RC2: Folder Tab mode automatically activated

EgoSun · Post by **EgoSun** » Wed May 25, 2005 2:45 pm

Maybe ckit means that this option has to be unchecked by default?

ckit · Post by **ckit** » Wed May 25, 2005 3:12 pm

xnview wrote:
ckit wrote:Well, I disagree because I have "Hide the tab bar when only one website is open" UNCHECKED in Firefox 1.0.4 and thats the way I like it.
You disagree??

I disagree with having "Hide the tab bar when only one tab is opened"
enabled by default (that is if it's hardcoded and can't be disabled) An option for "Hide the tab bar when only one tab is opened" to be enabled or disabled like Firefox would be best.

EgoSun, you are correct.

ckv · Post by **ckv** » Sat May 28, 2005 9:27 pm

This topic gives me shivers.

I post for to get this to in solved list.
I started usin RS builds form RC3 and when I did see 'Hide the tab bar when only one tab is opend' I did understand exactly what it's meaning.

So by my behalf This is SOLVED

scratch · Post by **scratch** » Sat May 28, 2005 10:23 pm

to clarify, ckit is saying he disagrees with the setting, not with the wording.

@ckit: we are discussing the wording the option should have. we are not talking about removing the option.

helmut · Post by **helmut** » Sun May 29, 2005 9:38 am

There's no doubt that there must be an option for showing/hiding the folder tabs area if only one window is open.

- Wording
Current wording is ''Hide the tab bar when only one tab is opened". As written in my post before, this wording has some flaws and should be changed to
"Hide tab bar when only one window is opened".

- Default setting
Like ckit, I'd prefer to have tab bar always for the following reasons:
- There's a lot of change on the screen if folder tab area is shown/hidden when opening/hiding a second window.
- People see right away that there is one window open, only.

So I suggest to deactivate this option by default and thus have the tab bar always unless you change this option.

Post by **xnview** » Mon May 30, 2005 8:42 am

so "Hide the tab bar when only one tab is opened" or "Hide tab bar when only one window is opened"????

ckit · Post by **ckit** » Mon May 30, 2005 8:45 am

I think the later one

EgoSun · Post by **EgoSun** » Mon May 30, 2005 8:36 pm

And I vote for the first one

Dreamer · Post by **Dreamer** » Mon May 30, 2005 10:27 pm

I think more important is to call one feature with one term.

Now we call it:
- in menu - folder tabs
- in options - tab bar

I don't like term folder tabs - I think it's confusing - maybe "Tab Bar" or "Window Bar"... What you think?

ckit · Post by **ckit** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 1:40 pm

Dreamer wrote:I think more important is to call one feature with one term.

Now we call it:
- in menu - folder tabs
- in options - tab bar

I don't like term folder tabs - I think it's confusing - maybe "Tab Bar" or "Window Bar"... What you think?

I disagree, keep it the way it is, menu and options are "folder tabs" or at least for v1.80 and later we can change it. "Tab Bar" and "Window Bar" sound stupid in my opinion.

Clo · Post by **Clo** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 5:00 pm

Hello !

- Though this doesn't pose any problem in French (the corresponding word “Onglet” for "Tab" is not ambiguous), I think that "Folder Tab" is false, since the tab "contains" a file the most times (the only exception is for the browser), and not a folder !

- So, "file-tab(s)" in the various texts and “Tab-header” or “Tab-bar” sound clear and meaningful for me in English… even if I'm not a native English speaker (having very ancient English roots, though…)

Just my 0.02 €

Kind regards,
Claude
Clo

Danny · Post by **Danny** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 5:36 pm

EgoSun wrote:And I vote for the first one

Me too. They're tabs so stick to it.

helmut · Post by **helmut** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 9:51 am

Now what is the correct wording for the option? ckit writes that 'Tab bar' is not a good expression.

My understanding was that "folder tabs" means all tabs and they are located in the "tab bar". So hiding the tab bar would hide the folder tabs.

Should the options say "Hide folder tabs when only one tab is opened" or "Hide tab bar when only one tab is opened"?

Native speakers, please help.

Note: In RC4 the tab bar is always visible, so the default setting of this option is o.k., now.

Dreamer · Post by **Dreamer** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 1:14 pm

helmut wrote:Should the options say "Hide folder tabs when only one tab is opened" or "Hide tab bar when only one tab is opened"?

I think, we must use the same term - here, in options and in menu, so - folder tabs everywhere or tab bar everywhere.

E.g.: If you want use "Hide tab bar when only one tab is opened" you must use tab bar also in menu to show/hide tab bar instead of folder tabs.

scratch · Post by **scratch** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 7:51 pm

i agree that consistency is necessary, and that "tab bar" is the better phrase to use.

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RC2: Folder Tab mode automatically activated

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