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New Tabs
New Tabs
Posted Feb 11, 2004 19:37 UTC (Wed) by xorbe (guest, #3165)In reply to: New Tabs by lovelace
Parent article: A grumpy user's browser review
That's why one sets the homepage to a custom html file on a local drive!
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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 thelocal 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.