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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 a
by 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 agoOn 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 agoI 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...