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[feature] X-Type=Webapp or X-WebApp=True #182

Closed GreenLunar closed 2 years ago

GreenLunar commented 2 years ago

Stage 1: .desktop launcher: (notice X-Type)

[Desktop Entry]
Version=2.0
X-Type=Webapp
Name=Mibbit
Comment=Easy and fast Webchat
Link=https://client01.chat.mibbit.com/
Icon=mibbit
MimeType=x-scheme-handler/irc;
Actions=Join;Direct;

Stage 2: ֹUpon activation, a window of Tangram will be opened. 1) The window will not have widgets, or just a little amount of widgets necessary. 2) The window will not have sidebar/tabs. 3) The taskbar icon will not be the one of Tangram, rather the icon will be the one set by the .desktop launcher.

  1. Window will be automatically containing/isolating WebApps in an own instance/cache/cookies etc. This might be related to #135

This is an idea I'm desired to have it since 2016. Further reading at https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xdg/desktop-file-utils/-/issues/62

P.S. I originally wanted = to report this on GNOME Web. It might be relevant to it too.

sonnyp commented 2 years ago

This is not something Tangram can support by itself.

I suggest discussing this on https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xdg/xdg-specs

GreenLunar commented 2 years ago

Do you mean software can't read custom keys in .desktop unless such key, even with X- at its start, is supported by xdg-specs?

Projects that need to use special arguments, not supported by XDG, use X-, for instance X-KDE-SubstituteUID=.

sonnyp commented 2 years ago

This needs to be implemented by a .desktop launcher.

You also need applications to create those X-Type .desktop files.

GreenLunar commented 2 years ago

This needs to be implemented by a .desktop launcher.

Yes, this is true, otherwise Type=Webapp and X-Type=Webapp will cause to a message "Invalide desktop file" upon execution attempt. Here's another .desktop file:

[Desktop Entry]
X-WebApp=True
Version=1.0
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=Mastodon
Comment=Follow friends and discover new ones
Type=Link
URL=https://mastodon.social/auth/sign_in
Icon=mastodon
StartupNotify=true

You also need applications to create those X-Type .desktop files.

The Web Browser will be responsible for this. In addition to Pin tab, web browers will have an option to Add (to menu/launcher) as WebApp.