Am 16.06.2010 11:40, schrieb Sean DALY: > Keep in mind that this precise functionality is provided by what Gary > is describing - a single instance, but multiple documents open, what > used to be called "MDI" (Multiple Document Interface) back in the 90s. > > Today, this is usually presented as tabs (no pun intended ;-) with > focus showing the active tab, possibility of closing a tab wiithout > returning to it, rearranging tabs, etc. > > Perhaps the larger question is how to present multiple windows of the > same type of data (text, images) simply to children. Stacked windows > versus navigating between windows and so on. Apple faced with a > similar problem for the iPhone shows a row of grey dots for each > "page" of app icons, the white dot indicating the active "page". A > similar representation may be preferable to tabs. > > This could become complicated in collaboration. Are all open documents > in the instance shared?
That's indeed an interesting discussion to be had. I think at some point a while ago (I might be wrong though) it was suggested that per default Activities should be shared. I guess such a behavior would then also apply to all within an Activity tabs. (Not that I neccessarily think that sharing be default is a good idea...) Christoph > Sean > > > > On 6/16/10, Tabitha Roder <tabi...@tabitha.net.nz> wrote: >> >>> Has anyone seen good real world cases where allowing multiple instances of >> the same activity to be run was useful or a vaguely common practice? >>> >>> >> >> I use multiple instances all the time. Particularly for comparing things, >> but also for copying bits out of one and into another. >> >> Example >> 1. write about how you describe yourself >> 2. write about how your family describe you >> 3. write about why they might be different >> You need to see the first two texts to carry out the third part of the >> exercise. >> >> You can have the same requirement for multiple instances in many activities >> - using a calculator, browsing the internet, drawing pictures, all sorts. >> What if I create something in phsyics or etoys or scratch, and want to >> create something else to go with it but want to do it in another place so I >> don't wreck the first bit, then want to join them both together. I want to >> build on my first concept in one way and another way, then compare the >> different paths I took and see which was better. >> >> These are valuable to the learning process. I think multiple instances are >> very important. >> >> I have experienced the frustration of low memory issues and would rather >> have the option to wait for the laptop to recover or even restart the >> laptop, than not have multiple instances as an option. IMHO. >> >> Tabitha >> >> _______________________________________________ >> IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) >> IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org >> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep >> > _______________________________________________ > IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) > IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep > -- Christoph Derndorfer co-editor, www.olpcnews.com e-mail: christ...@olpcnews.com _______________________________________________ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep