ChromeKit: HTML5+CSS3 window chrome.

by Rauchg • 16 years ago

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Rauchg2• 16 years ago

Quick link to demo: http://devthought.com/wp-content/projects/chromekit/

ary• 16 years ago

It's a curious thing that (over the years) so many people have attempted to bring the desktop window managing experience into a web browser. More and more I've found myself going the other way and wishing for less window management on the desktop.

Rauchg2• 16 years ago

And I agree. This was more on the experimentation side (my main driver was to experiment with the Expose algorithm), and almost exclusively a weekend project. It does have some interesting use cases, but to drive your entire application with a window managing experience would be a mistake.

kaddar• 16 years ago

I don't like the naming choice, too close to Google Chrome Browser + WebKit

tvon• 16 years ago

True, but both "chrome" and "kit" are common in dev lingo, unrelated to WebKit or Google Chrome.

owowo• 16 years ago

This project should give Apple a slap in the face. Banning desktop-like apps will be impossible with this. I applaud you! I agree that ChromeKit (or whatever you will be calling it) should be used with care as to not become bothersome. I wish you luck in your endeavors.

naner• 16 years ago

For a minute there I thought someone modified WebKit so the browser widgets that are normally drawn from a toolkit (GTK, Cocoa, etc.) such as scroll bars, buttons, text boxes, etc. were actually created with CSS/HTLM/Javascript.

ChromeKit: HTML5+CSS3 window chrome.

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