Wow, thank you Galen. That might explain some weird and seemingly inconsistent things we've had some staff report.
Terran McCanna, PINES Program Manager ------------------------------ Georgia Public Library Service | University System of Georgia 2872 Woodcock Blvd, Suite 250 l Atlanta, GA 30341 (404) 235-7138 | tmcca...@georgialibraries.org http://help.georgialibraries.org | h...@georgialibraries.org <https://www.facebook.com/georgialibraries> <https://www.twitter.com/georgialibs> <https://www.instagram.com/georgialibraries/> <https://www.twitter.com/georgialibs> Join our email list <http://georgialibraries.org> for stories of Georgia libraries making an impact in our communities. On Thu, Feb 23, 2023 at 3:57 PM Galen Charlton via Evergreen-general < evergreen-general@list.evergreen-ils.org> wrote: > Hi, > > I wanted to bring folks' attention to a change to the Chrome browser that > may affect staff workflows. > > Specifically, the new "Memory Saver" will cause Chrome to deactivate > unused tabs that have been sitting a while (where, as far as I can tell, a > "while" could mean anywhere from five minutes to an hour). If you go back > to one of the deactivated tabs, Chrome will reload the page from scratch. > > If that tab has the Evergreen staff client, while you'll still be logged > in when you open a deactivated tab, other state such as your place in a > grid will not carry over. > > I can imagine that this could cause challenges for anybody who is used to > a workflow that involves opening several copies of the staff client in > multiple tabs. For example, if you're working from a large Record Bucket, > paging through it and doing something with each record, a lunch break might > make you lose your place in the bucket. > > Chrome does offer an option to specify a list of sites that should not > have their tabs deactivated. > > Additional details and commentary can be found here: > > [1] > https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/12929150#zippy=%2Cturn-memory-saver-on-or-off%2Ckeep-specific-sites-active > [2] > https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/02/chrome-110-will-automatically-discard-background-tabs-heres-how-to-stop-it/ > [3] https://developer.chrome.com/blog/memory-and-energy-saver-mode/ > > Beyond that, I'd like to ask a question - how are you managing tabs when > using the staff client? Does anybody finish the day with dozens of > Evergreen tabs open? > > Regards, > > Galen > -- > Galen Charlton > Implementation and IT Manager > Equinox Open Library Initiative > g...@equinoxoli.org > https://www.equinoxOLI.org > phone: 877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457) > direct: 770-709-5581 > <http://evergreen-ils.org> > _______________________________________________ > Evergreen-general mailing list > Evergreen-general@list.evergreen-ils.org > http://list.evergreen-ils.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/evergreen-general >
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