Comments on: Safari’s #1 Annoyance: No Tab From The URL Bar http://danielmiessler.com/blog/safaris-1-annoyance-no-tab-from-the-url-bar grep understanding Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:44:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Efhhu387 http://danielmiessler.com/blog/safaris-1-annoyance-no-tab-from-the-url-bar/comment-page-1#comment-257670 Efhhu387 Mon, 08 Aug 2011 04:39:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/safaris-1-annoyance-no-tab-from-the-url-bar#comment-257670 <p>Three years later and still no way to do this in Safari. This is also one of the most requested Chrome features; however, Google uses their "tab to search" feature as an excuse to not implement it.</p> Three years later and still no way to do this in Safari. This is also one of the most requested Chrome features; however, Google uses their “tab to search” feature as an excuse to not implement it.

]]> By: Sam http://danielmiessler.com/blog/safaris-1-annoyance-no-tab-from-the-url-bar/comment-page-1#comment-152289 Sam Sat, 14 Jun 2008 16:58:12 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/safaris-1-annoyance-no-tab-from-the-url-bar#comment-152289 <p>Heh, yes, but that's when you end up with hideously inconsistent UI like the problems people are talking about with Vista - http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/001126.html</p> Heh, yes, but that’s when you end up with hideously inconsistent UI like the problems people are talking about with Vista – http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/001126.html

]]> By: Sam http://danielmiessler.com/blog/safaris-1-annoyance-no-tab-from-the-url-bar/comment-page-1#comment-251857 Sam Sat, 14 Jun 2008 16:58:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/safaris-1-annoyance-no-tab-from-the-url-bar#comment-251857 <p>Heh, yes, but that's when you end up with hideously inconsistent UI like the problems people are talking about with Vista - http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/001126.html</p> Heh, yes, but that’s when you end up with hideously inconsistent UI like the problems people are talking about with Vista – http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/001126.html

]]> By: Sam http://danielmiessler.com/blog/safaris-1-annoyance-no-tab-from-the-url-bar/comment-page-1#comment-251858 Sam Sat, 14 Jun 2008 16:58:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/safaris-1-annoyance-no-tab-from-the-url-bar#comment-251858 <p>Heh, yes, but that's when you end up with hideously inconsistent UI like the problems people are talking about with Vista - http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/001126.html</p> Heh, yes, but that’s when you end up with hideously inconsistent UI like the problems people are talking about with Vista – http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/001126.html

]]> By: Daniel Miessler http://danielmiessler.com/blog/safaris-1-annoyance-no-tab-from-the-url-bar/comment-page-1#comment-152243 Daniel Miessler Sat, 14 Jun 2008 13:51:30 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/safaris-1-annoyance-no-tab-from-the-url-bar#comment-152243 <p>Yeah, now that you mention it I kind of agree with you. They're aren't they kind of group that does things "wrong" just because it's more convenient. Good point.</p> <p>Well, I wish they'd make an exception. Tab really is much easier than leaving your home keys and going to the arrows.</p> Yeah, now that you mention it I kind of agree with you. They’re aren’t they kind of group that does things “wrong” just because it’s more convenient. Good point.

Well, I wish they’d make an exception. Tab really is much easier than leaving your home keys and going to the arrows.

]]> By: Daniel Miessler http://danielmiessler.com/blog/safaris-1-annoyance-no-tab-from-the-url-bar/comment-page-1#comment-251855 Daniel Miessler Sat, 14 Jun 2008 13:51:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/safaris-1-annoyance-no-tab-from-the-url-bar#comment-251855 <p>Yeah, now that you mention it I kind of agree with you. They're aren't they kind of group that does things "wrong" just because it's more convenient. Good point.</p> <p>Well, I wish they'd make an exception. Tab really is much easier than leaving your home keys and going to the arrows.</p> Yeah, now that you mention it I kind of agree with you. They’re aren’t they kind of group that does things “wrong” just because it’s more convenient. Good point.

Well, I wish they’d make an exception. Tab really is much easier than leaving your home keys and going to the arrows.

]]> By: Daniel Miessler http://danielmiessler.com/blog/safaris-1-annoyance-no-tab-from-the-url-bar/comment-page-1#comment-251856 Daniel Miessler Sat, 14 Jun 2008 13:51:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/safaris-1-annoyance-no-tab-from-the-url-bar#comment-251856 <p>Yeah, now that you mention it I kind of agree with you. They're aren't they kind of group that does things "wrong" just because it's more convenient. Good point.</p> <p>Well, I wish they'd make an exception. Tab really is much easier than leaving your home keys and going to the arrows.</p> Yeah, now that you mention it I kind of agree with you. They’re aren’t they kind of group that does things “wrong” just because it’s more convenient. Good point.

Well, I wish they’d make an exception. Tab really is much easier than leaving your home keys and going to the arrows.

