Mortal Software Sins #485

[jducoeur]

Thou shalt not, upon installing thy software, force thy users to close their programs, save that thou hast given them due notice that it shall be done. And may we all say, "Amen".

(Proving that even Apple has UI weaknesses. I do not appreciate it when updating QuickTime shuts down my Firefox session. I appreciate it even less when it pops up the dialog box saying "All QuickTime applications will be shut down", with a nice Cancel button, *after* it has already closed the program...)

Comments

[tashabear.livejournal.com]

Do you have the Tab Mix extension for Firefox? It lets you restore the tabs that were open last time Firefox was closed, among other nifty things.

[jducoeur]

I've got a different one that does much the same thing. This is more a matter of annoyance than actual problem -- it's just bad program design, and bad program design *always* irks me...

[tashabear.livejournal.com]

I agree. Seems like Apple's been slipping a LOT in 2006.

[laurion]

Firefox 2.0 has this built in now. In the preferences, Main section, you can choose what Firefox shows when it starts up: blank page, home page, or tabs and windows from last session.

Tested and stable for everyone!

Now, admittedly, I still use TMP, but for other things (lock/protect tabs, multiple tab rows, controlling how links open, and all the other lovely tweaks it lets m have), as the main function I used it for has been Done.

[hakamadare.livejournal.com]

eh??? on what platform are you encountering this problem? that’s atrocious.

[jducoeur]

Windows XP, fairly conventional and current setup. The fact that it closed Firefox before telling me is presumably simply a bug; the fact that it didn't warn me in Big Bold Letters in advance that it was going to have that effect is a design flaw...