New Tabs [LWN.net]

New Tabs

Posted Feb 11, 2004 18:39 UTC (Wed) by lovelace (subscriber, #278)
Parent article: A grumpy user's browser review

Generally, when I open a new tab in a browser it's because I want to go somewhere new. I'd
rather not have to wait until the default home page loads before being able to do this. So, for
me, I'd rather have a new tab show up as a blank page.

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New Tabs

Posted Feb 11, 2004 19:30 UTC (Wed) by umesh (guest, #3692) [Link]

I have several webpages as my homepage (FireFox can open them in different tabs at browser startup time). This makes putting homepage new tab as not an option.

And yes KONQUROR ROCKS!

New Tabs

Posted Feb 11, 2004 19:37 UTC (Wed) by xorbe (guest, #3165) [Link]

That's why one sets the homepage to a custom html file on a local drive!

New Tabs

Posted Feb 11, 2004 19:43 UTC (Wed) by proski (subscriber, #104) [Link]

It's not just about loading time. If the homepage loads, the focus leaves the URL bar, so you cannot start typing another URL right away.

New Tabs

Posted Feb 11, 2004 20:05 UTC (Wed) by tjc (subscriber, #137) [Link]

Yeah, exactly. I didn't like this feature when I first made the switch from Galeon to Firebird, but now I really like it because I don't have to delete the homepage URL before I start typing in a new URL.

I put my "new tab" icon next to the "home" icon on the tool bar, which makes it easy to get a home page when I do want one.

New Tabs

Posted Feb 11, 2004 23:57 UTC (Wed) by iabervon (subscriber, #722) [Link]

In fact, most browsers save the bookmark file as an HTML page on the
local hard drive; I've found this to be about the optimal home page for
me, because it's simple and quick to render, easy to update, and has the
pages that I generally want.

New Tabs -> used to paste directly

Posted Feb 12, 2004 16:02 UTC (Thu) by ernest (subscriber, #2355) [Link]

Indeed, I would not like to have to delete the new tab's adres line every time.

But I agree they should provide the choice.