focus on minimizing the UI and allowing more room for what we actually want to see - the web page we're viewing.
IE8 has the same number of menu bars as Firefox, though it's even less compact. Especially with netbooks, tablets, and other small-screened devices still gaining popularity, companies really need to focus on minimizing the UI and allowing more room for what we actually want to see - the web page we're viewing.
Here's the top of my browser. It would be challenging replacing the functionality with shortcuts and gestures.
Move the tabs up to the Title Bar (Software For Windows - AnandTech Forums - Mozilla Firefox 4.0 Beta) and combine the search and address bars into one. Space saved.
lxskllr
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Move the tabs up to the Title Bar (Software For Windows - AnandTech Forums - Mozilla Firefox 4.0 Beta) and combine the search and address bars into one. Space saved.
Tabs up top don't work for me. For one thing, I'm not used to it, and it increases mousing distance to change tabs. Also, I have a hidden ObjectDock bar at the top which activates if I get too close with the mouse.
I don't need everything I have displayed, but the greater portions I do, so adding the minimally useful stuff doesn't take up space. I keep bookmarks on the menubar, as well as Foobar controls, so while I don't use the menus so much per se, the bar is useful to have. I'd be cool with integrating the search and address bars, but 1 super long bar doesn't add functionality for me, so I leave them separate. I guess I could get rid of the upper window border, but that's something I'm used to having from other applications, and removing it would break consistency from app to app.
That interface looks like my IE8 interface. No wonder, when I tried to download IE9, MSFT insisted that i already have IE9 installed.
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My IE8 has 3 bars:
1. Title Bar
2. Address/Navigation/Search Bar
3. Tab/Favorites/Command Bar
GaryJohnson
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@bunnyfubbles
Where are your tabs? Tell me you're not browsing without tabs! Have you gone mad?!!
Where are your tabs? Tell me you're not browsing without tabs! Have you gone mad?!!
no tabs show unless I open one/some up
there are also extensions that will auto-hide your tabs if you so desire.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/fi...all&lver=any&pid=1&sort=&pp=20&lup=&advanced=
Saint Nick
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Microsoft needs to do something innovative instead of being a damn sheep and doing everything else that Google/Mozilla/Apple does.
Sheesh.
Not to mention that if you want more real estate while browsing, then just hit F11 (full screen) and call it a day. Thats what I do, especially for StumbleUpon
Sheesh.
Not to mention that if you want more real estate while browsing, then just hit F11 (full screen) and call it a day. Thats what I do, especially for StumbleUpon
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Frankly, I do not see how just removing toolbars as some sort of innovation. Typically, Trident-based browsers will give you the option of either displaying or removing the items. If I were to guess, IE9 may indeed have a minimalist interface as the default. However, I would expect MS giving you the option to display more items.
Some people just do not like it when you remove stuff from the browser interface. In the Maxthon forum, there are a number of people who refused to upgrade past a certain point because the Window Frame was removed from the browser.
Some people just do not like it when you remove stuff from the browser interface. In the Maxthon forum, there are a number of people who refused to upgrade past a certain point because the Window Frame was removed from the browser.
But, they're still there, taking up space, if I do want to see them.
Also, where's your favorites bar?
Mine takes up less space most of the time and is cleaner. And FF4 with tabs on top makes even more of a difference, plus FF4b4 has tab candyBut, they're still there, taking up space, if I do want to see them.
ctrl + b
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remixedcat
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The tab bar is cramped on that interface.
Too minimal makes people think there not much there.
No title makes it confusing sometimes
I prefer the IE8 Interface.
Too minimal makes people think there not much there.
No title makes it confusing sometimes
I prefer the IE8 Interface.
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Chances are you'll be able to change it to a look you prefer like we've been able to do to some degree with just about any browser since forever. Of course some browsers let you tweak their look far greater/more easily than others
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Here's my setup. There's just one task bar only unless I have multiple tabs open. All of my quick links are on the main task bar as icons, and the address field on the far right is just large enough for me to click for copy 'n paste it if I need to. I still have quick access to my lesser used bookmarks since I kept that command on my task bar along with the Tool menu. Add-ons used:
* Smart Bookmarks Bar
* Tiny Menu
* Toolbar Buttons
* Smart Bookmarks Bar
* Tiny Menu
* Toolbar Buttons
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i think all laptops and monitors should come with a 2"xwhatever length screen that sits above or below the regular screen and displays just the os and opened application's toolbar. that way all screens can always run fullscreen.
but why not have that extra 2" to simply extend the screen?
not only is it far more efficient just keeping everything on one screen, its better - for some people 2" is too much and will mostly go to waste, for others it will be too little, so why bother when you could just make the main screen 2" bigger.
if you need more spac you can always use extra monitors.
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