Webrunner got new name "Prism" http://labs.mozilla.com/2007/10/prism/
=>> http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/10/26/mozilla-webruner-becomes-prism-brings-web-apps-to-the-desktop/ Imtiaz Rahi wrote: > WebRunner: http://wiki.mozilla.org/WebRunner > > Mozilla's *WebRunner <http://wiki.mozilla.org/WebRunner#Latest_version>* is > a single-serving version of Firefox that strips away all the bells and > whistles. There's no Web surfing to be done with this lightweight tool. > Menus, extensions, themes, toolbars and navigation have all been excised, > like a sculptor cutting away excess marble. > > What you're left with is a Site Specific Browser for Windows, Mac or Linux > that uses bookmark files with the WEBAPP extension. The installer configures > these files to open in WebRunner, but there's no ?launch program? icon or > option. You just double-click on a WEBAPP file you've downloaded or created, > and off you go, ready to get to work without getting distracted by the > temptation to surf anywhere else. > > These WEBAPP files are also called bundles because they are renamed zip > files, containing a configuration file, icons and an optional JavaScript > script. Mozilla details how to build > one<http://wiki.mozilla.org/WebRunner:Bundle#HowTo>, > and they can be made for just about any URL. However, WebRunner may not > contain the features needed to run the site, especially if it's dependent on > a plug-in. Most sites should run, though. > > Mozilla has provided bundles for eight Web sites, including most of the > Google Web apps, Twitter and Facebook. They've also posted user-created > bundles for Yahoo! Mail, Meebo and Bloglines, among others. > > The Options menu is the only conceit and lives behind a gear icon in the > lower-right corner of the program frame. Clicking on it reveals some basic > commands: Print, an About page, a DOM Inspector, the Error console and > Install to Desktop. This last command saves the page you're looking at as > shortcut on your desktop. So, assuming you can figure out a way to get to a > site that doesn't have a bundle--it's not that hard--you can create a WEBAPP > shortcut link for it. > > Article Credit: CNET Networks, Inc. > http://www.download.com/8301-2007_4-9796879-12.html?tag=head > > > >
