Two suggestion about IE7

I updated my IE in Windows XP when the OS advised me. After I surfed the
internet some days later, I found something inconvenient concerning tabbed
windows:
1. When open a new tabbed window, IE7 puts it on the right of the current
tabbed window, but when I read over the pop-uped window and close it, then
IE7 will select the right tabbed window of the closed window, which isn't
related to the content I am reading now at all most times possible. So I have
to click the left tabbed window again to continue reading. This is very
convenient, even rendered me won't use IE7 again sometimes.
2.When I push down SHIFT key and click LEFT mouse button on a hyperlink, IE7
will open a new instance to open the window, but I checked the option:"Always
open new document in tabbed window". I hope the new document really opened in
tabbed window.

Thanks.

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Robert
Thu May 08 07:11:07 PDT 2008

"Mirakia" <Mirakia@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:ED8C4288-A58C-4556-A22B-05DAB84F2F8B@microsoft.com...
>I updated my IE in Windows XP when the OS advised me. After I surfed the
> internet some days later, I found something inconvenient concerning tabbed
> windows:
> 1. When open a new tabbed window, IE7 puts it on the right of the current
> tabbed window, but when I read over the pop-uped window and close it, then
> IE7 will select the right tabbed window of the closed window, which isn't
> related to the content I am reading now at all most times possible. So I have
> to click the left tabbed window again to continue reading. This is very
> convenient, even rendered me won't use IE7 again sometimes.


The way it picks tabs now is related to the tab position;
so, what you can do is move the launching tab to the end of the list
either before or after launching. Also, the way it is now may be more convenient
if you launch a set of pages in the background, then pick the first launched page
e.g. the last tab and continue by reading each page and closing tabs as you go.


> 2.When I push down SHIFT key and click LEFT mouse button on a hyperlink, IE7
> will open a new instance to open the window, but I checked the option:"Always
> open new document in tabbed window". I hope the new document really opened in
> tabbed window.


You're using the wrong modifier when you click. Pressing just Shift- while clicking
on a link has always opened a page in a new window in IE.

Depending on whether you want the link launched in a new tab either in the foreground
or the background press Ctrl- or Ctrl+Shift when you click on a link.
BTW that in turn depends on your tab setting for: Always switch to new tabs when they are created.


HTH

Robert Aldwinckle
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PA
Thu May 08 10:27:09 PDT 2008

A1. This is default behavior. See Tools | Internet Options | Advanced |
Browsing | Use most recent order...

A2. A link in an IE window is not a "new document." See
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/attachment/715071.ashx
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Mirakia wrote:
> I updated my IE in Windows XP when the OS advised me. After I surfed the
> internet some days later, I found something inconvenient concerning tabbed
> windows:
> 1. When open a new tabbed window, IE7 puts it on the right of the current
> tabbed window, but when I read over the pop-uped window and close it, then
> IE7 will select the right tabbed window of the closed window, which isn't
> related to the content I am reading now at all most times possible. So I
> have to click the left tabbed window again to continue reading. This is
> very
> convenient, even rendered me won't use IE7 again sometimes.
> 2.When I push down SHIFT key and click LEFT mouse button on a hyperlink,
> IE7
> will open a new instance to open the window, but I checked the
> option:"Always open new document in tabbed window". I hope the new
> document
> really opened in tabbed window.
>
> Thanks.

Mirakia
Tue May 13 21:04:00 PDT 2008

Thanks a lot.
But, the problem is I often find many toptics to read at the same time, so I
feel the way IE7 processes now is not optimal: e.g.,
I read topic A,B,and C, and the tabbed windows place as A1,B1,C1. when I
click one link in topic A, and B, the tabbed window will place as
A1,A2,B1,B2,C1. If I read over A2, and close it ,then IE7 will select B1, but
I want to find new messages in topic A, so I hope IE7 will activate tabbed
window A1 aotomaticlly. Now, I must select A1 manually again to continue
reading which is not very convenient....

> The way it picks tabs now is related to the tab position;
> so, what you can do is move the launching tab to the end of the list
> either before or after launching. Also, the way it is now may be more convenient
> if you launch a set of pages in the background, then pick the first launched page
> e.g. the last tab and continue by reading each page and closing tabs as you go.
>
>
> > 2.When I push down SHIFT key and click LEFT mouse button on a hyperlink, IE7
> > will open a new instance to open the window, but I checked the option:"Always
> > open new document in tabbed window". I hope the new document really opened in
> > tabbed window.
>
>
> You're using the wrong modifier when you click. Pressing just Shift- while clicking
> on a link has always opened a page in a new window in IE.
>
> Depending on whether you want the link launched in a new tab either in the foreground
> or the background press Ctrl- or Ctrl+Shift when you click on a link.
> BTW that in turn depends on your tab setting for: Always switch to new tabs when they are created.
>
>
> HTH
>
> Robert Aldwinckle
> ---
>
>
>

Robert
Wed May 14 06:22:38 PDT 2008

"Mirakia" <Mirakia@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:31010D27-EA54-4A27-A01B-C720EB09A993@microsoft.com...
> Thanks a lot.
> But, the problem is I often find many toptics to read at the same time, so I
> feel the way IE7 processes now is not optimal: e.g.,
> I read topic A,B,and C, and the tabbed windows place as A1,B1,C1. when I
> click one link in topic A, and B, the tabbed window will place as
> A1,A2,B1,B2,C1.


Not if you drag A1 to the end of the list.


> If I read over A2, and close it ,then IE7 will select B1, but
> I want to find new messages in topic A, so I hope IE7 will activate tabbed
> window A1 aotomaticlly.


Which it would do if you did the drag operation.


> Now, I must select A1 manually again to continue
> reading which is not very convenient....


If you are planning on reusing a page or if you find yourself
reusing a page drag its tab to the end of the list before launching
other links in new tabs from it.


HTH

Robert
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>
>> The way it picks tabs now is related to the tab position;
>> so, what you can do is move the launching tab to the end of the list
>> either before or after launching. Also, the way it is now may be more convenient
>> if you launch a set of pages in the background, then pick the first launched page
>> e.g. the last tab and continue by reading each page and closing tabs as you go.

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