Since the internet became popular and grew rapidly, the number of applications that run directly from the browser increased by an absurd amount, and today it is more common open up dozens of tabs in the browser of the different programs. The problem with this is that you end up getting lost in the midst of so many flaps and even simple actions (such as checking if an email arrived) require a series of clicks. To resolve this, Canonical aims to unite web applications to the desktop in Ubuntu, using the WebApps.
The concept behind Ubuntu WebApps is relatively simple: to integrate web services to the desktop through plugins, and allow users to control and view information without having to directly use the browser. For example, rather than leaving a tab open in your browser just for Gmail, you can put a Gmail icon in the Unity Application Launcher and thereby be notified of new mail, or receive notifications by desktop notification system.
You will still need to access Gmail by browser, but the obligation to keep the tab always open ends. And you can even leave your browser open and working smoothly, opening only when you receive new mail.
The list of possibilities is long, and tends to increase as other sites are added. Online music sites (like Kast.fm) can be controlled directly by the volume control in Ubuntu. You can right click on an image and upload to Facebook directly from the menu. And so on.
In some cases you still need to keep the tab or the browser open, but only the fact that you can forget the browser while working as greatly improve the productivity, and make the whole environment more light (no more leaving millions of tabs open infinitely in your browser).
The official announcement made in Canonical's blog has a video that illustrates this integration that creates WebApps.
(YouTube Video)
The list of services that have already joined the WebApps is large and covers several known sites and games, such as Gmail, Windows Live Mail, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Cut The Rope, Angry Birds, Last.fm, Grooveshark, Google Docs and WordPress. with. Other services can be added easily, and WebApps API documentation is available online.
Those interested in starting to use this system still must wait a bit: it will be used natively in Ubuntu 12.10, and should be released soon as an add-on for Ubuntu 4.12 LTS.
The concept behind Ubuntu WebApps is relatively simple: to integrate web services to the desktop through plugins, and allow users to control and view information without having to directly use the browser. For example, rather than leaving a tab open in your browser just for Gmail, you can put a Gmail icon in the Unity Application Launcher and thereby be notified of new mail, or receive notifications by desktop notification system.
You will still need to access Gmail by browser, but the obligation to keep the tab always open ends. And you can even leave your browser open and working smoothly, opening only when you receive new mail.
The list of possibilities is long, and tends to increase as other sites are added. Online music sites (like Kast.fm) can be controlled directly by the volume control in Ubuntu. You can right click on an image and upload to Facebook directly from the menu. And so on.
In some cases you still need to keep the tab or the browser open, but only the fact that you can forget the browser while working as greatly improve the productivity, and make the whole environment more light (no more leaving millions of tabs open infinitely in your browser).
The official announcement made in Canonical's blog has a video that illustrates this integration that creates WebApps.
(YouTube Video)
The list of services that have already joined the WebApps is large and covers several known sites and games, such as Gmail, Windows Live Mail, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Cut The Rope, Angry Birds, Last.fm, Grooveshark, Google Docs and WordPress. with. Other services can be added easily, and WebApps API documentation is available online.
Those interested in starting to use this system still must wait a bit: it will be used natively in Ubuntu 12.10, and should be released soon as an add-on for Ubuntu 4.12 LTS.
