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Safari 4 Tabs

Safari 4 Final is out. Everything is perfect, it works nice, has many new features but...looks like "old users" really did win this "battle" The "old tabs" have returned. Many of you guys will probably be happy with this - unfortunately i…

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@Taisto Published 2009-06-09
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2,834 historical reads · 5 curated field notes (from 6 dispatches) · 2009-06-09 – 2009-06-19
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Safari 4 Final is out. Everything is perfect, it works nice, has many new features but...looks like "old users" really did win this "battle"

The "old tabs" have returned. Many of you guys will probably be happy with this - unfortunately i am not...

My question is - anyone seen some tweaks, plugins, or any other way to bring beta-tabs back ?

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5 technical responses curated from 6 original dispatches

Field Note #1 @R0GUE 2009-06-09

I've not yet installed S4 but I am glad that the 'old' tabs have made a return. In my opinion the top tabs felt disjointed and hindered usability and also went against Apple's own HIG.

Field Note #2 @oneshot 2009-06-09

I love that the current tabs stayed. I hated the tabs at the top because it wasn't very convenient..

I don't think there's a tweak out yet but I'm sure there will be one within a week or two.

Field Note #3 @erick2red 2009-06-10

i like the new/old look too, think i was tired of the beta version tabs.

Field Note #4 @xXrkidXx 2009-06-12

i hated the new tabs but then i got used to it and i fell in love lol

Field Note #5 @InteliMacPro 2009-06-19

I liked the beta tabs on top. It gave you that sliver more of screen real estate for viewing and the tabs on bottom results in the window displaying the page name twice, which just kinda bugs me. I didn't like them at first but after getting used to them i prefer the top tabs. I'm hoping for a hack to put them back on top too.

Sources & Contributor Provenance (6 credited usernames · Thread #3101)
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@TaistoPrimary Author12009-06-09
@R0GUEContributor12009-06-09
@oneshotContributor12009-06-09
@erick2redContributor12009-06-10
@xXrkidXxContributor12009-06-12
@InteliMacProContributor12009-06-19