RE: [WEB400] Re: Modify the IE Browser

["Joe Pluta" <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> From: Hans Boldt
> 
> And *really* robust web applications not only track user state but
> can also handle random movement through the site.
> 
> As a user, *I* want to have control over the user interface.

There is a difference between public access web applications and
business applications.  For examples, blog sites and PC game pages need
to allow people unfettered access, not to mention cool graphics and neat
features, lest their user's attention be attracted by another site.

Business applications are different.  These are users trying to get a
job done.  They expect their applications to step them through a
sequence of panels and control the UI - good examples of this are the
various wizards in WebSphere Express, the screens in an airline
reservation system, or any of a myriad of B2B applications run over the
Internet.

I need and will keep control over the flow of a business application
that requires more than just a single panel of interaction.  In the
arena of business applications multiple screen interactions are the
norm, and in that world, you don't just exit an order entry application
in the middle and go start an A/R transaction.  Thus, control over the
UI is not only acceptable, it's required.

Please remember to think of business applications, where the majority of
us who work with the iSeries do our jobs, as separate from public access
websites.

Joe