On extensibility, maybe there are better options than having an "other" tab. Having an "other" tab implies that things in it don't fit under the "on my computer" or "on the network" tabs. For example, technically "birthdays" would be "on my computer" and WCAP (if still supported) would be "on the network". So for those to be under "other" is not that bad but not ideal either. What if, instead of tabs at the top, there was a list on the left side where add-ons could add new options below "on the computer" and "on the network". (Like "birthdays" in this image.) That avoids having an "other" category and you don't have to click on "other" to see what's under there. All the options are visible at the top level. (You could do the same thing with the tabs at the top, allowing add-ons to add new tab types, but I think the sidebar list would be better for use of space. Also picking an item from a list seems more in line with this kind of dialog flow than the tabs at the top.) Alex, I'd be curious to hear what you think.
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On extensibility, maybe there are better options than having an "other" tab. Having an "other" tab implies that things in it don't fit under the "on my computer" or "on the network" tabs. For example, technically "birthdays" would be "on my computer" and WCAP (if still supported) would be "on the network". So for those to be under "other" is not that bad but not ideal either. What if, instead of tabs at the top, there was a list on the left side where add-ons could add new options below "on the computer" and "on the network". (Like "birthdays" in this image.) That avoids having an "other" category and you don't have to click on "other" to see what's under there. All the options are visible at the top level. (You could do the same thing with the tabs at the top, allowing add-ons to add new tab types, but I think the sidebar list would be better for use of space. Also picking an item from a list seems more in line with this kind of dialog flow than the tabs at the top.) Alex, I'd be curious to hear what you think.