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Yes, that would be very useful to have. Some runtime, or some central application, so that the user just has to download some HTML, CSS and Javascript -- not a

Yes, that would be very useful to have. Some runtime, or some central application, so that the user just has to download some HTML, CSS and Javascript -- not a complete copy of Electron each time. And if this application could be used to browse the internet when the user enters a URL, that would be useful too! Game changer!

aserafini 8y ago
Yes great idea! The different applications (or URLs) could be opened simultaneously and displayed as ‘tabs’ for the user to manage in the central application.
- dewiz 8y ago
  That would also allow to call one application from another, just assigning some reserved namespace or domain and appending the feature at the end, kind of a path. Exciting times!
  - arbie 8y ago
    How would one remember a collection of these namespaces or the current place within one location? Analogous to physical paper, could we repurpose the concept of a "bookmark"?
    - barrystaes 8y ago
      To avoid having to update these files on your pc, these could be served by a "server" on the internet. We would have to run cables around the earth so everyone can benefit.
      - xaitv 8y ago
        First thing we'd have to serve then is some place where stuff like that can be discussed though, maybe some sort of "forum" with "comments" and stuff?
      - smichel17 8y ago
        Unfortunately, that would also introduce latency. Plus, I'd like to be able to access these files when I'm not connected to one of these "servers".
- murukesh_s 8y ago
  You probably don't need electron to do that, it could be done by any end user. Wondering why it isn't being done!
- sterlind 8y ago
  I get the joke, but an Electron "player" daemon seems like a decent idea. It could manage getting the right runtime versions, installing apps, deduping assets and granting permissions. It'd be a sort of cross-platform Google Play Services.
- de_watcher 8y ago
  Oh, you're too brutal to the webdev community. Don't do that. :D
icelancer 8y ago
Everyone likes this idea until the HTML, CSS, and JS are given the ability to change application menus and access the file system. Then oh no, we can't have that.
- ninkendo 8y ago
  Surely you can fix that without having physically separate copies of the underlying chromium engine? edit: I realize now this is a joke thread... whoosh.
  - krapp 8y ago
    It's funny because it's not entirely a joke.
- aserafini 8y ago
  Instead we are encouraging users to download arbitrary binaries bundled with a browser that can be controlled and updated remotely. It’s not clear to me this is any safer.

aserafini 8y ago

Yes great idea! The different applications (or URLs) could be opened simultaneously and displayed as ‘tabs’ for the user to manage in the central application.

dewiz 8y ago
That would also allow to call one application from another, just assigning some reserved namespace or domain and appending the feature at the end, kind of a path. Exciting times!
- arbie 8y ago
  How would one remember a collection of these namespaces or the current place within one location? Analogous to physical paper, could we repurpose the concept of a "bookmark"?
  - barrystaes 8y ago
    To avoid having to update these files on your pc, these could be served by a "server" on the internet. We would have to run cables around the earth so everyone can benefit.
    - xaitv 8y ago
      First thing we'd have to serve then is some place where stuff like that can be discussed though, maybe some sort of "forum" with "comments" and stuff?
    - smichel17 8y ago
      Unfortunately, that would also introduce latency. Plus, I'd like to be able to access these files when I'm not connected to one of these "servers".
murukesh_s 8y ago
You probably don't need electron to do that, it could be done by any end user. Wondering why it isn't being done!
sterlind 8y ago
I get the joke, but an Electron "player" daemon seems like a decent idea. It could manage getting the right runtime versions, installing apps, deduping assets and granting permissions. It'd be a sort of cross-platform Google Play Services.
de_watcher 8y ago
Oh, you're too brutal to the webdev community. Don't do that. :D

icelancer 8y ago

Everyone likes this idea until the HTML, CSS, and JS are given the ability to change application menus and access the file system. Then oh no, we can't have that.

ninkendo 8y ago
Surely you can fix that without having physically separate copies of the underlying chromium engine? edit: I realize now this is a joke thread... whoosh.
- krapp 8y ago
  It's funny because it's not entirely a joke.
aserafini 8y ago
Instead we are encouraging users to download arbitrary binaries bundled with a browser that can be controlled and updated remotely. It’s not clear to me this is any safer.