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April 18, 2009
I hate tabs, and I like windows.
Why?
Switching between windows is Alt+Tab. Simple.
Switching between tabs is irritating because it is a contrasting situation:
- The keyboard shortcut is not a standard, every application does it in its own way. It could be Ctrl+PgUp/PgDn or it could be Ctrl+Tab.
- Ctrl+PgUp/PgDn requires both hands since Ctrl and PgUp/PgDn are on the opposite ends of the keyboard.
- Ctrl+Tab is awkward to use (depending on your keyboard).
- Many applications don’t loop back to the first/last tab (I’m looking at you, gnome-terminal) which means I have to learn a new paradigm such as Ctrl+1, Ctrl+2 which totally breaks the flow.
Amazing how a keyboard shortcut can ruin the usefulness of the feature.