]]> By: Sam http://danielmiessler.com/blog/safaris-1-annoyance-no-tab-from-the-url-bar/comment-page-1#comment-152240 Sam Sat, 14 Jun 2008 13:46:56 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/safaris-1-annoyance-no-tab-from-the-url-bar#comment-152240 <p>Hum. I may be talking from the viewpoint of someone who has pretty much always used Safari, but I would never even have considered hitting tab to move down to a previously visited site!</p> <p>I can see your point about convenience, but Apple are really into consistency of approach in UI design, so it would go against everything they believe in to suddenly change the function of the tab key.</p> Hum. I may be talking from the viewpoint of someone who has pretty much always used Safari, but I would never even have considered hitting tab to move down to a previously visited site!

I can see your point about convenience, but Apple are really into consistency of approach in UI design, so it would go against everything they believe in to suddenly change the function of the tab key.

]]> By: Sam http://danielmiessler.com/blog/safaris-1-annoyance-no-tab-from-the-url-bar/comment-page-1#comment-251853 Sam Sat, 14 Jun 2008 13:46:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/safaris-1-annoyance-no-tab-from-the-url-bar#comment-251853 <p>Hum. I may be talking from the viewpoint of someone who has pretty much always used Safari, but I would never even have considered hitting tab to move down to a previously visited site!</p> <p>I can see your point about convenience, but Apple are really into consistency of approach in UI design, so it would go against everything they believe in to suddenly change the function of the tab key.</p> Hum. I may be talking from the viewpoint of someone who has pretty much always used Safari, but I would never even have considered hitting tab to move down to a previously visited site!

I can see your point about convenience, but Apple are really into consistency of approach in UI design, so it would go against everything they believe in to suddenly change the function of the tab key.

]]> By: Sam http://danielmiessler.com/blog/safaris-1-annoyance-no-tab-from-the-url-bar/comment-page-1#comment-251854 Sam Sat, 14 Jun 2008 13:46:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/safaris-1-annoyance-no-tab-from-the-url-bar#comment-251854 <p>Hum. I may be talking from the viewpoint of someone who has pretty much always used Safari, but I would never even have considered hitting tab to move down to a previously visited site!</p> <p>I can see your point about convenience, but Apple are really into consistency of approach in UI design, so it would go against everything they believe in to suddenly change the function of the tab key.</p> Hum. I may be talking from the viewpoint of someone who has pretty much always used Safari, but I would never even have considered hitting tab to move down to a previously visited site!

I can see your point about convenience, but Apple are really into consistency of approach in UI design, so it would go against everything they believe in to suddenly change the function of the tab key.

]]> By: Daniel Miessler http://danielmiessler.com/blog/safaris-1-annoyance-no-tab-from-the-url-bar/comment-page-1#comment-152237 Daniel Miessler Sat, 14 Jun 2008 13:39:48 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/safaris-1-annoyance-no-tab-from-the-url-bar#comment-152237 <p>Sam, you make a good point about the arrow key being more consistent, but the fact is that the tab key is easier to use while typing. The number of times someone wants to tab down to a previous site within their history is much larger than the number of times they're going to want to leave their URL history and go to the search field.</p> <p>This is especially true now that Firefox is doing the intelligent history that searches not only the URL but the description of the site. Being able to tab through those options is invaluable.</p> Sam, you make a good point about the arrow key being more consistent, but the fact is that the tab key is easier to use while typing. The number of times someone wants to tab down to a previous site within their history is much larger than the number of times they’re going to want to leave their URL history and go to the search field.

This is especially true now that Firefox is doing the intelligent history that searches not only the URL but the description of the site. Being able to tab through those options is invaluable.

]]> By: Daniel Miessler http://danielmiessler.com/blog/safaris-1-annoyance-no-tab-from-the-url-bar/comment-page-1#comment-251851 Daniel Miessler Sat, 14 Jun 2008 13:39:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/safaris-1-annoyance-no-tab-from-the-url-bar#comment-251851 <p>Sam, you make a good point about the arrow key being more consistent, but the fact is that the tab key is easier to use while typing. The number of times someone wants to tab down to a previous site within their history is much larger than the number of times they're going to want to leave their URL history and go to the search field.</p> <p>This is especially true now that Firefox is doing the intelligent history that searches not only the URL but the description of the site. Being able to tab through those options is invaluable.</p> Sam, you make a good point about the arrow key being more consistent, but the fact is that the tab key is easier to use while typing. The number of times someone wants to tab down to a previous site within their history is much larger than the number of times they’re going to want to leave their URL history and go to the search field.

This is especially true now that Firefox is doing the intelligent history that searches not only the URL but the description of the site. Being able to tab through those options is invaluable.

]]> By: Daniel Miessler http://danielmiessler.com/blog/safaris-1-annoyance-no-tab-from-the-url-bar/comment-page-1#comment-251852 Daniel Miessler Sat, 14 Jun 2008 13:39:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/safaris-1-annoyance-no-tab-from-the-url-bar#comment-251852 <p>Sam, you make a good point about the arrow key being more consistent, but the fact is that the tab key is easier to use while typing. The number of times someone wants to tab down to a previous site within their history is much larger than the number of times they're going to want to leave their URL history and go to the search field.</p> <p>This is especially true now that Firefox is doing the intelligent history that searches not only the URL but the description of the site. Being able to tab through those options is invaluable.</p> Sam, you make a good point about the arrow key being more consistent, but the fact is that the tab key is easier to use while typing. The number of times someone wants to tab down to a previous site within their history is much larger than the number of times they’re going to want to leave their URL history and go to the search field.

