[Zope] Re: debugging and browsers

[Tonico Strasser]

Dennis Allison wrote:
> I need to open two instances of a browser, one as one window as a user in
> the system with one login and set of session variables, and the other as
> another user (usually a manager) to manipulate the system through the ZMI.  
> Likewise, sometime is is useful to open two instances of the system so
> that you can look in one place with one window, and in another place in
> the other.
> 
> Most current browsers believe they are the only show in town run multiple
> instances as separate threads (or so it appear) happily sharing data.
> This causes problems when, as we do, naviagation information is saved in
> session variables.   The precise behavior depends upon the browser.
> 
> I guess I am looking for a way to enable the desired behavior by hacking
> Zope since it's unlikely that I can change the way browsers with an
> installed base behave.  Anyone else encountered this issue or solved the
> problem.

Have you tried to edit your hosts file, so that you can fake different 
servers?

http://test1/
http://test2/
...

Tonico