Next time you find yourself
having 20+ tabs open…

PAUSE
Close your eyes and try to
remember each one...

Chances are you will not be able
to remember them all.

Since it’s hard to use something you
cannot remember...
Why
do you have so many tabs open?

One of the reasons is…
Playing it Safe
You open a new tab when you are interested in
a link but don’t want to leave the current page
just yet.

What if tabs you have forgotten
about could become
a bit smaller…
and smaller…
and smaller…
?

This will give you more space
and keep you focused

So what’s going to happen?

Tabs that have not been viewed for the last 30 minutes
of Firefox usage (not computer usage)
would start to shrink sloooowly.
Few pixels at a time.

Rules of the Game
No shrinking for tabs that have not been activated yet
(may be you have opened it to read later, right?)
You click on tab and it returns to original size
(returning to original size should be animated nicely)
The 30 minute timer will refresh with tab activation
(you have shown interest in it)

Instead of
You’ll have
(more space for new tabs, less clutter)
Ideally, the size of a tab should reflect its relevance to the user

So where’s the trick?
The trick is to come up with the best set of rules
and numbers to predict that someone won’t use a
particular tab anymore.

Thank you :)
maxim@deast.info

Bonus Features of this DVD
(couple other ideas)
“Bag” for later reading
Being able to drag tabs and links to bag/basket in UI,
where they will be stored until user will have time to read them.
Side bar for “permanent” tabs
Being able to drag tabs like Gmail & Facebook
(open all the time, he-he) to left side of the
window, where they would form a vertical bar
of tabs displaying only favicons.
It will free up space in main (workspace) tab
area and provide quick access to “permanent”
tab no matter how many tabs are open at the
moment (right now they are often hidden if you
have many tabs).