Re:Electron is flash for the desktop (2016)
by disposablename on Tuesday April 11, 2017 @11:51AM
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IE10/11 let you pin any website to the taskbar with its own icon, complete with notification overlays: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg491738(v=vs.85).a...
Same for Chrome: http://www.geekpen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Chrome-Mor...
Probably Firefox also has this.
Re:Electron is flash for the desktop (2016)
by SlySherZ on Tuesday April 11, 2017 @04:13PM
(#14092017)
I can confirm for Firefox. Right click the tab -> Pin Tab. It shows up as a symbol only (hides the title) leftmost tab and never goes away.
Here's more info, with images of how it looks like: https://support.mozilla.org/t5/Learn-the-Basics-get-started/...
Re:Electron is flash for the desktop (2016)
by larvaetron on Tuesday April 11, 2017 @12:47PM
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> It doesn't bother me at all that the Slack app is an over glorified web browser running the Slack web client.
It kinda should, though, because if the browser component isn't up to date on the regular then it's possible you're looking at (what should be) a simple chat app with a potential RCE.
I use the Slack app for Windows, and the value for me is that it gets its own easily identifiable presence in my Windows task bar.
I have a (self-inflicted) problem with tab proliferation, and because I rely heavily on Slack, it's just way more convenient to use the self-contained version than to have it running in a tab buried in one of my browser windows.
It doesn't bother me at all that the Slack app is an over glorified web browser running the Slack web client.