Chrome allows not just incognito mode, but that little person icon in the upper right by the minimize is 'switch account' and you can use a guest account that's not incognito, which is just perfect for testing out stuff like that.
On Monday, April 6, 2015 at 9:02:21 AM UTC-7, Anthony wrote: > > On Monday, April 6, 2015 at 11:16:51 AM UTC-4, Louis Amon wrote: >> >> Well maybe I’m just biased then. >> >> I think of web2py as THE framework for startups, and in that regard an >> easy-to-use user management system seems to me like a priority. >> >> With all due respect to Support Team members across the globe, using two >> browsers isn’t something you should expect from them. >> > > I would think if someone is qualified to provide support for a product, > it's not too much to ask that they be able to handle keeping two browsers > open (certainly seems easier that what they are already doing, which is > logging in and out of their accounts). > > Actually, you can make it even easier. There are extensions for Chrome > <https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/multilogin/nccllfnllopfpcbjdgjdlfmomnfgnnbk?hl=en> > > and Firefox <https://getmultifox.com/> that allow separate sessions in > separate tabs. So now all you need is two separate tabs. This is actually > superior to the functionality you seek, as it allows you to impersonate > multiple users simultaneously (one in each tab) without sharing their > permissions. > > Chrome and Firefox also allow you to set up separate profiles (which have > different sessions), and Internet Explorer has a "New Session" option that > opens a window with a new session. > > >> >> Maybe it’s important to « impersonate » exactly a user, being being able >> to do it ergonomically is just as -if not more- important. >> >> I agree with Massimo’s take on this : there should be an option that >> allows you to keep groups & permissions or not when impersonating. >> > > It's not necessarily a problem to add an option, but there are trade-offs > when deciding to add new functionality. The code becomes more complex, and > then the new functionality must be maintained in perpetuity. When we want > to make some other alteration or re-factor, we now have to make sure this > new functionality continues to work. If the use case is rare or if there is > an easy workaround, it might not be worth the effort and added complexity. > Whether it's worth it in this case, I don't know -- I suppose it depends on > the complexity of the required code. > > Anthony > -- Resources: - http://web2py.com - http://web2py.com/book (Documentation) - http://github.com/web2py/web2py (Source code) - https://code.google.com/p/web2py/issues/list (Report Issues) --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
