Re: [Fwd: Tab browsing]

[Todd Kulesza <todd dropline net>]

Ryan McDougall wrote:
> > 1) drag, hit "switch tab" key, drop
> > 2) drag, hover over tab til it switches to that tab, drop
> > 3) drag, drop onto tab
>
> Not everyone has the manual dexterity or hand-eye coordination to hit
> such a small target as a tab. The possibilities for dropping it in the
> wrong tab, then forgetting which tab you had open, is a serious corner
> case that should be considered.

If a user is dragging a file, Nautilus could automatically switch into a 
tab when the mouse is hovering over it.  That way there's hard-to-miss 
visual feedback about which tab is selected.  Might want to check and 
see if Apple has a patent on this first, though ;)

Todd