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My Synology NAS uses something like this for its navigation and even if it's initially strange, you instantly miss it when you access it from your phone, when t

by calini 3y ago

My Synology NAS uses something like this for its navigation and even if it's initially strange, you instantly miss it when you access it from your phone, when the UI turns into this nested list which is not intuitive at all

oaiey 3y ago
I personally hate this from Synology. While their apps are meaningful structured and look good, it is just a natural mismatch to put sub windows into a parent window. Anyone remembering multi sub window apps in the Microsoft office suite in the 90s/00s. Was also horrible without a browser/html involved. This is definitely a taste thing
- teddyh 3y ago
  > Anyone remembering multi sub window apps in the Microsoft office suite in the 90s/00s It was called MDI: <https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Multiple-document_interface&oldid=1121579532 https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Multiple-document...>
  - Propelloni 3y ago
    Yes, and from day one Opera (when it was still called Multitorg) used it to give us something like "tabbed browsing". I think that was in the mid-1990s ;)
- ptx 3y ago
  StarOffice (precursor to LibreOffice) used to take this one step further and replicated the taskbar and start menu inside the application window: https://winworldpc.com/product/staroffice/5x https://winworldpc.com/product/staroffice/5x
- wpietri 3y ago
  Yeah, same. I have a synology NAS and the desktop-of-windows-in-a-window aspect of it just seems archaic to me. I have a browser with tabs, thanks. If I really need two things going, I'll open two tabs or two browser windows.
bokchoi 3y ago
I also like the Synology UI. It is helpful to see multiple apps at the same time and is especially useful when moving files around to have two or more file browser windows open.
- yencabulator 3y ago
  > It is helpful to see multiple apps at the same time Without their desktop thing, this would just be "open link in new tab" for the apps you want open at the same time. Spatial file navigation & manipulation might be the one reasonable reason for the fake desktop.

by calini 3y ago

oaiey 3y ago

I personally hate this from Synology. While their apps are meaningful structured and look good, it is just a natural mismatch to put sub windows into a parent window. Anyone remembering multi sub window apps in the Microsoft office suite in the 90s/00s. Was also horrible without a browser/html involved. This is definitely a taste thing

teddyh 3y ago
> Anyone remembering multi sub window apps in the Microsoft office suite in the 90s/00s It was called MDI: <https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Multiple-document_interface&oldid=1121579532 https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Multiple-document...>
- Propelloni 3y ago
  Yes, and from day one Opera (when it was still called Multitorg) used it to give us something like "tabbed browsing". I think that was in the mid-1990s ;)
ptx 3y ago
StarOffice (precursor to LibreOffice) used to take this one step further and replicated the taskbar and start menu inside the application window: https://winworldpc.com/product/staroffice/5x https://winworldpc.com/product/staroffice/5x
wpietri 3y ago
Yeah, same. I have a synology NAS and the desktop-of-windows-in-a-window aspect of it just seems archaic to me. I have a browser with tabs, thanks. If I really need two things going, I'll open two tabs or two browser windows.

bokchoi 3y ago

I also like the Synology UI. It is helpful to see multiple apps at the same time and is especially useful when moving files around to have two or more file browser windows open.

yencabulator 3y ago
> It is helpful to see multiple apps at the same time Without their desktop thing, this would just be "open link in new tab" for the apps you want open at the same time. Spatial file navigation & manipulation might be the one reasonable reason for the fake desktop.