Allowing an activity to be launched multiple times in parallel

[david at lang.hm]

On Wed, 29 Oct 2008, Carol Hussein Lerche wrote:

> I don't disagree with the need to speed up the system.  However, browsing
> with multiple tabs is a well known solution to the problem of having
> multiple browser instances open, and we have tossed that out for some
> reason.

those 'tabs' could even be seperate screens and work without requiring 
multiple copies of the browser to run.

this was done in the name of 'simplifying' the system (along with 
eliminating popups and modal interfaces)

David Lang

> 2008/10/29 <david at lang.hm>
>
>> On Wed, 29 Oct 2008, Carol Hussein Lerche wrote:
>>
>>
>>> I think this is an example of behavior that should be configurable.  Young
>>> children are impatient and try to launch activities multiple times when
>>> the
>>> XO exhibits slow response (see the feedback from various field workers,
>>> including the letter from my daughter the kindergarten teacher last
>>> April.)
>>> So perhaps there should be a setting that chooses behaviors suitable for a
>>> young child as distinct from older children and adults.  Are there
>>> frequent
>>> occasions where multiple instances of the same activity are needed? or is
>>> this an "advanced" behavior?
>>>
>>
>> the right fix for this is to speed up the starting, not to force someone to
>> 'unlock' their system to view two web pages.
>>
>> David Lang
>>
>>
>>> On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 3:59 PM, Erik Garrison <erik at laptop.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>  I think we should not run the activity if it's already running.  But
>>>> there are cases such as when I'm running Browse, in which I have
>>>> multiple sessions open.  Or sessions of paint.  It's complicated and
>>>> probably should be left up to the user.  Someone might want to run two
>>>> of anything.
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 03:31:29PM -0700, Asheesh Laroia wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I have a general sugar UI question: My activity, "License", a simple
>>>>>
>>>> comic
>>>>
>>>>> book reader <http://wiki.laptop.org/go/License> that has a license
>>>>>
>>>> chooser
>>>>
>>>>> aspect to it, can be launched multiple times if clicked multiple times
>>>>> from the activity launcher.
>>>>>
>>>>> To me, that seems silly.  Is it normal for Sugar activities to be able
>>>>> to
>>>>> be launched multiple times like this?
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm interested in a discussion and hearing what current best practices
>>>>>
>>>> are
>>>>
>>>>> seen as.  I haven't had a lot of time to work on the activity, but I
>>>>> want
>>>>> to set a few things straight.  (I'm also generally very interested in
>>>>>
>>>> help
>>>>
>>>>> with this activity!)
>>>>>
>>>>> -- Asheesh.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
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>>>>>  [ 2 ]  RICHARD STALLMAN
>>>>>  [ 3 ]  BUFFY SUMMERS
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>>>>>
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