Re: tkweb todo-list
Hakan Ardo (hakan@munin.ub2.lu.se)
Mon, 01 Jul 1996 00:05:15 +0200
> Hakan Ardo <hakan@munin.ub2.lu.se> writes:
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> >I where thinking of using a $SIG{'ALRM'} function that calls the =
> >DoOneEvent function and dies if the stop button has been pressed, but =
there =
> >must be a better way to do it. =
> =
> %SIG is nearly useless with Tk. Signals tend to leave Tk data structure=
s
> in a mess and you get a core dump.
> Using 'after' may be a help.
I'll take a look at it...
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> >Well when it is fixed I'd say we implement the =
> >folowing functions:
> >- An emediate end of all network activity when the Stop button is pres=
sed, not
> =
> >waiting for anyting. I think it is important that this function is abs=
olutely =
> >fole profe.
> >- Allow the user to wiev the part of the document that has already bee=
n =
> >downloaded, not having to wait for the rest.
> >- If a link is folowed when a document is being downloaded, the old =
> >downloadingprocess should be supressed and a new one started.
> >- The same goes if the new URL is typed in in the location text box.
> =
> All of these need changes to libwww side of things. As it stands that l=
ibrary
> is pureley sequential. A very recent change _may_ have allowed stop han=
dling.
And what might that be?
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> >
> >That is the most important, a few smaller things could be:
> >- Fixing the proposed, but not yet implemented buttons (Reload, Print,=
Save, =
> >Help)
> =
> Reload/Print/Save are "easy".
Agreed!
> =
> >- Placing an update button on the view src and maby the view HTML wind=
ows =
> >enabling me to edit the source and the view my changes.
> =
> That is what "reload" button is for.
Now, you missunderstood me. What I want is a tool, that allows me to brow=
s =
around my webpages located on several diffrent servers and click the wiev=
src =
button (or, thinking again, maby a diffrent button would be more =
approprative), which brings upp my editor allwoing me to edit it and save=
it =
and then without me having to press the reload button, reloads the page i=
nto =
tkweb (I'm lazy, I know). What also would be nice here is the support for=
=
editing pages placed on other servers than my own, through ftp or somethi=
ng.
> =
> >- Right clcick (or something) to download an link directly to a file, =
to =
> >enable me to recive big binary files.
> =
> What do other browsers do?
> Seems to me netscape does download to file automaticaly - if received f=
ile
> type is binary it pops up a file select dialogue.
Netscape has a popup meny on the right mouse button which allows you to s=
ave a =
file directly to the harddisk. You see sometimes you wants to save docume=
nts =
that normaly would be view, like images or animations, and even HTML page=
s. =
But I say we wants it all. But a save to disk function and a function all=
owin =
uss to bind serten content-types to a saving file requester, and a little=
=
popup window asking what to do if a unknow content-type is discovered. A =
popup =
windown containing the option to save it among others.
> =
> >- The find function must be improved (case insesitive, make the markin=
g =
> >visible in headers, jump between the hist, ...).
> >- Clickable pictures
> =
> Those are supposed to work - they did once.
> =
Well, it might have been something else the matter when I tested them out=
=2E =
I'll look closer into it some other time...
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Name: Hakan Ardo
E-Mail: hakan@munin.ub2.lu.se
WWW: HTTP://www.ub2.lu.se/~hakan/sig.html
Interests: WWW, Programming, 3D graphics
Thought for the day: As long as one understands, the
spelling does not matter :-)
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