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= Prism-like Feature for Firefox = | |||
Based upon the success and interest in the Prism experiment, we believe that there is an opportunity to uplift a Prism-like feature into a future version of Firefox. | |||
The Prism experiment and platform itself should continue in its exploration, and we'll continually look for opportunities for uplift. | |||
= The Split = | = The Split = | ||
Prism | The proposal is that we consider a Prism-like feature in two parts. JS APIs, and "turn this page into a desktop app" (Appify). | ||
= Appify = | |||
If we do not want Prism to go the way of the every-so-geeky implementations done by Safari and Chrome, we need to focus on helping users discover when they might want to make an web-app into a desktop app. | |||
When the user is found (by examining the places database) to visit a site frequently and stay on it (i.e., uses it like an application), we can show a suggestion that the user might want to turn it into a desktop application. We can whitelist a number of high-profile known sites that can be appified, others can advertise their ability to be hosted using a link rel tag. | |||
http://img.skitch.com/20081210-mu6783bt3jy13adcik1wfrsfcn.jpg | |||
The message animates into the site identity button indicating the feature can be accessed there. Some heuristic is used to decide how many times the suggestion should be shown. Clicking on the link causes a beautiful animation (the page scales down to the thumbnail seen below, everything else fades in): | |||
http://img.skitch.com/20081211-ehgthdhs6a4dbu9t8g5ggb5dr7.jpg | |||
= | = Javascript Desktop Integration APIs (Reach) = | ||
== Use Cases == | == Use Cases == | ||