As usual one man's simplicity is another woman's complexity. Figuring out which of multiple apparent (if not real) instances of a browser has the page you are looking for may be the conundrum for some.
On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 5:06 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 29 Oct 2008, Carol Hussein Lerche wrote: > > I don't disagree with the need to speed up the system. However, browsing >> with multiple tabs is a well known solution to the problem of having >> multiple browser instances open, and we have tossed that out for some >> reason. >> > > those 'tabs' could even be seperate screens and work without requiring > multiple copies of the browser to run. > > this was done in the name of 'simplifying' the system (along with > eliminating popups and modal interfaces) > > David Lang > > > 2008/10/29 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> On Wed, 29 Oct 2008, Carol Hussein Lerche wrote: >>> >>> >>> I think this is an example of behavior that should be configurable. >>>> Young >>>> children are impatient and try to launch activities multiple times when >>>> the >>>> XO exhibits slow response (see the feedback from various field workers, >>>> including the letter from my daughter the kindergarten teacher last >>>> April.) >>>> So perhaps there should be a setting that chooses behaviors suitable for >>>> a >>>> young child as distinct from older children and adults. Are there >>>> frequent >>>> occasions where multiple instances of the same activity are needed? or >>>> is >>>> this an "advanced" behavior? >>>> >>>> >>> the right fix for this is to speed up the starting, not to force someone >>> to >>> 'unlock' their system to view two web pages. >>> >>> David Lang >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 3:59 PM, Erik Garrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> >>>> I think we should not run the activity if it's already running. But >>>> >>>>> there are cases such as when I'm running Browse, in which I have >>>>> multiple sessions open. Or sessions of paint. It's complicated and >>>>> probably should be left up to the user. Someone might want to run two >>>>> of anything. >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 03:31:29PM -0700, Asheesh Laroia wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I have a general sugar UI question: My activity, "License", a simple >>>>>> >>>>>> comic >>>>> >>>>> book reader <http://wiki.laptop.org/go/License> that has a license >>>>>> >>>>>> chooser >>>>> >>>>> aspect to it, can be launched multiple times if clicked multiple times >>>>>> from the activity launcher. >>>>>> >>>>>> To me, that seems silly. Is it normal for Sugar activities to be able >>>>>> to >>>>>> be launched multiple times like this? >>>>>> >>>>>> I'm interested in a discussion and hearing what current best practices >>>>>> >>>>>> are >>>>> >>>>> seen as. I haven't had a lot of time to work on the activity, but I >>>>>> want >>>>>> to set a few things straight. (I'm also generally very interested in >>>>>> >>>>>> help >>>>> >>>>> with this activity!) >>>>>> >>>>>> -- Asheesh. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> >>>>>> [ ] DOGBERT >>>>>> [ 2 ] RICHARD STALLMAN >>>>>> [ 3 ] BUFFY SUMMERS >>>>>> [ 1 ] MANOJ SRIVASTAVA >>>>>> [ 4 ] NONE of the above >>>>>> >>>>>> -- Debian Project Leader 1999 ballot >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Devel mailing list >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Devel mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>> Devel mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- "The water won't clear up 'til we get the hogs out of the creek." -- Jim Hightower
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