Re: WebApps functionality

["Jeremiah C. Foster" <jeremiah foster puri sm>]

On Wed, 2020-04-15 at 17:35 +0200, Carlos Garcia Campos wrote:
> El mié, 15-04-2020 a las 11:25 -0400, Jeremiah C. Foster via
> epiphany-
> list escribió:
> > On Tue, 2020-04-14 at 15:46 -0500, Michael Catanzaro wrote:
> > > Well we removed Epiphany web app support from GNOME Software,
> > > because 
> > > it has never worked well.
> > >
> > > But Epiphany itself still supports creating web apps, except
> > > when 
> > > running under flatpak.
> >
> > Flatpak is the preferred way to install Epiphany, no? At this URL
> > it
> > says "The recommended way to install Epiphany is via Flatpak." 
> > https://github.com/GNOME/epiphany
>
> Definitely not the recommended way if you want web apps. Use the
> package from your distro or build it yourself from sources.

Using the distro package is smart, but it pushes users back to the
command line because GNOME Software doesn't have support for Epiphany
web apps. This means there are no icons viewable via GNOME Software,
the app doesn't show up at all and you cannot manage it. It makes
Epiphany web apps limited to something that is created on one user's
machine and not really useful as something you distribute. 

Regards,

Jeremiah