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Just had an idea about how to implement a Numbered Tabs feature into LCD. Using the same basic idea—a background image on the right of the tab—but instead of using images of numbers, i would use a set of lcd “dots” similar to my idea for the PageRank extension. I can pad out the right side of the tabs to allow for the image without having to underlap the tab label. And it works out perfectly since a 3×3 grid of dots = 9 dots—one for each of the first nine shortcuttable tabs. And using the code i proposed on Derek’s post, it would be trivial to limit the effect to only the first nine tabs, since it has no purpose beyond that. But i wonder how much that would affect the width and readability of tabs—especially with a lot of tabs open. I also wonder if the whole dots scheme is as easy to quickly identify as numerals. I think the first few, and perhaps the last few would be pretty obvious, but the ones in the middle might require some counting, which would pretty much negate the purpose of doing this. We’ll have to see once i get it in. This is likely to be a love it/hate it feature, so i may have to implement it as a “subskin” or otherwise make it optional.

I’m amazed by my “ability” to ignore the need for sleep and yet still function relatively normally.