Filed under: Software, Productivity, Internet Tools, Mods
TabExposé: Safari gets Exposé for its tabs
Move over Shiira, cuz there's another browser in town that can bring the power of Exposé to its tabs. Cocoamug Software's TabExposé enables Safari (even the new v3 beta) with a configurable shortcut key to display the current window's tabs in an Exposé-style layout. To be sure, however, it only works on the current window and the tabs that window contains; if you have more than one window open with tabs in Safari, the others will sit in the background.
TabExposé works well in Safari 3 beta on my MacBook Pro, and with extra options like applying a color bar to the top of the tabs when TabExposé is invoked, $4.90 is a very, very tiny price to pay for such a handy Safari tab management tool.
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tedco said 3:10PM on 6-18-2007
What happens in Leopard when InputManagers cease to function?
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Michael said 3:32PM on 6-18-2007
That website's download link isn't working
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Jermaine Pulliam said 3:46PM on 6-18-2007
You can do this for free in Firefox. Same principle, different technique.
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stuart said 4:01PM on 6-18-2007
Glad to see Cheezburger in your screenshot. Lolcats forever!
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Mo said 4:05PM on 6-18-2007
I was wondering the same as tedco.
There's no evidence of a proper extension mechanism in Safari 3, more's the pity :(
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DrWho said 4:20PM on 6-18-2007
I wish this feature was part of Safari 3. I hate being nickle and dimed for features or have to go find useful stuff and hope they stay up to date and work properly. Lost count of the number of FF extensions I have installed then immediately uninstalled.
I just want a browser that does everything out of the box :D
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Catt said 4:35PM on 6-18-2007
Can do the same in Shiira for free why would I want to give up my $4.90 ? That's 2 episodes of my favorite shows in ITMS plus a lil change in my pocket. Apple should just put this feature in Safari 3 and maybe they will or do something even more surprising. BTW where do we send Beta feedback to Apple?
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KeynoteKen said 4:54PM on 6-18-2007
Catt,
Try this page.
http://webkit.org/blog/
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iEnigma said 5:11PM on 6-18-2007
The "Foxpose" FireFox extension does the same thing for the low price of FREE.
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Dave Chartier said 6:10PM on 6-18-2007
Let's all remember, however, that there are plenty of people out there who prefer to use Safari over the alternatives - including Firefox - for any number of reasons.
Just because something is free doesn't mean it works for everybody.
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bmoney said 6:13PM on 6-18-2007
my big problem with this app is that it doesn't grey out the background when you expose as pictured. i've been using this over 3 versions and the background dimming has never worked. makes it useless.
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Jono said 6:32PM on 6-18-2007
I've tried it & like it.
But the delay from the pressing F7 to it kicking in is just too much (too much for me to use it). If the delay was fixed I'd use it.
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Jono said 6:36PM on 6-18-2007
I've just found out that after using it 10 times it asks you to buy it or it quits Safari. No 'You've used it 10 times, it'll be disabled until you restart Safari' option? You can only buy it or quit Safari. Way to turn off prospective customers.
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Ryan said 7:47PM on 6-18-2007
As mentioned, Firefox already has this feature. IE 7 has it (or at least something very close to it) as well.
Hopefully Apple won't buy out the rights to this add-on and try to sell it like they invented it.
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Chris said 8:28PM on 6-18-2007
"What happens in Leopard when InputManagers cease to function?"
I stop using Safari...
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Chris said 9:18PM on 6-18-2007
I guess I dont understand why this is a useful feature. It seems like a bit of an awkward way of navigating among tabs. Is it just eye candy?
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Galley said 10:10AM on 6-19-2007
Saft, a Safari plug-in has had this feature for awhile.
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leobolin said 1:19PM on 6-19-2007
#11: the dimming is working for me.
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