Interesting, I always had this perspective on Adobe Air: that they missed the point of web development. Us web developers don't like developing web apps because of the technologies behind the web (html, css, and javascript). Rather what makes the web so unique is the ability to load an application instantly and temporary. Visiting a web page is downloading something, but without the thought that it might be a virus, or worry that you're cluttering up your computer. That's what makes the web so attractive to the consumer, every thing is there, within reach, least resistance.
So what Adobe Air should have been was a run-time for applications that that are hosted on the server and access by a URL, much like a web browser, except with in a desktop environment. This is what I see would be most optimal for a Web OS. This is the web today: - Instantly run from a server, on-demand - Sandboxed and secure - Little offline capabilities Imagine what it could be: - Instantly run from both a server or locally (every web app could have a downloadable version) - Sandboxed but not limited to the confines of a web page (OS APIs, granted by the user) - Offline storage as well as app cache But more on you're post, I think that what the web needs it the ability for a folder, structured much like that of a web sites root directory, to be downloaded and run within the web browser. This way web applications can be more like programs that are installed/ downloaded, thus replacing OS programs all together. All that is need after this, are some APIs that allow for the application to take advantage of the power of the OS (files, data storage, cross application messaging, etc.). On Oct 17, 10:59 pm, xwisdom <[email protected]> wrote: > I know about the "Create Application Shortcuts..." of chrome but what > I'm looking for is a redistributable package that can be installed > with an application. This way the user doesn't have to download & > install Chrome and then click the "Create Application Shortcuts..." > menu. > > All content of the app could be written in JS, HTML CSS and then > deployed with the app. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Chromium Discussion mailing list: [email protected] View archives, change email options, or unsubscribe: http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-discuss -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
