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Re:Xray – An experimental next-generation Electron-based tex... by enraged_camel on Tuesday March 06, 2018 @02:55AM (#16527544)
I haven't understood why people use the Slack app, as opposed to just running it in a browser tab. It uses up significantly less RAM, and has basically the same features.
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Re:Xray – An experimental next-generation Electron-based tex... by grzm on Tuesday March 06, 2018 @03:01AM (#16527568)
Tastes of course vary, but I find switching to a different app is easier than finding one of a number of windows or tabs within a browser.
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Re:Xray – An experimental next-generation Electron-based tex... by TomMarius on Tuesday March 06, 2018 @04:49AM (#16527889)
Open Slack in Chrome, click browser main menu (the rightmost icon), hover on "More tools", click "Add to desktop". You get exactly the same benefits as you get with standalone Slack client but it still runs inside the browser.
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Re:Xray – An experimental next-generation Electron-based tex... by bradstewart on Wednesday March 07, 2018 @09:55AM (#16536762)
How did I not know this was a thing. Thank you.
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Re:Xray – An experimental next-generation Electron-based tex... by z3t4 on Tuesday March 06, 2018 @05:00AM (#16527926)
Try a window manager, for example i3
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