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In step 2b, the tab was transformed from a proxy for its current page into a container for that page. The next logical step is to allow that container to contain more than one object; instead of just the current page, it could contain all pages in its history. | In step 2b, the tab was transformed from a proxy for its current page into a container for that page. The next logical step is to allow that container to contain more than one object; instead of just the current page, it could contain all pages in its history. | ||
[[Image:Ubiquitous Firefox – Figure 5.png|thumb|center|640px|Figure 5: Inline Tab | [[Image:Ubiquitous Firefox – Figure 5.png|thumb|center|640px|Figure 5: Inline Tab History ([http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidregev/5342557548/in/set-72157625790500322/ annotated version])]] | ||
In the mockup, the user has just clicked on ‘Google Search’. Instead of the page becoming unusable and morphing into a new page, the view scrolls as the new page slides into view while loading. In the mockup, the new page is in the process of scrolling into view. If the user wished, this automatic scroll can be interrupted by manually scrolling (either by mouse or by keyboard). Switching back and forth between pages in the tab’s history is now greatly simplified: just scroll up or down. In this more visual representation of history, what you see is what you get; going back to a page displays it exactly as it was, completely predictably. The darker border indicates the currently-focused page. Only that page is active. When the previous page lost focus, its state was frozen and saved. An unread page in the Forward history, however, gets loaded in the background fully and then frozen until the user chooses to view it. Scrolling up a little more or clicking on the previous page slides it back into focus. Its state is then restored and the later page is frozen and saved. | In the mockup, the user has just clicked on ‘Google Search’. Instead of the page becoming unusable and morphing into a new page, the view scrolls as the new page slides into view while loading. In the mockup, the new page is in the process of scrolling into view. If the user wished, this automatic scroll can be interrupted by manually scrolling (either by mouse or by keyboard). Switching back and forth between pages in the tab’s history is now greatly simplified: just scroll up or down. In this more visual representation of history, what you see is what you get; going back to a page displays it exactly as it was, completely predictably. The darker border indicates the currently-focused page. Only that page is active. When the previous page lost focus, its state was frozen and saved. An unread page in the Forward history, however, gets loaded in the background fully and then frozen until the user chooses to view it. Scrolling up a little more or clicking on the previous page slides it back into focus. Its state is then restored and the later page is frozen and saved. | ||