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Fur Affinity through a Prism
17 years ago
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printf "%s " "shouting into the void..."
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printf "%s " "shouting into the void..."
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I am trying something new, and so far I'm liking it. It's called Prism. It turns Web sites into desktop applications, essentially.
In Ubuntu, if the Universe repository is enabled, just go to Applications -> Add/Remove, and search for "prism".
I set mine up with a desktop icon to FA (and another to my DA), no location bar, and just a title and status bar. That leaves the entire rest of the window for the site. The biggest drawback is the loss of tabbed use of the site, but that's offset by the complete lack of chrome to clutter up the screen or distract me.
Prism uses Gecko and XULrunner on the back-end, which means whatever Web site you make a prism of looks and works just like Seamonkey or Firefox without extensions. Prism can use some extensions, according to the docs, but I haven't tested any.
Prism using XULrunner simplifies Web developers' jobs as well, as long as they remember not to assume their visitors have navigation buttons. Well-designed Web applications don't depend on them. If it works in Firefox, it works in Prism.
Also, if you decide you don't want a Web site in Prism, just trash the shortcut Prism makes.
The main gotcha, if you're used to staying logged in like I am, is that Prism keeps its cache and cookies in its own profile directory, and that includes session cookies. In plain English, that means signing in to a Web site through a Prism application signs you out in all other browsers, even Firefox.
But still, for the ability to use FA like a desktop application, and to keep up with happenings here, that's worth it.
In Ubuntu, if the Universe repository is enabled, just go to Applications -> Add/Remove, and search for "prism".
I set mine up with a desktop icon to FA (and another to my DA), no location bar, and just a title and status bar. That leaves the entire rest of the window for the site. The biggest drawback is the loss of tabbed use of the site, but that's offset by the complete lack of chrome to clutter up the screen or distract me.
Prism uses Gecko and XULrunner on the back-end, which means whatever Web site you make a prism of looks and works just like Seamonkey or Firefox without extensions. Prism can use some extensions, according to the docs, but I haven't tested any.
Prism using XULrunner simplifies Web developers' jobs as well, as long as they remember not to assume their visitors have navigation buttons. Well-designed Web applications don't depend on them. If it works in Firefox, it works in Prism.
Also, if you decide you don't want a Web site in Prism, just trash the shortcut Prism makes.
The main gotcha, if you're used to staying logged in like I am, is that Prism keeps its cache and cookies in its own profile directory, and that includes session cookies. In plain English, that means signing in to a Web site through a Prism application signs you out in all other browsers, even Firefox.
But still, for the ability to use FA like a desktop application, and to keep up with happenings here, that's worth it.
