4 ms·
Very nice. What happens when two clients open the same document library at the same time? Do they only overwrite content if you add comments etc? We created a
by bjelkeman-again 8y ago
Very nice. What happens when two clients open the same document library at the same time? Do they only overwrite content if you add comments etc?
We created a web based multiuser web annotation and discussion system, for inline annotations around ‘99-00, then the dotcom bubble burst and we had to shut down. I have been looking for something along those lines since then. There have been several attempts by others but it seems that the alternatives (PDF, screenshots, email etc) are hard to displace.
- burtonator 8y ago> Very nice. What happens when two clients open the same document library at the same time? Do they only overwrite content if you add comments etc? Polar is a single instance app. You can't open multiple docs at once. It will just re-focus the window you already have open.
- catbird 8y agoI think they are asking what happens if another program edits the index while the Polar program is running, which still might happen if the library is stored in something like Dropbox and multiple computers have it open at the same time.
- burtonator 8y agoOh.. Right. Right now it wouldn't be good. My plan was to implement filesystem events but unfortunately the Electron scalable version of filesystem watching isn't actually supported anymore. I think I might be able to re-implement by checking only the files that are open. That said. I'm planing on implementing cloud support natively in Polar. Offline-first and always but we will have cloud sync.
- bjelkeman-again 8y agoThanks for the answer. Yes I have something like Evernote open on multiple devices at once. Not a killer feature, mostly used on a phone or table and a computer. Not applicable yet for this, but was curious. Keep up the good work!