[rekonq] Re: Re : [RFC] Better Integration of Web Applications into Window Management

[Heinz Wiesinger]

On Tuesday 11 January 2011 15:31:57 Lionel Chauvin wrote:
> Hi Martin,
> 
> >Nevertheless they would still live in the browser.
> 
> If I understand well your idea, some tabs of rekonq will have their own
> entries in the task list and some will not.
> I propose a better idea:
> Create a dedicated version of rekonq for web apps.
> This version will:
> - show the icon of the website as icon of the window
> - remove the name of rekonq in the title of the window (I don't know how
> but I am sure it is possible), only keep the name of the website (eg.
> Google map). - clic on a link: if it is a internal link of the website
> then open it in the web app window else open it in the normal rekonq
> version.
> - remove the urlbar
> - remove the tool button-menu
> - remove new tab button
> - hide tab bar by default
> - keep previous,next and reload buttons ?
> - adapt context menu accordingly
> 
> In the normal version of rekonq:
> - add actions somewhere in the UI to register a website as a web app.
> - clic on a link: if it is a link of registered web app: open it in its
> dedicated window (perhaps in a new tab) and focus this window.
> 
> I propose a related idea:
> create packages that depends on rekonq for easily install web applications.
> these packages will add entries in kickoff.
> Lionel Chauvin.

From what I remember this pretty much sounds like what silk/selkie aimed for. 
Maybe it is worth contacting the developer(s) involved there for a possible 
cooperation? If they don't have the resources/manpower to do this alone maybe 
it could be a joint effort together with the rekonq developers.

Grs,
Heinz
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