Bug 451442

Summary:	WebApp mode (widget-less and tab-less)
Product:	[Applications] Falkon	Reporter:	genghiskhan
Component:	general	Assignee:	David Rosca <nowrep>
Status:	REPORTED ---
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	zr+2ce7rmqg
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	unspecified
OS:	All
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Description genghiskhan 2022-03-13 06:12:31 UTC

Hello,
I'd like to ask for a special mode that would act as follows:

STAGE A:

Case 1: Toggle menu.
Open Falkon.
Open a webapp.
Right click.
Open as webapp.

Case 2: .desktop launcher: (notice X-Type)

[Desktop Entry]
Version=2.0
X-Type=Webapp
Name=Converse
Comment=messaging freedom
Link=http://localhost:40123/fullscreen.html
Icon=conversejs
MimeType=text/vcard;x-scheme-handler/xmpp;
Actions=Chat;Join;Send;Single;Available;Away;AwayEx`DND,Offline;History;MOTD;

STAGE B:
ֹUpon activation, a window of Falkon will be opened.
1) The window will not have widgets, or just a little amount of widgets necessary.
2) The window will not have tabs.
3) The taskbar icon will not be the one of Falkon, rather the icon will be the one set by the  .desktop launcher (Case 2) or favicon (Case 1).

This is an idea I'm desired to have it since 2016.
Further reading at https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xdg/desktop-file-utils/-/issues/62

Comment 1 genghiskhan 2022-03-13 06:34:11 UTC

This can also help to enhance security by automatically containing/isolating WebApps in an own instance/cache/cookies etc.
User wants to use a WebApp messenger which is untrustworthy, so user can contain it and launch it from a seperate launcher.
More info https://blog.mozilla.org/en/products/firefox/facebook-container-for-firefox/

Comment 2 genghiskhan 2022-03-14 10:45:45 UTC

The above desktop file will activate an error message dialog "Invalid desktop file".
Here's an alternative draft using Type=Link and X-WebApp=True


[Desktop Entry]
Version=2.0
Type=Link
X-WebApp=True
Name=Converse
Comment=messaging freedom
Link=http://localhost:40123/fullscreen.html
Icon=conversejs
MimeType=text/vcard;x-scheme-handler/xmpp;
Actions=Chat;Join;Send;Single;Available;Away;AwayEx`DND,Offline;History;MOTD;