Comments on: A Step Back – Mozilla Prism http://blog.websitestyle.com/index.php/2008/03/28/a-step-back-mozilla-prism/ Various Epiphanies of a Technical Mind Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:20:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: João Matos http://blog.websitestyle.com/index.php/2008/03/28/a-step-back-mozilla-prism/comment-page-1/#comment-83252 João Matos Wed, 06 Apr 2011 19:01:02 +0000 http://blog.websitestyle.com/index.php/2008/03/28/a-step-back-mozilla-prism/#comment-83252 The only thing that needs to be installed is Prism, and you only do it once. "Installing web applications" means only the creation of a desktop shortcut. Prism is also available as a Firefox extension. The only thing that needs to be installed is Prism, and you only do it once.
“Installing web applications” means only the creation of a desktop shortcut.

Prism is also available as a Firefox extension.

]]> By: Ernie Ofori http://blog.websitestyle.com/index.php/2008/03/28/a-step-back-mozilla-prism/comment-page-1/#comment-21981 Ernie Ofori Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:51:34 +0000 http://blog.websitestyle.com/index.php/2008/03/28/a-step-back-mozilla-prism/#comment-21981 Hello Nicole, 1. I have a web application that is session-based, and when things go bad, usually, one of the best ways out (from the client POV) is to kill the session and start afresh. since session is per browser per client, what it means is that if I have multiple tabs running, I will need to close all tabs and restart the browser. But I may have a very important session to a different service that I dont want to lose. It becomes very useful if I could have this application independent of others, by running it standalone. 2. sometimes, it is not everyone who is savvy enough to realize that a web application has a better presentation when the viewpoint is not distorted by countless toolbars and extension bars that have no role for that specific application. If we could have a less 'busy' client (browser) for accessing the application, this can improve greatly the user experience. We can go on giving many examples where a stripped-down browser for a standalone application can provide a richer experience. For these reasons, a project like Prism can be very handy for deploying certain web applications. On the other hand, if all you do on the web is standard browsing of websites, then Prism is not meant for you, and blogging about it may as well be a waste of your time. I hope this helps Hello Nicole,
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I have a web application that is session-based, and when things go bad, usually, one of the best ways out (from the client POV) is to kill the session and start afresh. since session is per browser per client, what it means is that if I have multiple tabs running, I will need to close all tabs and restart the browser. But I may have a very important session to a different service that I dont want to lose. It becomes very useful if I could have this application independent of others, by running it standalone.

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sometimes, it is not everyone who is savvy enough to realize that a web application has a better presentation when the viewpoint is not distorted by countless toolbars and extension bars that have no role for that specific application. If we could have a less ‘busy’ client (browser) for accessing the application, this can improve greatly the user experience.

We can go on giving many examples where a stripped-down browser for a standalone application can provide a richer experience.

For these reasons, a project like Prism can be very handy for deploying certain web applications.

On the other hand, if all you do on the web is standard browsing of websites, then Prism is not meant for you, and blogging about it may as well be a waste of your time.

I hope this helps

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