4 ms·

The blog app looks interesting for an idiosyncratic need of mine, but at first glance (a) selecting to "not set-up account, just get the apps" seems to go to on

by acmdas 9y ago

The blog app looks interesting for an idiosyncratic need of mine, but at first glance (a) selecting to "not set-up account, just get the apps" seems to go to online versions, not a download, (b) the blog isn't included as one of the apps, and (c) there's no indication which "desktop" platforms are supported. So, (a) will there be downloads Real Soon Now, and (b) will the blog be one of them, and (c) is Linux supported?

oblib 9y ago
Thank you for the feedback! Here are the answers to your questions: (a): The apps are "web apps" and all the code to run them is cached in your web browser when you load them the first time. If you disconnect your internet and load "https://cherrypc.com/app/index.html" https://cherrypc.com/app/index.html" they'll work. If you're online and don't have a "Data Services" account they'll still work, but you won't be able to email documents directly from the app. You can "Save" them though, or "Print to PDF" if you're using Chrome to run them, and attach them to an email in your email app. Right now I use "App Cache" for offline use, but I'll be implementing "Service Workers" soon. (b): The blog isn't one of the apps included, but I am considering including it. It requires the "Data Services" we offer though, so it wouldn't be "free", but I may spin up another server just for the blog app and offer it as a stand alone service at a much lower yearly fee. (c): Since, they are web apps any device with a modern web browser are supported, including mobile devices, so yes, Linux is supported. I test them on a Raspberry Pi and they run fine in the modern web browsers that run on it, including Chrome and Firefox.
- acmdas 9y ago
  Okay, thanks for the clarification. I guess that mentioning CouchDB in the subject was part of what confused me, as did describing the blog internals in detail when it isn't being offered. So, it actually isn't a solution to my idiosyncratic requirement, but good luck anyway.

by acmdas 9y ago

oblib 9y ago

Thank you for the feedback! Here are the answers to your questions: (a): The apps are "web apps" and all the code to run them is cached in your web browser when you load them the first time. If you disconnect your internet and load "https://cherrypc.com/app/index.html" https://cherrypc.com/app/index.html" they'll work. If you're online and don't have a "Data Services" account they'll still work, but you won't be able to email documents directly from the app. You can "Save" them though, or "Print to PDF" if you're using Chrome to run them, and attach them to an email in your email app. Right now I use "App Cache" for offline use, but I'll be implementing "Service Workers" soon. (b): The blog isn't one of the apps included, but I am considering including it. It requires the "Data Services" we offer though, so it wouldn't be "free", but I may spin up another server just for the blog app and offer it as a stand alone service at a much lower yearly fee. (c): Since, they are web apps any device with a modern web browser are supported, including mobile devices, so yes, Linux is supported. I test them on a Raspberry Pi and they run fine in the modern web browsers that run on it, including Chrome and Firefox.

acmdas 9y ago
Okay, thanks for the clarification. I guess that mentioning CouchDB in the subject was part of what confused me, as did describing the blog internals in detail when it isn't being offered. So, it actually isn't a solution to my idiosyncratic requirement, but good luck anyway.