RE: [WEB400] Re: Modify the IE Browser

["Joe Pluta" <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> From: Eyers, Daniel
>
> I want the choice to leave and come back, or open a new browser
window,
> change my scroll bars, url, anything, jump to
> the last page (if I provide the data), without having to do anything
like
> pressing an Exit button. Or going through some linear modal dialog.

You won't get that on my applications, with the exception of letting you
reconnect to a current session in progress if you drop the connection.
Other than that, you have to end one multi-page transaction before
starting another one.

There is no way I'm letting you bookmark your way into the middle of an
interaction.  There's just too many ways for things to go wrong.  I
mean, how in the world are you going to specify the earlier information?
You're suggesting I have to save the state of every application, just in
case you decide to return to it.  That's potentially thousands of states
per user.

Nope.  You want to run an application, run the application.  Just like
on online banking:

1. Select transfer (next screen)
2. Select amount, from account, to account (next screen)
3. Confirm transaction (next screen)
4. Receive confirmation

There's no way I'm going to let you start at step 3.  It's just not
feasible, and most users realize that.  Same with airline ticketing.

As to "chrome" (address bars, tool bars and menus) I have no problem
removing them on dedicated application panels.  Once you've made the
decision to use your browser as an application input device, it's no
longer a web surfer.  You want to surf while you run your application?
Start another browser.  But while that session is connected to my
application, I have no problems with grabbing it and using it as I
choose.

Now this is primarily for intranet or extranet applications.  I'm less
sanguine about using it for public Internet applications.  But then
again, how many really public applications are there?  Inquiries, which
I don't really count as business applications, and storefronts.

Not a whole lot else out there that doesn't require you to actually log
in to a secure application, at which point I consider you an extranet
user.

Joe