Experiment: Browser-like Tabs

[Andreas Pakulat]

On 30.05.10 20:30:40, Niko Sams wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> When working with kdevelop I have always the problem that after some
> time I loose the
> overview over the opened files.
> A possible solution to this might be to make the Tabs behave like we
> know it from
> web browsers:
> (1) a normal click on a link navigates to the new url in the current tab
> (2) entering a new url navigates to that url in the current tab
> (3) opening a new tab is an explicit user action
> (4) holding a shortcut (ctrl) an clicking a link opens a new tab and
> navigates there to the the link url
> (5) there can be two tabs with the same url opened
> 
> I implemented 1, 2, 3 and 5 in an experimental branch:
> browser-like-tabs branch of:
> http://gitorious.org/~nsams/kdevelop/nsams-kdevplatform
> http://gitorious.org/~nsams/kdevelop/nsams-kdevelop
> (use Window -> New Tab to create a new tab)
> 
> What do you think about it?

>From me just one request: Leave everything as it is right now if the
user disabled tabs :)

Andreas

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