notebook in 4.1.2

[Bill Page]

I attempted to -upgrade from a source install of 4.1.1 on a 32 bit
Debian 5.0 machine but as suggested in the initial warning message
that failed after an hour or so of compiling and of course trashed by
4.1.1. I was not really sure that it was supposed to work anyway so I
just blew it away and compiled 4.1.2 from source.

The first thing I noticed in the notebook is that it seems to leave a
trail of "Active Worksheets" tabs behind as I open and then Save and
Quit each notebook. Why does it do that?

Regards,
Bill page.

[William Stein]

This is not something new in 4.1.2. It has done that since long
before 4.1.1. The main reason is that hitting the back button in a
worksheet results in massive corruption. Once there is a feature to
force synchronization between the worksheet and the server, this "open
in a new tab" behavior can be removed.

-- William

[Bill Page]

Yes, you are right. I first noticed it in 4.1.1 but did not actually
try to use the notebook much in that version.

How does opening a new tab prevent "massive corruption"? I never
noticed any massive corruption in the notebook in versions previous to
4.1.1 and I am pretty sure I did occasionally use the back button.

What is one supposed to do with all the old "Active Worksheets" tabs?
How do I even know which one is the "current" one? At this point it
seems awfully confusing to me. :-(