Post #173,059
9/8/04 9:48:49 AM
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Microsoft patents tabbed links in browsers
[link|http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/09/07/microsoft_patents_keyboard_navigation/|http://www.theregist...board_navigation/] Last week Microsoft was granted an ancient patent claim covering the navigation of web pages by keyboard. According to US Patent 6,785,865 (Discoverability and navigation of hyperlinks via tabs - Cote et al), the practice of tabbing through hyperlinks on a web page now belongs to Microsoft. The claim was filed more than seven years ago, in March 1997. Regards,
-scott anderson
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Post #173,061
9/8/04 9:57:19 AM
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Uh, WTF?
Their browser STILL doesn't have tabs in it.
-YendorMike
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
- Benjamin Franklin, 1759 Historical Review of Pennsylvania
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Post #173,062
9/8/04 10:03:39 AM
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Tabbing between links...
Hit [TAB], go to next link...
Regards,
-scott anderson
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Post #173,092
9/8/04 12:36:00 PM
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I use that feature EVERYDAY!
-- [link|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net|greg], [link|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ iwetheyNo matter how much Microsoft supporters whine about how Linux and other operating systems have just as many bugs as their operating systems do, the bottom line is that the serious, gut-wrenching problems happen on Windows, not on Linux, not on Mac OS. -- [link|http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1622086,00.asp|source]Here is an example: [link|http://www.greymagic.com/security/advisories/gm001-ie/|Executing arbitrary commands without Active Scripting or ActiveX when using Windows]
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Post #173,095
9/8/04 12:39:58 PM
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Ballmer patents impenetrable chrome dome
-drl
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Post #173,285
9/9/04 12:15:30 PM
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I do seem to remember that IE
was the first to offer keyboard navigation, and it was a big deal at the time. Am I wrong?
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Post #173,304
9/9/04 12:45:35 PM
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I dunno
I used to use that key to navigate among links in WebExplorer.
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Post #173,341
9/9/04 1:50:24 PM
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I used keyboard navigation in a
QuarterDeck Session...
Can't quite rememebr the name... Something like Mostacolli... musclebound...
Yeah, Mosaic. Oh wait, there was another info browser.
hmmm. 1989-ish... AH... info. That was it... INFO.
-- [link|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net|greg], [link|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ iwetheyNo matter how much Microsoft supporters whine about how Linux and other operating systems have just as many bugs as their operating systems do, the bottom line is that the serious, gut-wrenching problems happen on Windows, not on Linux, not on Mac OS. -- [link|http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1622086,00.asp|source]Here is an example: [link|http://www.greymagic.com/security/advisories/gm001-ie/|Executing arbitrary commands without Active Scripting or ActiveX when using Windows]
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Post #173,426
9/9/04 8:13:38 PM
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First? Maybe. Big deal? Doubt it.
Basically because it sucks.
Years ago, I got used to the keyboard navigation in Opera (I been using Opera since version 3). One day at another site I was visiting and had some hours to kill. So I went browsing on a borrowed PC. Ick. Choices were IE or no web-browsing.
Wade, Opera shill.
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Is it enough to breathe
Somebody rip my heart out
And leave me here to bleed
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