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Can someone explain to me why don't browsers offer a "local app" mode where they couple with a locally run server and display a more stripped down UI (no favbar
by farias0 6y ago
Can someone explain to me why don't browsers offer a "local app" mode where they couple with a locally run server and display a more stripped down UI (no favbar, tabs, extensions, etc) for these cases? Is it about security?
- paulryanrogers 6y agoBecause even HTTP and the server side are growing in complexity. User expectations that browsers are the outside world and the aversion to full page loads are big factors.
- farias0 6y agoBut a stripped down UI serves to make a non-tech savvy user not associate it with their usual browsing. I know server software is getting complex as well, but to my (limited) understanding the interface was the biggest offender when it comes to unnecessary use of resources, which is the problem my proposition tries to solve.
- easytiger 6y agoChrome and Firefox did have this in Debian repos at one point