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Two Page Browser

Submitted by: Tarzan
Created: May 23, 2007, 10:00 am

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The Idea

Notice how widescreen monitors waste space when surfing on Web page? Many sites avoid liquid design and I agree with them. However, if your site is set around 800 pixels, it makes for a small viewing window.

How about a plug in for Firefox and Internet Explorer allowing us to navigate through two pages on a single site at once? Simple interface button in a toolbar could allow the surfer to pick which other page linked through the site one could view at once.

I believe that this is the way to go.

I thought of this idea when I was...

While I was using Microsoft Word and looking at a document set on a two page interface and felt how much the widescreen space on my monitor was well used.

Comments Posted

micco Posted: May 23, 2007, 10:42 am

With tabbed browsers, I typically have many pages open at once. Firefox used to let you change the size of tabbed panes so you can see more than one at a time, but I'm not sure it still does. Still, you can easily accomplish this using the "open in new window" instead of "open in new tab" click.

Tarzan Posted: May 23, 2007, 11:55 am

Hi Micco. I am fully aware of tabbed browsing. What I'm suggesting is different in that it actually uses all the screen real estate on your monitor instead of just a small space. It's also a plug in designed only for widescreen monitors.

My current resolution nis 1920 x 1200, instead of the regular 1600 x 1200. There is a lot of space wasted on both sides of my monitor when I surf on a site like Cambrian House. Fixed width make sense for usability and that's why I don't support liquid sites that just stretch out to occupy the space on your monitor. But at the same time, two pages without having to tab, is a small Web surfing gain.

micco Posted: May 23, 2007, 12:06 pm

My point about tabbed browsing is that some browsers allow you to float the tabbed panes so you can put them side by side instead of stacked where you only see one at a time. Other browsers allow you to open multiple instances so you can have two browser windows side by side. How would your idea differ from or improve on either of those existing layouts?

Maurreen Posted: May 23, 2007, 1:04 pm

Moogy Posted: May 23, 2007, 1:46 pm

Just rotate you monitor.

Your video card should support it.

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ChrisJ Posted: May 23, 2007, 7:05 pm

It's a great idea but I'm not sure how you could make money from it.

JelmerBV Posted: May 24, 2007, 7:10 am

Nice idea; don't forget Opera and Netscape!

Rizal Posted: May 25, 2007, 2:58 am

like everyone else is askng!

and what businessmodel would you gain finance?

Tarzan Posted: May 31, 2007, 1:56 pm

Hey guys. Thanks for the comments. The two page browser is something I just posted when I thought about it. It's not something I want to build a business empire on. It's an idea thrown at the universe, hoping a Firefox developer with too much time will play with. Firefox plug ins are usually free. So no money involved.

If they are plug ins that already do this, then more power to them. It just proves that there's a need for this.

Lior Posted: June 3, 2007, 2:37 am

how is this different from opening two firefox windows side by side and tabbing within each one?
albeit somewhat more simple, not a whole lot different.

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