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by **RED97ZL600@NETSCAPE.NET** » Fri 18 Oct, 2002 6:24 pm

I HAVE TRIED THE NEW NETSCAPE AND LIKE IT VERY MUCH, BUT DO NOT CARE TO USE THE TABS. I WOULD PREFER TO USE BACK AND FORWARD BUTTONS. ANY CHANCE OF MAKING THEM OR THE SHORTCUT KEYS WORK??

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by **DJGM** » Fri 18 Oct, 2002 6:51 pm

Hi, Welcome to the board.

Now then, the benefit of the tabbed browsing feature in Netscape 7,
is not about the use of the Back and Forward buttons, but instead, it
enables you to have multiple webpages open in one browser window,
as opposed to havign multiple browser windows open on your taskbar,
like you would get with Internet Explorer, or older versions of Netscape.

In my opinion, this feature is an absolute godsend to me, as it makes
browsing multiple webpages, much quicker and more convenient than
viewing multiple differnet webpages across several browser windows,
and therefore causing an overcrowded Windows (or Linux) taskbar.

One other thing, could you please not use all CAPS in your msgs,
as it is considered "shouting", and is classed as bad "netiquette".
As the old net addage goes . . . "Don't shout, it's hard to read!"

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by **profman** » Fri 18 Oct, 2002 7:33 pm

If you do not like a tab for only one window, you can go to Edit|Preferences|Navigator|Tabbed Browsing and choose the box labeled "Hide tab when only one tab open." This means for me that I normally do not see tabbed windows unless I specifically ask for one (which I frequently do). I also checked the box labeled "Middle-click or control-click of links in a web page" in the "Open tabs instead of windows for" section. Then I can request tabs when I want them.

The forward and back keys should work fine within any one window, although very occasionally my tabs have malfunctioned resulting in those buttons being grayed out until I restart the browser.

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Website · by **Mega\** » Sun 20 Oct, 2002 3:20 pm

Use Shortcut Key :
Ctrl+F4 : Close Tab
- If you use this at when tab opened, it will hide the tab.
Ctrl+PgUp : To Previous Tab
Ctrl+PgDn : To Next Tab

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by **jugglervr** » Sat 10 May, 2003 5:35 am

Hiya. The reason i gave in and upgraded netscape instead of just using IE is the fact that netscape always had the "open in new window" menu option at the top of the context-sensitive menu. It was a big part of the way i browse. now, it's BELOW the open in new tab option!!! is there any way to GET RID of tabs completely? I don't really like the idea, and i end up losing pages. i just want the open in new window option to be the first thing on the context menu. can ANYOOONE help me out here?
Kev

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by **DJGM** » Sat 10 May, 2003 5:53 am

To be honest, it's far better to open new browser tabs than open browser windows. Bear in mind,
that you can't really lose pages when using the tabbed browsing feature, as you can see part of
the title of each page on each tab. It's far, far better this way and you'll eventually agree that
tabbed browsing works out much better than having your taskbar overcrowded with browser
windows, especially when you have other programs open alongside your web browser.

Meanwhile, I've just noticed that this is my 800th post on the SD701 forums!

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by **Mandrake** » Sat 10 May, 2003 8:37 am

Bumma, I was hoping to get to 600 before DJGM got to 800 - but no matter

.

The only way to remove tabs is to use an earlier version of Navigator. 6.2.3 was the last version to not have tabbed browsing. I agree with DJGM though, Tabbed browsing is a godsend! Mind you, if you are running WinXP - you can also use the "Group similar taskbar items" option.

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by **Dennis L.** » Sat 10 May, 2003 12:07 pm

Hi jugglervr

I know where your coming from. Those that use "Tabs" feel it's the best thing since sliced bread. It is like anything new... use it, adjust to it, take advantage of it's features.. been there, just don't care for the feature. Like you I have "lost" screens, posts... you know, wrong place, wrong time finger action. Of course, we could "re-train" them finger actions, "re-train" them eye scans... nah, prefer the old way. Now there is one good reason to use Tabs... older computers with low memory. Tabs uses LESS resources... many views available to user with "ONE" screen resource commited. This allows older computers to maintain "available memory" for other tasks. "Tabs" fall into that "Love it / Hate it" emotion.

