FireFox 2 and IE 7 ~ What is Missing.
There is no point comparing Firefox 2 vs Internet Explore 7. Both
browsers offer almost everything we need for day to day browsing. So I'm not
going to compare the browsers.
Instead, I just open up the both browsers and explore what is missing in both new browsers - just for 5 minutes - nothing big. Here are 3 possibilities to update I found on both browsers in 5 minutes.
Auto switches 'Right Click Menu' item order depending on the menu display position.
I use the right click a lot. Since there are tabbed windows in both browsers, it makes us use right click more than before. When we right click top of the page, the menu comes underneath the mouse pointer. Like this:
If there is no enough space under the mouse pointer, menu display above the mouse pointer.
Now if menu is under the pointer, [Open In New Tab] link on the top of the link - very good, easy to click on it. But menu come up above the mouse, then it is at the distant point from the mouse position. Not good. I don't want to move the mouse - I'm lazy. Why not simply change the menu item list order also alone with the menu position. Here is a fake image I created how it should be.
Freeze Inactive Tabs.
No matter how many tabs we open at the same time, we can only see one tab at a time. Why browser doesn't freeze all the inactive tabs? That mean no sound, video or no animations should be active until I looking at it.
Isn't it annoying when multiple pages start to play sound at the same time?
Browser base Sound control
Browsers are not HTML viewers any more. We use them for sound, video and animation.
So why not add a multimedia control function to browser.
Have you ever bump in to annoying noisy flash advertisement banners? Most annoying one I have seen is one with mosquito noise. (Mosquito noise is nothing funny to me) When that flash base banners comes up - I have only two choices: click on the banner, so it can shut up - or close the page altogether.
We need at least a mute button in browsers - may be browsers can add full mute function to already excising stop button.
Instead, I just open up the both browsers and explore what is missing in both new browsers - just for 5 minutes - nothing big. Here are 3 possibilities to update I found on both browsers in 5 minutes.
Auto switches 'Right Click Menu' item order depending on the menu display position.
I use the right click a lot. Since there are tabbed windows in both browsers, it makes us use right click more than before. When we right click top of the page, the menu comes underneath the mouse pointer. Like this:
If there is no enough space under the mouse pointer, menu display above the mouse pointer.
Now if menu is under the pointer, [Open In New Tab] link on the top of the link - very good, easy to click on it. But menu come up above the mouse, then it is at the distant point from the mouse position. Not good. I don't want to move the mouse - I'm lazy. Why not simply change the menu item list order also alone with the menu position. Here is a fake image I created how it should be.
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 How it should be |
Freeze Inactive Tabs.
No matter how many tabs we open at the same time, we can only see one tab at a time. Why browser doesn't freeze all the inactive tabs? That mean no sound, video or no animations should be active until I looking at it.
Isn't it annoying when multiple pages start to play sound at the same time?
Browser base Sound control
Browsers are not HTML viewers any more. We use them for sound, video and animation.
So why not add a multimedia control function to browser.
Have you ever bump in to annoying noisy flash advertisement banners? Most annoying one I have seen is one with mosquito noise. (Mosquito noise is nothing funny to me) When that flash base banners comes up - I have only two choices: click on the banner, so it can shut up - or close the page altogether.
We need at least a mute button in browsers - may be browsers can add full mute function to already excising stop button.
Labels: Computer and Internet
posted by Sam at
2:07 AM
1 Comments:
Interesting ideas. Your first point simply goes against interface design conventions which state that whenever possible the user should be presented with a consistent user interface. You might notice that whenever you use Microsoft based (or inspired) software the 'Properties' option is always on the bottom. This has become widespread enough that people expect it to be there. If it changes depending on click location then the user will be forced to look for it.
Can't really argue with the second point. It does annoy the hell out of me when music starts playing and I have to hunt through twenty tabs just to find the source. Doesn't happen as much as it used to though.
As for your last point, there's an excellent plugin for Firefox called Adblock Plus. Install it with the Adblock Filterset.G updater and it'll block around 98% of all image and flash based advertising on a site. And if it doesn't block it automatically you can create a new filter and problem's solved. I haven't seen a Google Ad in almost a year.
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