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Answer» I have a question. It is about the trend I see toward those "tab/panel" thingys I see cropping up all over the place. I am talking the Windows disaster and now Opera, my favorite web browser. I don't like the Windows 8 desk top, I am using 7, and now Opera has done away with there bookmark access on the top toolbar. I don't mean the bookmarks toolbar, I can't stand that. I mean how the older versions had the word "bookmark" in the toolbar and you clicked on it (like Mozilla Firefox still has). I like the "speed dial" feature in Opera, it's easy to use but I put most of saved links in a folder, like say ummmmmmmmm bookmarks. and now Opera has done away with there bookmark access on the top toolbar.Opera has used the "Button" on the top-left for some time now, and hasn't had a Menu bar either. I don't know how long ago though. It looks like Opera doesn't actually provide the option like Firefox does. Quote I mean how the older versions had the word "bookmark" in the toolbar and you clicked on it (like Mozilla Firefox still has).Firefox actually hasn't had a "Menu bar" for a long time. It is still possible by customization however; the default is to have a orange "Firefox" button in the top left, not unlike what Opera does. Quote I like the "speed dial" feature in Opera, it's easy to use but I put most of saved links in a folder, like say ummmmmmmmm bookmarks.I think Opera is trying a new strategy whereby 'Bookmarks' don't exist, replacing it instead with simply additional tabs. It makes some sense, the only downside being there is no way to search through bookmarks- on the other hand, if you have to search through bookmarks, it could be argued that you have too many. Quote In the process of replacing Opera as my web browser, I like Firefox so far, I have noticed everything has the "speed dial/access" kind of set-up.I've only ever seen it in a few browsers. In fact, off the top of my head I only think Opera and Firefox do that; and Firefox can be customized. It doesn't look like Opera can be customized to show a Menu bar. Quote I know change happens and it looks like everything is going to be "touch screen" operated like a lot of cell phones. I hope it's a long way off. My cell phone is still has a keyboard because I don't like touch screen.We're talking about a feature only currently within two browsers, one of which it can be disabled and changed in. I think the idea is mostly trying to go for something semantically equivalent to say the Ribbon while removing the Ribbon itself. USUALLY the justifications I hear for it are to "preserve screen space" by not showing a menu, but I think that is poor reasoning, because it puts those options one more click away. Eg. the "Firefox Button" is basically just the top level menu, you click it and see File,Edit,View, etc... It saves maybe 10-12 pixels of vertical space- and screens are a lot larger than they used to be, so why we need to "save space" more now with 1920x1080 screens than we did with 800x600 or 640x480 screens is beyond me.Or...keep your bookmarks organised as you go...works for me.If anyone wants a different browser, there are still lots of things that work. http://mashable.com/2007/08/29/browser-toolbox/ List of 30+ Web Browsers Quote from: Geek-9pm on April 02, 2014, 09:26:37 PM If anyone wants a different browser, there are still lots of things that work. Most of which use either IE, Firefox/Gecko, or Webkit as their rendering engine and JS engine, making them basically just IE/Firefox/Chrome with new Window chrome. (With the exception of Arachne). |
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