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Re:XP Paint – A Web-Based Version of Window XP's MS Paint by matjazdrolc on Thursday July 09, 2020 @04:09PM (#23784541)
Surely it can be packed as an Electron app?
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Re:XP Paint – A Web-Based Version of Window XP's MS Paint by pantaloony on Thursday July 09, 2020 @05:11PM (#23785273)
I wouldn’t be surprised if a stripped-to-the-bone installation of WinXP in a VM, running only Paint, is lighter on system resources than Electron running this.
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Re:XP Paint – A Web-Based Version of Window XP's MS Paint by jaclaz on Friday July 10, 2020 @04:33AM (#23789390)
A very basic XP install with a GUI can fit in 20-30 MB[1][2][3], using minlogon, but even with a "standard" Winlogon it should be below 50 MB, so it surely would take less disk space than the hypothetical 100 MB electron based version.

[1] http://reboot.pro/topic/3717-xpsp1-with-full-commandline-and...

[2]http://reboot.pro/topic/16765-minixp/

[3]http://mistyprojects.co.uk/documents/MiniXP/

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Re:XP Paint – A Web-Based Version of Window XP's MS Paint by CyberDildonics on Thursday July 09, 2020 @04:52PM (#23785065)
Why would you do that? If it runs in a web page, it could be condensed to a single .html file.
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Re:XP Paint – A Web-Based Version of Window XP's MS Paint by chowderman on Thursday July 09, 2020 @07:14PM (#23786371)
It can be packed very easily actually! It is a single HTML file, so you can easily embed it into an electron app or a webview if you wanted. Only problem is it would bring the total size to ~100 MB instead of ~1 MB, and would be tough to make it a single .exe file.
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