Written by risingeagle the 8 Nov 11 at 01:21.

The alternative Ribbon interface has been said to be cumbersome. Tabs is a really good UI concept and it's universally accepted, so let's stick with a tabbed UI and set it as a standard in Ubuntu. But it has not been improved much since 2005, so while we are at it, let's bring it into the new decade.

Itroducing HYPERTABS:

Instead of just showing each individual document, the main row of tabs of separate documents would be upgraded to perform more sophisticated "hyperview" (hypertab) selection (i.e., click to view) options.

Tabs as hyperlinks - within a single doc, we could have paragraphs each represented by tabs or subtabs for easy "hyperlinking" during writing. Whenever a double is placed in a document, automatically mark the first nonspace character as a hyperlink. Key locations elsewhere within the text could be marked at will. We could also have automarking for each number of lines (user selected) or percentage of document if desired.

The main tab for a document could act like a drop down menu with hypertabs horizontally appearing below upon hovering. Tabs should include a close [x] button, a view in sidebyside split pane button, and a view in vertical split pane button, along with its standard view full action. This easily facilitate comparison panes (split views) within the same document or with one of the other documents on the main row of document tabs. Not sure of specifics, but with adaptive predictions, the presentation of links and tab layout/format could become very efficient and convenient and customized for each user.

The alternative Ribbon interface has been said to be cumbersome. Tabs is a really good UI concept and it's universally accepted, so let's stick with a tabbed UI and set it as a standard in Ubuntu. But it has not been improved much since 2005, so while we are at it, let's bring it into the new decade. Itroducing HYPERTABS: Instead of just showing each individual document, the main row of tabs of separate documents would be upgraded to perform more sophisticated "hyperview" (hypertab) selection (i.e., click to view) options. Tabs as hyperlinks - within a single doc, we could have paragraphs each represented by tabs or subtabs for easy "hyperlinking" during writing. Whenever a double <ret> is placed in a document, automatically mark the first nonspace character as a hyperlink. Key locations elsewhere within the text could be marked at will. We could also have automarking for each number of lines (user selected) or percentage of document if desired. The main tab for a document could act like a drop down menu with hypertabs horizontally appearing below upon hovering. Tabs should include a close [x] button, a view in sidebyside split pane button, and a view in vertical split pane button, along with its standard view full action. This easily facilitate comparison panes (split views) within the same document or with one of the other documents on the main row of document tabs. Not sure of specifics, but with adaptive predictions, the presentation of links and tab layout/format could become very efficient and convenient and customized for each user. Illustrations and other special objects embedded in the document should be similarly marked (and in this case have the option to get its own editing full view window when its tab is selected). Also, annotations present in the document (these are present in PDF docs, don't know about others) could also be hypertabbed. I'm sure there are other uses, extensions, improvements and ideas.

Written by risingeagle the 21 Nov 11 at 22:26.

We can worry about improving the tabbed UI by creating a fully functional "improved tab UI" toolkit in the future. For now, let's just get everybody on the same page. (This solution inspired by moderator comment below)

We can worry about improving the tabbed UI by creating a fully functional "improved tab UI" toolkit in the future. For now, let's just get everybody on the same page. (This solution inspired by moderator comment below)

Written by risingeagle the 21 Nov 11 at 22:34.

Window Manager properly thought through and implemented will eliminate the need for tabbed UI, make the juggling of many documents from any applications comfortable, straightforward, and easy. This approach takes the development effort away from many diverse application developers and places it in the Unity developers' hands. (See Moderator Comment Below)

Window Manager properly thought through and implemented will eliminate the need for tabbed UI, make the juggling of many documents from any applications comfortable, straightforward, and easy. This approach takes the development effort away from many diverse application developers and places it in the Unity developers' hands. (See Moderator Comment Below)