Sunday 13-07-2008: Please stop this GNOME Tabs Stupidity

EDIT: As I expected the tabs thing is a prank! Take a deep breath everyone and relax.

I really hope this GNOME 3.0 Tabs “mania” is a prank, because it just seems so, sooooo stupid. Really. It’s like flushing down the toilet all of the UI simplicity that GNOME is supposedly aiming for.

Here is a mock-up screenshot of how GNOME 3 Release Name “Tabs” could look like if this insanity becomes reality. (Click “Full Size” bottom-left in the popup for a good resolution)

  • Why the hell would I want to have Tabs in my movie player? Am I going to watch two things at the same time?
  • Why the hell would I want to click on Tabs like insane in my instant messenger where there is already perfect treeview based organization and protocol icon-based indication? I will be happy to have a search box, but tabs? - No, thanks.
  • Also why would I want to have Tabs in my audio player when there is already a treeview with different Views to select (Playlists and others)?

So, yeah, in case this isn’t a prank… please don’t do this to us!

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