I have been a FireFox user for well over a year now. The number one reason is that I can get the tab functionality to work the way that I want it to work (with the addition of a couple of addins). So far IE7 is falling a little short in tab functionality.
- The menu, shortcut and standard button bar are linked to each tab. Remove the standard button bar on one tabe, it is still available in other tabs. I understand that this may be nice in some situations, but I would at least like to be able to turn it off.
- Because of number 1, the tabs are above the menu, shortcuts and standard button bar. I would rather the tabs be above the page and the menus and toolbars be above the tabs. Doesn't seem to be a way to change this.
- When I type a url in the address bar, I want that page to open in a new tab. Can't seem to make that happen. No option to turn it on.
- When I select an iten from the Favorites menu I want to have a way to open it in a new tab. Doesnt seem to be a way for this to happen.
- Can't seem to find a refresh button anywhere. It's not in the list of buttons to add. What's up with that?
I know this is the first beta, so I am hoping that there is more control on tab settings on the way. I want to be able to configure how pages are loaded into the tabs, and most importantly I do not want to ever have more than 1 IE window open. Everything else seems to be stable. Performance seems OK, and of course rendering is fine.