I flipped through the comic and I did notice a mention that an application
can open in its own window without the standard browser controls.Perhaps the
real question is whether the "browser" will recognize with model of display
is most appropriate, or the designers/developers have the ability to alert
the "browser" as to which model is appropriate.
There is also the question of whether the user can decide which model they
want to use to view a particular item.
On the basis of the comic book, this is an extremely exciting event in the
evolution of Web-distributed applications; it appears to bring us much, much
closer to the way in which serious applications need to function, but
removes the boundaries imposed by reliance on a local hard drive an
operating system.
Is it a serious blow against the dominance of desktop computing for business
applications?
Mary Deaton
Will Evans said:
@daveIxD made an interesting point earlier today which I think is worth
exploring. In a "browser" built from the ground-up for delivering RIAs --
we
seem to be hitting a metaphor conflict. If we are using Chrome for RIAs,
then the browse-document mental model no longer works, and neither does
all
it's associated baggage, i.e. the "Back" button.
Will apps designed for this new browser toss out the browse-doc model with
it's back, forward, and replace it with a more App-appropriate mental
model
that includes a robust Action-Commit-Undo-Redo functionality? I mean -
really - in today's apps like, CS3, you don't browse - so this new Chrome
should or should not be called a browser? Not sure, but I can see the
train-wreck caused by this cognitive dissonance. Would Chrome as an RIA
App
Shell rock - especially if we finally had a robust undo? Absolutely. How
about a history of actions like I have in CS3? I would love that, but for
many users, this switch requires a gestalt switch. At the most basic
metaphorical level, these are two very different models, with different
user
expectations.
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