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Yeah I noticed recently that I actually prefer browser apps from a UX point of view - creating tabs of content and jumping between them is something I do a lot,

by enjeyw 6y ago

Yeah I noticed recently that I actually prefer browser apps from a UX point of view - creating tabs of content and jumping between them is something I do a lot, and it's baked in very nicely to the browser. (As is sending a link to share the exact screen i'm on, back button as u mention etc etc)

smichel17 6y ago
If the browser is your OS, it makes a lot of sense. In contrast, I often organize my browser tabs onto multiple separate windows (even when I don't have that many open), because opening programs in windows and jumping between them is something I do a lot, and it's baked in very nicely to my window manager :) To avoid misinterpretation since text is horrible this way: I am NOT disparaging or even really disagreeing with the parent comment. They're just two different workflows, and while I appreciate the advantages of the browser, apps work better in mine.
fomine3 6y ago
Chrome's Webpage-to-App feature is best experience for me. I wish Firefox had similar feature.
- modo_mario 6y ago
  Do you mean PWA's? Because firefox has had that for a long time.
  - _ikke_ 6y ago
    I guess they mean launching webapps with --app=, which launces the page in a chromeless window. Firefox recently learned --ssb (after you enable that in about:config), but it's use is much more limited, geared towards kiosks. Things like right mouse button and extensions are disabled, and you cannot open external links.
    - fomine3 6y ago
      "Open as windows" is the feature what I love. It seems that the feature was gone in the past but now it revived. https://superuser.com/questions/101395/is-it-possible-to-have-google-chrome-always-open-shortcuts-in-a-separate-window https://superuser.com/questions/101395/is-it-possible-to-hav... https://www.howtogeek.com/403399/how-to-make-chrome-open-as-window-shortcuts-now-that-google-killed-them/ https://www.howtogeek.com/403399/how-to-make-chrome-open-as-...
  - dunham 6y ago
    Chrome has something called Desktop PWA that allows a PWA (that meets some additional requirements) to be installed as a native app. On macos it has its own .app bundle that can be launched by user and participates in the app switching as a separate app, but underneath shares process tree as the user's chrome instance. So it's like having an Electron app with stricter sandboxing, less memory usage, and an easier installation / upgrade process.

by enjeyw 6y ago

smichel17 6y ago

If the browser is your OS, it makes a lot of sense. In contrast, I often organize my browser tabs onto multiple separate windows (even when I don't have that many open), because opening programs in windows and jumping between them is something I do a lot, and it's baked in very nicely to my window manager :) To avoid misinterpretation since text is horrible this way: I am NOT disparaging or even really disagreeing with the parent comment. They're just two different workflows, and while I appreciate the advantages of the browser, apps work better in mine.

fomine3 6y ago

Chrome's Webpage-to-App feature is best experience for me. I wish Firefox had similar feature.

modo_mario 6y ago
Do you mean PWA's? Because firefox has had that for a long time.
- _ikke_ 6y ago
  I guess they mean launching webapps with --app=, which launces the page in a chromeless window. Firefox recently learned --ssb (after you enable that in about:config), but it's use is much more limited, geared towards kiosks. Things like right mouse button and extensions are disabled, and you cannot open external links.
  - fomine3 6y ago
    "Open as windows" is the feature what I love. It seems that the feature was gone in the past but now it revived. https://superuser.com/questions/101395/is-it-possible-to-have-google-chrome-always-open-shortcuts-in-a-separate-window https://superuser.com/questions/101395/is-it-possible-to-hav... https://www.howtogeek.com/403399/how-to-make-chrome-open-as-window-shortcuts-now-that-google-killed-them/ https://www.howtogeek.com/403399/how-to-make-chrome-open-as-...
- dunham 6y ago
  Chrome has something called Desktop PWA that allows a PWA (that meets some additional requirements) to be installed as a native app. On macos it has its own .app bundle that can be launched by user and participates in the app switching as a separate app, but underneath shares process tree as the user's chrome instance. So it's like having an Electron app with stricter sandboxing, less memory usage, and an easier installation / upgrade process.