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Re:Reasons to prefer Linux over Windows (2014) by ubercow13 on Sunday November 15, 2020 @07:06PM (#25106303)
You can kind of do this with Chrome for any website. More tools->create shortcut in the menu.
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Re:Reasons to prefer Linux over Windows (2014) by crazyjncsu on Sunday November 15, 2020 @07:20PM (#25106422)
We’ve used this for years as our answer to users who request a desktop app. They’re generally pleasantly surprised and satisfied with the result.
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Re:Reasons to prefer Linux over Windows (2014) by fiddlerwoaroof on Sunday November 15, 2020 @07:26PM (#25106469)
Yeah, my experience is that these behave in unusual ways: it’s ok, but they always feel a bit off, even compared to Electron
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Re:Reasons to prefer Linux over Windows (2014) by aeyes on Sunday November 15, 2020 @09:59PM (#25107489)
You have to design your site for this, back in the IE days we did this for some corporate tools and went full kiosk mode. The user didn't even know that it was a website.
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