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SHOW HN2015
27points
6comments
#988of 2,565 in 2015
Top 39%of 2015 by points
How HN took it
QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project
2 positive, 0 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 0 critical, out of 2 comments about the project.
Idea: 2 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Useful idea; single site browser apps are valued
From 2 comments
Cool, reminds me of fluid. I've been looking for a new web app packager since fluid stopped working w/ google docs.
effinggames on HNI tried making a replacement for Fluid using Electron. CPU usage isn't ideal, context menus wouldn't work, keyboard focus was an issue. And even with those issues I still use it…
mikewhy on HN
Objections
Electron-based alternatives have high CPU use and focus problems
From 1 comment
I tried making a replacement for Fluid using Electron. CPU usage isn't ideal, context menus wouldn't work, keyboard focus was an issue. And even with those issues I still use it…
mikewhy on HN
Requests
Linux or FreeBSD single site browser tools
From 1 comment
I was a huge user of single site browsers... when I was on OSX. Now I miss them, but I just couldn't live with the random crashing. Are there any good SSB tools for Linux, or…
techdragon on HN
Alternatives named
Fluid
From 1 comment
Cool, reminds me of fluid. I've been looking for a new web app packager since fluid stopped working w/ google docs.
effinggames on HN
Chromium --app mode
From 1 comment
I'm on Debian and I simply use Chromium for that. Here's an example of how it works: chromium --user-data-dir=/custom/webapp/dir/ --app=http://example.com Works just fine, I can…
sandebert on HN
Electron
From 1 comment
I tried making a replacement for Fluid using Electron. CPU usage isn't ideal, context menus wouldn't work, keyboard focus was an issue. And even with those issues I still use it…
mikewhy on HN