Canonical announced Ubuntu WebApps
Today, Mark Shuttleworth announced that the October release of Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Queztal will include the technology of working with web applications without the explicit work of the user with the browser - Ubuntu WebApps.
For the user, the work of the new function is as follows - when visiting some popular site supported by the system as part of WebApps, the browser (in addition to Firefox also supports Chrome and Chromium) suggest installing the site as a web application to the system to launch via a launcher or just an icon on the desktop. Later, when launching a WebApp application, it will either open the site itself, or work with it without a browser will be supported - for example, Gmail WebApp will signal the arrival of a new letter or Last.fm WebApp will allow you to control streaming playback directly from the audio control widget in the system. It is important to note that working with a remote site is still provided by the browser, so closing it and getting something like a standalone application will not work.
At the moment, Canonical has provided WebApps support for more than 40 sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Last.FM, Google+ and several others. Ubuntu 12.04 users will receive an update in the next few days.
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Video presentation of Ubuntu WebApps under the cut.
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For the user, the work of the new function is as follows - when visiting some popular site supported by the system as part of WebApps, the browser (in addition to Firefox also supports Chrome and Chromium) suggest installing the site as a web application to the system to launch via a launcher or just an icon on the desktop. Later, when launching a WebApp application, it will either open the site itself, or work with it without a browser will be supported - for example, Gmail WebApp will signal the arrival of a new letter or Last.fm WebApp will allow you to control streaming playback directly from the audio control widget in the system. It is important to note that working with a remote site is still provided by the browser, so closing it and getting something like a standalone application will not work.
At the moment, Canonical has provided WebApps support for more than 40 sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Last.FM, Google+ and several others. Ubuntu 12.04 users will receive an update in the next few days.
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Video presentation of Ubuntu WebApps under the cut.
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Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/148120/
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