Re: What is the best term to use?

[Jan Cohen <najnehoc -at- yahoo -dot- com>]

That's more in-line with my thoughts.  But like Janice suggested, we probably now ought to wait until Zen chimes in.  

In the meantime, client-server sounded too much like patron-waiter to me, and my thoughts have all gone south.  It's time to get something to eat.  

jan c.

----- Original Message ----
From: Ned Bedinger <doc -at- edwordsmith -dot- com>
To: Jan Cohen <najnehoc -at- yahoo -dot- com>
Cc: Lauren <lt34 -at- csus -dot- edu>; Janice Gelb <Janice -dot- Gelb -at- Sun -dot- COM>; techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 3:39:11 AM
Subject: Re: What is the best term to use?


Jan Cohen wrote:
> 
> have a pretty tough time calling "tabs" applets.  I can see tabs
 being
> created by an applet, or clicking on a tab to execute an applet, but
 I
> cannot see a tab providing operational functionality. 
 >

It would be useful, in order to put some of these concerns to bed, to 
know the architecture of the tabbed program--is the tabbed interface 
superficial, like a front end? Or another possibility that appeals to
 me 
is calling the tabs 'gateways', if they give access but don't provide 
the main programs' functions themselves.

If the tabbed application is developed as a client server design, then 
those tabs and program functions could be described and called by their
 
functional role. I think that calling the tabs 'clients' would have a 
salutory and invigorating effect on users. But I'm afraid that calling 
them tabs or applets wouldn't have that same beneficial effect, at
 least 
not on me, but as always, YMMV.

Ned Bedinger
doc -at- edowrdsmith -dot- com



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