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Do Not Show This Message Option in Tabs

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KefkaZ

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When I close a tab, I get asked if I want to close the tab. I'd like to be able to have it not ask me that each time, so I'd like to see a checkbox in the popup saying "Do Not Show this Message next time" or something similar.
 
We made a conscious decision not to allow this since when you close the tab all of the state associated with the tab is tossed out. The message is there as a fail safe since you may be upset you accidentally closed a tab that had history you were planning on visiting and now you have lost that history. In general, you will find confirmations that don't have a "don't show again" option where it may be very very annoying to continue when you didn't mean to.
 
As a user who would prefer to use multiple tabs (as seen in this post), I would also like to not be prompted when I close a tab. Most of the time my tabs have no important history.

If you would like to allow for user screwups, why not add "Reopen last closed tab" and/or a History? Much less annoying than a prompt dialog. (See Opera 15+/Chrome.)

In a more general sense, most confirmation dialogs should have "don't show this again" checkboxes. (But that's a different request.)
 
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+1 to this. I would suggest that as a general rule, "choose a safe default and let the user override it (with appropriate warnings) if the user wishes" is a much better user-focused design than "we decided not to allow this because we think it's safer this way".

-Ian
 
davidp said:
We made a conscious decision not to allow this since when you close the tab all of the state associated with the tab is tossed out. The message is there as a fail safe since you may be upset you accidentally closed a tab that had history you were planning on visiting and now you have lost that history. In general, you will find confirmations that don't have a "don't show again" option where it may be very very annoying to continue when you didn't mean to.
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I guess walk me through how it is any different than if I accidentally close a tab in a browser or if I close a window in excel? Would it be possible to have the "you have unsaved information, would you like to save?" window to pop up if it was in editing mode? I'd love if the problem of accidentally closing a tab were solved in the same way my browser solves it by allowing me to ctrl-shift-t and re-open the most recent closed tab.
 
KefkaZ said:
Would it be possible to have the "you have unsaved information, would you like to save?" window to pop up if it was in editing mode?
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It does this second, which makes sense in the programming context. (The "Do you want to close the tab?" is in response to a user asking to close the tab, while the "Would you like to save?" dialog is triggered by the containing tab attempting to close and seeing that there are unsaved changes. They're in two different places.)
 
By the gods yes please fix this... only warn me if something is not saved... otherwise don't ask confirmation of what I told you to do.

If "prompting only when unsaved" is too difficult to add... AT LEAST give us a preference to turn this off.

This has got to be the most annoying "feature" :)
 
One thought that crossed my mind is to turn off the Windows ding sound when the popup shows. I play music for my games from the pc and there's nothing worse than having a loud DING interrupt during some high tension or emotional music.
 
+1 to this, even if it is a configurable option!

It is most annoying to have the "ping" sound occur when you're working quietly in the corner of the living room!
 
For the love of all that is Holy, make this a option that can be turned off by the user. Like Parody, I prefer to open multiple tabs instead of relying on the individual tab history - the only time I tend to navigate back is when I accidentally follow a link instead of opening a new tab (a preference to "always open links in a new tab" would be most welcome as well).

Basically for me, every time I am done with anything I get a nuisance box popping up that adds an unnecessary click. This is definitely my single biggest gripe with the Realm Works UI, and it would be completely obviated by a preference check box.

Please, please, please Lone Wolf - let the users decide if they want this behavior or not.
 
davidp said:
We made a conscious decision not to allow this since when you close the tab all of the state associated with the tab is tossed out. The message is there as a fail safe since you may be upset you accidentally closed a tab that had history you were planning on visiting and now you have lost that history. In general, you will find confirmations that don't have a "don't show again" option where it may be very very annoying to continue when you didn't mean to.
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This is a usability issue. Usability issues are best left to users to decide on. IF they find it annoying that they lost the history then they can re-tick the option to show the warning. If they don't find that annoying then don't force on them something they do find annoying instead.
 
I just noticed on my lunch break that there is now a "do not show this message again" check box on the Close Tab dialog. Hallelujah!

Thanks LWD!
 
ibecker said:
+1 to this. I would suggest that as a general rule, "choose a safe default and let the user override it (with appropriate warnings) if the user wishes" is a much better user-focused design than "we decided not to allow this because we think it's safer this way".

-Ian
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I have to agree with this logic and +1 the request. I have used other programs where I have chosen not to see the "are you sure" notice and if I loose something from closing the wrong tab I know it's my fault. And since you do like to let the users sway the program (calendars) then... ;)
 
As JustinThomason has mentioned, this was added in a recent release. If you are not seeing this, check for updates. Personally, I don't check it as I like the warning to protect me from my tendency to click before thinking. :-)
 
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