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Sadly they aren't bookmarks and then people moan about memory usage, when they should get a reality check instead.

by tdkl 10y ago

to3m 10y ago
I don't know if you're familiar with the ins and outs of writing computer programs, but it's actually often practical to make a program that does one thing do another instead. So in this case one obvious thing that could be done is to have a dormant-type (exact terminology TBC) tab. Such things would have an entry on the tab bar like a normal tab, but wouldn't actually have anything loaded until you clicked. Firefox already supports this sort of thing internally, it looks like, since when you reload a session that had a bunch of open tabs, it doesn't seem to load each tab's contents until you click on it. (Open such a thing with a particular shortcut, or by transforming an existing tab into a dormant one - obviously equivalent in terms of JS callbacks and so on to closing the window.) Other possibilities could include multiple types of tabs, and/or alternative UIs for lists of pages you like/pages you want to look at sometime soon.
- curiousgal 10y ago
  >it's actually often practical to make a program that does one thing do another instead Like using Photoshop to abort a system shutdown if you forgot to commit.[0] 0.https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-greatest-software-misuses/answer/Sourabh-Singh-2 https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-greatest-software-misuses...
  - hugodahl 10y ago
    On Windows, using the built in notepad, you can block any shutdown by having an instance pen with any unsaved changes. Handy when Windows schedules a reboot and you've got your debugging session setup just right.
    - Tempest1981 10y ago
      I read that Win10 will still force a scheduled reboot, even with unsaved documents: https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/3hb614/windows_10_automatic_updates_restarting_computer/ https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/3hb614/windows_10...
robotresearcher 10y ago
Now we know how people behave we can engineer the software to work well for them. Suspend the LRU tabs so they can be paged out, etc.
PeCaN 10y ago
just curious if you've ever used a computer Pretty sure users aren't the ones that need a reality check, go fuck yourself.
- grzm 10y ago
  go fuck yourself Please don't be uncivil on HN, regardless of the discussion.
  - PeCaN 10y ago
    go fuck yourself
- sctb 10y ago
  We've banned this account for repeatedly violating the guidelines after we've asked you to stop. This account has posted a lot of decent comments, so we'd be very glad to unban it if you email hn@ycombinator.com and we believe you'll stop breaking the guidelines.

Sadly they aren't bookmarks and then people moan about memory usage, when they should get a reality check instead.

by tdkl 10y ago

Sadly they aren't bookmarks and then people moan about memory usage, when they should get a reality check instead.

to3m 10y ago

I don't know if you're familiar with the ins and outs of writing computer programs, but it's actually often practical to make a program that does one thing do another instead. So in this case one obvious thing that could be done is to have a dormant-type (exact terminology TBC) tab. Such things would have an entry on the tab bar like a normal tab, but wouldn't actually have anything loaded until you clicked. Firefox already supports this sort of thing internally, it looks like, since when you reload a session that had a bunch of open tabs, it doesn't seem to load each tab's contents until you click on it. (Open such a thing with a particular shortcut, or by transforming an existing tab into a dormant one - obviously equivalent in terms of JS callbacks and so on to closing the window.) Other possibilities could include multiple types of tabs, and/or alternative UIs for lists of pages you like/pages you want to look at sometime soon.

curiousgal 10y ago
>it's actually often practical to make a program that does one thing do another instead Like using Photoshop to abort a system shutdown if you forgot to commit.[0] 0.https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-greatest-software-misuses/answer/Sourabh-Singh-2 https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-greatest-software-misuses...
- hugodahl 10y ago
  On Windows, using the built in notepad, you can block any shutdown by having an instance pen with any unsaved changes. Handy when Windows schedules a reboot and you've got your debugging session setup just right.
  - Tempest1981 10y ago
    I read that Win10 will still force a scheduled reboot, even with unsaved documents: https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/3hb614/windows_10_automatic_updates_restarting_computer/ https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/3hb614/windows_10...

robotresearcher 10y ago

Now we know how people behave we can engineer the software to work well for them. Suspend the LRU tabs so they can be paged out, etc.

PeCaN 10y ago

just curious if you've ever used a computer Pretty sure users aren't the ones that need a reality check, go fuck yourself.

grzm 10y ago
go fuck yourself Please don't be uncivil on HN, regardless of the discussion.
- PeCaN 10y ago
  go fuck yourself
sctb 10y ago
We've banned this account for repeatedly violating the guidelines after we've asked you to stop. This account has posted a lot of decent comments, so we'd be very glad to unban it if you email hn@ycombinator.com and we believe you'll stop breaking the guidelines.