Mozilla begets WebRunner, a site-specific browser
Submitted by srlinuxx on Tue, 07/24/2007 - 12:20
Nowadays, people are turning to Web-based applications as replacements for desktop applications. Web-based office suites, mail clients, multimedia apps, and general productivity tools are all extremely useful now, but standard Web browsers aren't always the best option for running applications. To provide a more suitable tool for Web-based apps, Mozilla Platform Evangelist Mark Finkle has been working on WebRunner, a site-specific browser (SSB) that's designed to work exclusively with one application at a time. It's not finished yet, but it's already showing promise.
WebRunner, at version 0.5 now, is a stripped-down version of Firefox that allows you to run a single site at a time in its own process. The browser has a minimal user interface with no toolbars or navigation UI -- just a window with the bare minimum needed to use applications like Google Reader, Flickr, Web-based help desks, or any Webmail client.
re: Mozilla begets WebRunner
Cool, i'm gonna give it a try, i'm still not sure how it works though
Web based OS
I can't wait for Ford or BMW to adopt these ideas (i.e. web based OS's). Then I can drive my car up on the back of my truck, then drive to work.
Sound ridiculous? Exactly!
re: Web based OS
did you comment on the wrong post? this's not about web based OS's it's about web applications, web OS's are quite useful actually, i found this webrunner thing completely useless though, unless it's getting some serious development and real features soon, its chances of catching on is worse than nazi germanys radioactive toothpaste, so far it looks like a watered down firefox, too bad bookmarks were invented 10 years ago!