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I don't know why the slack desktop client is so popular. It's almost no different from the web client, but eats more RAM if you already have Chrome open. Just p

I don't know why the slack desktop client is so popular. It's almost no different from the web client, but eats more RAM if you already have Chrome open. Just pin Slack in a tab and save your memory

pavel_lishin 8y ago
> I don't know why the slack desktop client is so popular. In-dock notifications and system notifications are my reasons, as well as a dedicated window I can alt-tab to instead of tabbing through browser windows, then navigating to the Slack tab. (I realize that for some people, "hiding" Slack in a pinned tab may be a feature.)
- nrhk 8y ago
  Just open in a separate chrome window?
  - pavel_lishin 8y ago
    In OS X, if I alt-tab over to Chrome, it will focus on whatever window I had in focus last; I'd still have to Command-Tilde to find the Slack one. I know, it's a minor kvetch. But it's a minor kvetch I can solve with a gig of RAM.
    - jciochon 8y ago
      You may be interested in an app called HyperSwitch. It lets you tab between individual windows of each app! There’s also opt-tab which will cycle through individual app windows.
    - klondike_ 8y ago
      Try Chrome web app mode: https://superuser.com/questions/33548/starting-google-chrome-in-application-mode https://superuser.com/questions/33548/starting-google-chrome...
- jerf 8y ago
  Web Slack does system notifications. You may have to turn them on explicitly because it requires a permission (can't recall if you do or if it prompts you, but it is something you have to enable), but if it's working in my Linux browser I'm assuming it works in Windows and OSX. I don't know if that would also integrate with in-dock notifications or not. If so, making it a viable alt-tab target would just be running it in a separate browser window, which should still net many fewer used resources than a separate app. If you are happy, no problem. I'm posting for general info.
  - TeMPOraL 8y ago
    > can't recall if you do or if it prompts you, but it is something you have to enable It does. In fact, it keeps displaying an annoying blue-colored topbar telling you that your life will be better if you enable notifications (fortunately, with the option to snooze it or dismiss it completely on given machine).
- eadmund 8y ago
  > In-dock notifications and system notifications are my reasons, as well as a dedicated window I can alt-tab to instead of tabbing through browser windows, then navigating to the Slack tab. Emacs-slack can get you all of that:-)
  - pavel_lishin 8y ago
    I'm aware of the fact that Emacs is a fully fledged operating system :P
nunez 8y ago
you can only do video conf through the app
SCdF 8y ago
I find it runs faster and is more stable in the desktop client, but I switched a couple of years ago so that may no longer matter (also ymmv etc).
posting2fast 8y ago
The point would be the same even if nobody used the client except to start it up for measuring bloat.

I don't know why the slack desktop client is so popular. It's almost no different from the web client, but eats more RAM if you already have Chrome open. Just pin Slack in a tab and save your memory

pavel_lishin 8y ago

> I don't know why the slack desktop client is so popular. In-dock notifications and system notifications are my reasons, as well as a dedicated window I can alt-tab to instead of tabbing through browser windows, then navigating to the Slack tab. (I realize that for some people, "hiding" Slack in a pinned tab may be a feature.)

nrhk 8y ago
Just open in a separate chrome window?
- pavel_lishin 8y ago
  In OS X, if I alt-tab over to Chrome, it will focus on whatever window I had in focus last; I'd still have to Command-Tilde to find the Slack one. I know, it's a minor kvetch. But it's a minor kvetch I can solve with a gig of RAM.
  - jciochon 8y ago
    You may be interested in an app called HyperSwitch. It lets you tab between individual windows of each app! There’s also opt-tab which will cycle through individual app windows.
  - klondike_ 8y ago
    Try Chrome web app mode: https://superuser.com/questions/33548/starting-google-chrome-in-application-mode https://superuser.com/questions/33548/starting-google-chrome...
jerf 8y ago
Web Slack does system notifications. You may have to turn them on explicitly because it requires a permission (can't recall if you do or if it prompts you, but it is something you have to enable), but if it's working in my Linux browser I'm assuming it works in Windows and OSX. I don't know if that would also integrate with in-dock notifications or not. If so, making it a viable alt-tab target would just be running it in a separate browser window, which should still net many fewer used resources than a separate app. If you are happy, no problem. I'm posting for general info.
- TeMPOraL 8y ago
  > can't recall if you do or if it prompts you, but it is something you have to enable It does. In fact, it keeps displaying an annoying blue-colored topbar telling you that your life will be better if you enable notifications (fortunately, with the option to snooze it or dismiss it completely on given machine).
eadmund 8y ago
> In-dock notifications and system notifications are my reasons, as well as a dedicated window I can alt-tab to instead of tabbing through browser windows, then navigating to the Slack tab. Emacs-slack can get you all of that:-)
- pavel_lishin 8y ago
  I'm aware of the fact that Emacs is a fully fledged operating system :P

nunez 8y ago

you can only do video conf through the app

SCdF 8y ago

I find it runs faster and is more stable in the desktop client, but I switched a couple of years ago so that may no longer matter (also ymmv etc).

posting2fast 8y ago

The point would be the same even if nobody used the client except to start it up for measuring bloat.