This is especially true now that Firefox is doing the intelligent history that searches not only the URL but the description of the site. Being able to tab through those options is invaluable.

]]> By: Sam http://danielmiessler.com/blog/safaris-1-annoyance-no-tab-from-the-url-bar/comment-page-1#comment-152235 Sam Sat, 14 Jun 2008 13:34:38 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/safaris-1-annoyance-no-tab-from-the-url-bar#comment-152235 <p>I'm really confused - what are you trying to do? Tab through the three options (contact/study/writing) that appear when you begin to type the URL? Why not simply use the down arrow? Tabbing moves you through the available fields, rather than the options in a particular field; the up and down arrows move you through the options in a field. Far from being bad UI, this is logical UI.</p> I’m really confused – what are you trying to do? Tab through the three options (contact/study/writing) that appear when you begin to type the URL? Why not simply use the down arrow? Tabbing moves you through the available fields, rather than the options in a particular field; the up and down arrows move you through the options in a field. Far from being bad UI, this is logical UI.

]]> By: Sam http://danielmiessler.com/blog/safaris-1-annoyance-no-tab-from-the-url-bar/comment-page-1#comment-251849 Sam Sat, 14 Jun 2008 13:34:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/safaris-1-annoyance-no-tab-from-the-url-bar#comment-251849 <p>I'm really confused - what are you trying to do? Tab through the three options (contact/study/writing) that appear when you begin to type the URL? Why not simply use the down arrow? Tabbing moves you through the available fields, rather than the options in a particular field; the up and down arrows move you through the options in a field. Far from being bad UI, this is logical UI.</p> I’m really confused – what are you trying to do? Tab through the three options (contact/study/writing) that appear when you begin to type the URL? Why not simply use the down arrow? Tabbing moves you through the available fields, rather than the options in a particular field; the up and down arrows move you through the options in a field. Far from being bad UI, this is logical UI.

]]> By: Sam http://danielmiessler.com/blog/safaris-1-annoyance-no-tab-from-the-url-bar/comment-page-1#comment-251850 Sam Sat, 14 Jun 2008 13:34:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/safaris-1-annoyance-no-tab-from-the-url-bar#comment-251850 <p>I'm really confused - what are you trying to do? Tab through the three options (contact/study/writing) that appear when you begin to type the URL? Why not simply use the down arrow? Tabbing moves you through the available fields, rather than the options in a particular field; the up and down arrows move you through the options in a field. Far from being bad UI, this is logical UI.</p> I’m really confused – what are you trying to do? Tab through the three options (contact/study/writing) that appear when you begin to type the URL? Why not simply use the down arrow? Tabbing moves you through the available fields, rather than the options in a particular field; the up and down arrows move you through the options in a field. Far from being bad UI, this is logical UI.

]]> By: Daniel Miessler http://danielmiessler.com/blog/safaris-1-annoyance-no-tab-from-the-url-bar/comment-page-1#comment-152234 Daniel Miessler Sat, 14 Jun 2008 13:31:14 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/safaris-1-annoyance-no-tab-from-the-url-bar#comment-152234 <p>That's an arrow key, Bobby. :) I'm talking about the tab button, which is a whole lot easier to find when you're on your home keys.</p> That’s an arrow key, Bobby. :) I’m talking about the tab button, which is a whole lot easier to find when you’re on your home keys.

]]> By: Daniel Miessler http://danielmiessler.com/blog/safaris-1-annoyance-no-tab-from-the-url-bar/comment-page-1#comment-251848 Daniel Miessler Sat, 14 Jun 2008 13:31:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/safaris-1-annoyance-no-tab-from-the-url-bar#comment-251848 <p>That's an arrow key, Bobby. :) I'm talking about the tab button, which is a whole lot easier to find when you're on your home keys.</p> That’s an arrow key, Bobby. :) I’m talking about the tab button, which is a whole lot easier to find when you’re on your home keys.

]]> By: Bobby http://danielmiessler.com/blog/safaris-1-annoyance-no-tab-from-the-url-bar/comment-page-1#comment-152233 Bobby Sat, 14 Jun 2008 13:24:41 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/safaris-1-annoyance-no-tab-from-the-url-bar#comment-152233 <p>Well, my Safari is better because it can do it.</p> <p>Oh: and it's that <em>other</em> Tab button that points downwards.</p> Well, my Safari is better because it can do it.

Oh: and it’s that other Tab button that points downwards.

]]> By: Bobby http://danielmiessler.com/blog/safaris-1-annoyance-no-tab-from-the-url-bar/comment-page-1#comment-251846 Bobby Sat, 14 Jun 2008 13:24:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/safaris-1-annoyance-no-tab-from-the-url-bar#comment-251846 <p>Well, my Safari is better because it can do it.</p> <p>Oh: and it's that <em>other</em> Tab button that points downwards.</p> Well, my Safari is better because it can do it.

Oh: and it’s that other Tab button that points downwards.

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