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by **opoulou** » Tue 10 Jun, 2003 5:05 pm

Hi,

One can erase the "open Link in New Tab" or move it by modifying contentAreaContextOverlay.xul.

Part to be deleted or moved in contentAreaContextOverlay.xul:
<menuitem id="context-openlinkintab"
label="&openLinkCmdInTab.label;"
accesskey="&openLinkCmdInTab.accesskey;"
oncommand="gContextMenu.openLinkInTab();"/>

You can move this after the next <menu item ... > and you will have the "open Link in New Tab" after the "open Link in New Window".

contentAreaContextOverlay.xul is found in comm.jar, which is a winzip archive (open it and extract from it contentAreaContextOverlay.xul in its original folder content\communicator). Modify it and put it back in the archive comm.jar with the same folder property (Netscape needs to be turn off completly).

And that's all.

Good luck.
.

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by **Josh** » Tue 10 Jun, 2003 5:38 pm

I can see both sides on tabs vs new windows. For someone coming from MSIE or NS 4.x, tabs might be weird to the fact that those browsers have not ever have tabs. As to DJGM's point about WinXP saving space on the taskbar, that's good and all, but it does not help non XP users.

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by **Lorraine** » Tue 10 Jun, 2003 9:08 pm

profman wrote:If you do not like a tab for only one window, you can go to Edit|Preferences|Navigator|Tabbed Browsing and choose the box labeled "Hide tab when only one tab open." This means for me that I normally do not see tabbed windows unless I specifically ask for one (which I frequently do). I also checked the box labeled "Middle-click or control-click of links in a web page" in the "Open tabs instead of windows for" section. Then I can request tabs when I want them.

The forward and back keys should work fine within any one window, although very occasionally my tabs have malfunctioned resulting in those buttons being grayed out until I restart the browser.

What is a "Middle Click or Control-Click ? Geez, I feel like such a dummy with all this techie talk which I don't understand.....<g>
Lorraine

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by **900t** » Tue 10 Jun, 2003 9:35 pm

I think a "control click" is when you hold down the Control key (Ctrl) and click.

Middle click would be the middle mouse button clicking. But what if you have a 2 button mouse or you are one of those Apple suckers (users?) with 1 button?

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by **profman** » Tue 10 Jun, 2003 9:39 pm

middle-click = Use middle mouse button of a three button mouse. (This is true as long as the function of that button has not been re-assigned. My middle mouse button has been assigned to function as a double-click of the left mouse button.)

control+click = Hold down the Ctrl button while you left click the link.

Either of the above actions will open up the "clicked" link in a new tabbed window when you have checked that box in the preferences.

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by **Fulvio** » Tue 10 Jun, 2003 10:27 pm

Josh wrote:I can see both sides on tabs vs new windows. For someone coming from MSIE or NS 4.x, tabs might be weird to the fact that those browsers have not ever have tabs. As to DJGM's point about WinXP saving space on the taskbar, that's good and all, but it does not help non XP users.

Josh,
it took me almost as long as the tab feature has appeared to warm up to the idea. But, I have Tab in almost my profiles.I have seven in this. And, they are a great mix of sites which I access frequently. And, I don't have a home page but Home Group, including, of course, this site and Ramona's Netscape Solutions.

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by **James** » Wed 11 Jun, 2003 11:53 am

I suppose it depends a great deal on your browsing habits and your needs. I have no need for them... I hate them... hence, I don't use them.

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7.0 Netscape Tab Browsing Yuk!!!!

7.0 Netscape Tab Browsing Yuk!!!!

Tabs are Great!

hate it...

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