Tabbed Browsing in IE7
Tabbed browsing is the most-requested browser navigation feature for Internet Explorer. It enables users to manage multiple windows of multiple websites within one browsing window, instead of using the current multiple-window method of browsing. One of the great attractions of Firefox has been its rollout of this feature. An excerpt from the IE7 Technical Overview clarifies Microsoft’s implementation of this feature in the new beta 1 browser :
“In Internet Explorer 7, tabbed browsing will be a key addition to enable users to browse and manage multiple sites in a single view. Beta 1 includes the architectural groundwork for tabbed browsing but not the final implementation; many new features and usability improvements for tabs will be available in the final release.
“Managing tabs in beta 1 also includes the ability to configure Internet Explorer 7 to open a new tab upon clicking a new link in a Web site. For example, the user can visit a favorite news site and click on any link to a section of the site in the page — for instance, to open one tab for the main news section, another for the business section and another for the technology section, all in one view. Another scenario is comparative shopping online where the user can compare multiple online shopping sites in a single view.
“Tabbed browsing offers users the ability to view more information across different sites with less effort as well as quickly skim multiple pages without the cumbersome process of managing multiple browser windows. To create or open tabs in Internet Explorer 7 beta 1, users can click on the empty tab on the toolbar or right-click on any hyperlink in a Web page and choose New Tab. They also can right-click on a tab to refresh each page as an individual tab or refresh all of them as a group, as well as close individual tabs or the entire group. There are many more tab-related advances to come in the final release of Internet Explorer 7, both in terms of user interface design and flexibility.”
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