[Reloadevery] enable stay on?

Jaap Haitsma jaap at haitsma.org
Thu May 12 23:01:14 EDT 2005


Steven Travers wrote:
> Hi--new to list.
>  
> ReloadEvery is great! I like it. I just wanted to state for the record,
> though, one desire:
>  
> You know how the enabling is automatically cancelled for a tab when the
> URL changes? It'd be great if I could choose to override this somehow,
> and make it so that the enabling always stays on for a tab, even after
> the URL changes.
>  
> An example of why I wish for this: The page I want to use ReloadEvery
> with the most is my dailygammon.com top page. This page shows a list of
> backgammon matches in which it's my turn to move. This page changes
> often so it's great to have it reload automatically. To make your moves
> in your matches, you click through to different pages, but then end up
> back at your top page. So, the URL on this tab changes a bunch of times,
> and the reload enabling automatically turns off, thus making the
> extension not useful or less useful in this instance. It's just as easy
> or easier to reload it by hand as it is to keep switching the enabling
> on again in the context menu. See what I mean?
>  
> So, it'd be great if I could, on a per-tab basis (or perhaps specify per
> URL in an options dialog), choose to "lock" on the enabling.
>  
> Thanks for reading my suggestion! I hope my explanation made sense.
>  

I don't like to add an extra option so much.

Probably the best option would be to always lock it, and give a visual 
indication on the tab or so that reload every is enabled.

What do other people think?


Jaap


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