In message <20090612132044.3f429...@trite.i.flarn.net.i.flarn.net>
Rob Kendrick <r...@netsurf-browser.org> wrote:
> On Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:16:40 +0100
> Grahame Parish <maillist.par...@millers-way.net> wrote:
>> On this subject, is there any reason why a new NetSurf window
>> inherits the history of the parent? If you forget that a new window
>> has opened (because it fully overlays the parent) you can click
>> 'Back' far enough to get into the parent window's history. Most
>> other browsers I've used limit Back to as far as the initial page
>> that was launched in the new window.
> This is the feature of NetSurf that I most miss in other browsers. My
> browsing style is to open interesting links I encounter throughout the
> day into new windows or tabs, and then read them progressively as I get
> moments to myself. Having the history for the parent windows at that
> point is of huge benefit. It also means that the local history graph
> remains useful, so you can find out how you got somewhere should you
> forget.
> B.
In RISC OS the new window fully overlays the parent in most cases, so
you can end up with a stack of redundant windows hiding behind the
current one. I can see it being useful if you closed the parent to
open the child, but then there would be no point in opening a new
window anyway. :)
--
Grahame Parish
