4.5 features

[Anthony Reimer]

I've found many things to like about version 5, but I am still finding 
that I miss a couple of UI things from the previous version that have 
been eliminated (I did quickly scan the list archives to see if I 
missed mention of either of these):

1. Location bar as pop-up menu.

I routinely surf with only the Location bar visible. I had liked the 
feature where I could use the triangle at the end of the location bar 
as a pop-up history. I'm aware I could go a few pixels further up and 
click the History menu, and I will have to do that if given no other 
choice, but putting that feature back in -- even if conditional on the 
navigation bar being hidden -- would be nice.

2. Status Bar only when necessary.

I've read some of the debate here previously regarding whether OmniWeb 
should have a true status bar or not. Being one of those who liked the 
old method (status info only appears when needed, maximizing browsing 
space; location bar changes when you hover over a link), I wonder if 
there is/could be a preference to go back to the "old OmniWeb way" as 
opposed to the new "what everyone else does" way. Admittedly, the icons 
you have added to the Status Bar seem useful, but I always thought it 
was silly to have status information both at the top and the bottom of 
the screen. (I'm one of those people who drags the QuarkXPress 
Measurements palette up to the top of the screen so that I'm always 
looking/moving up for menus/info alteration rather than hopping back 
and forth.)

Maybe the status icons could be added to the Location bar when only the 
Location bar is showing, making for a kind of compact all-in-one-line 
status/location bar. (I have chosen to turn off the search field, so 
with the help of text shortcuts, I'm pretty much using a command-line 
and keyboard-shortcut interface to OmniWeb.)

And by the way, thanks for supporting Command-[ and ] for back and 
forward -- now that Apple Help uses it (and I always liked how it felt 
under my hand in other browsers), it makes sense that version 5 would 
support it. I know it is a small touch, but I really appreciate it! The 
small touches are some of the main reasons why OmniWeb is my default 
browser.

Anthony Reimer