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The mockups for split screen apps later in the video remind me of the Windows 8 preview. Also: am I the only one who feels like these sort of shells should do
by mwill 15y ago
The mockups for split screen apps later in the video remind me of the Windows 8 preview.
Also: am I the only one who feels like these sort of shells should do away with the back/forward buttons as a default part of the display provide shortcuts or similar instead, especially since a lot of web apps don't play well with browser history, or provide their own state management/back button.
The same could probably be said for the address bar, as well; hide it unless the user specifically wants to enter a URL. I find I mostly enter search terms into my address bar, and on web shells this could easily be replaced by offering a search box front and center on your new tab landing page.
- sqrt17 15y agosmall screen apps often do away with statelessness (one of the basic ideas in the standard windows/icons/menu/pointer world) to organize things in different modes/screens. And there are means for web apps to manage the browser history by setting and querying the hash part of the window's URL. Most Maemo apps work with a back button in this way (despite not being browser-based). Hiding the address bar still seems to be a good idea, as you only need it when things get broken...