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Thanks to Mozilla Prism and Chrome, it is possible integrate web applications (Gmail, GDocs, etc., etc.) to the desktop environment, allowing them to run from the desktop and be configured independently of the default web browser. Do you want to know how? |
The choice of Prism or Chrome to run your favorite cloud applications will surely depend on which is your preferred internet browser.
Chrome
In case it is Chrome, the procedure to follow is bullshit:
1. Go to your favorite application. For example, log into Gmail.
2. Click on the Tool button. Then Tools> Create applications shortcuts ...
3. A dialog box will appear asking where you want to save the shortcut, on the desktop or in the applications menu. In case you choose this last option, you will find the shortcut in the menu Internet.
Firefox/Prism
You can install it from the repositories by typing
sudo apt-get install prism
However, in this case it seems to me that the best option is to directly download and install the Prism add-on for Firefox.
Once downloaded and installed, Firefox will restart. Then, it only remains to create the shortcuts to our favorite cloud applications by following these steps:
1. Go to the page of the web application you want to use.
2. Go to Tools> Convert Website to application ...
3. Enter the application data (name, URL, where you want to create the shortcut, etc.)
4. In case you have chosen to create a shortcut, make sure it has execute permissions. Make right click about element > Properties> Permissions and enable the option Allow to run the file as a program.
I find it an excellent tip to enrich the desktop environment. Now if I wanted to turn the desktop itself into a "framework" for web applications, is there a way to do it?
If I did not explain myself well, I clarify what I say.
I would like to run a web page directly on my desktop (like Window $'s ActiveDesktop) as if it were a wallpaper, that way I could send information in real time to any user on my network without interrupting their activities or without them having to dedicate their time to the browser.
I don't know of any way to do that on Linux. 🙁
I'm also not sure that it has much use, especially since the emergence of screenlets (those little applications - the clock, the news reader, the calendar, etc. - that you can add to the desktop).
Anyway, I will see if I can find out more about this matter ...
Hug! Paul.
A very interesting article. I did not know how to do this and it has been very helpful. I wanted to integrate it into the desktop with Chrome.
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