This application allows sharing of arbitrary Web pages. The shared
browser works in the master-slave mode, i.e., the slave instances will
synchronoze themselves to the master instance. The browser handles
correctly pages of arbitrary complexity, including frames, multimedia
contants, Java applets, cascading style sheets, and DHTML.
TANGO Interactive shared browser is a true shared browser
(beware of cheap imitations!). There is no need to type URLs
to share them. A link accessed from the master browser will
be automatically accessed by all slave instances.
Master status can be dynamically re-assigned using "Become Master"
and "Grant Master" operations in the TANGO Interactive
Session Manager. Slave browsers can follow links on their own, but
this action is not shared. After a new page has been accessed
in the master browser, all slave instances will be automatically
re-synchronized.
Shared browser is useful in many applications. Examples:
- Distance education: Share add-on unstructered
material such as code examples, references, or active interactive contents.
Shared browser is an ideal tool enhancing specialized cirricula
delivery tools such as our Shared DHTML Browser.
- Web briefings : You can instantly share
any document exported to HTML form from Microsoft Office - Word, PowerPoint,
Excel - no difference. Just point the shared browser to the URL of
your document.
- Discuss web page design with your customer:
You design a site for a customer and want to get feedback on
your work, or teach the customer how to use the site. Use TANGO Interactive
shared browser to accomplish just that. No changes of any kind are needed
to turn your design into shared entity - our browser will do it for
you on the fly!
Limitations:
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If you click a link that spawns an additional browser window, the window
will be spawned for all session participants. However, links clicked
in this additional window will not be shared. Workaround: cut the URL
from the location line of the new window and paste it into the location
line of the original shared browser window.
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If you share a form that requires input, your typing on the master
copy will not be visible. The effect of the form action will be shared,
though. Form-sharing applications are implemented TANGO Interactive as
a separate application module.
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