Re: WebApps functionality

[David <davidramos disroot org>]

I sent an email in reply to Jeremiah C. Foster and didn't CC to 
epiphany-list (I'm not used to mailing lists). Coincidentally, Michael 
Catanzaro addressed a lot of what I said:


On 15/04/20 17:55, David wrote:
> On 15/04/20 17:28, Jeremiah C. Foster via epiphany-list wrote:
> > 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
> >
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>
> Really? Webapps show up everywhere for me, running Debian Stable. 
> Maybe because it's Stable and it hasn't updated?
>
> If a more updated distro does break WebApps showing on app list, then 
> one option is to add them to Arc Menu (Gnome extension) via a command.
>
>
>
> It is really unfortunate that webapps are being dropped from Epiphany. 
> Not a good decision in my opinion. I think a good customizable WebApp 
> creation system is the future (combined with the ability to share the 
> apps). The Purism team probably really needs it for their phone too.
>
>
> If anyone is interested I worked around some of my complains of the 
> webapps in Epiphany, although they are not elegant solutions:
> - better blocking:    I used host file to block all the trackers of 
> sites I use as webapp, in case Epiphany's blocker misses them;
> - dark mode:           I used the "custom stylesheet" function to make 
> sites dark through CSS code;
> - backup/share:       Haven't figured out this one. Can anyone point 
> me to where I can find webapp files, so I can do a backup system?

Michael already gave me the answer to the backup thing. Thanks.


David Ramos