On: Hacker News Web App for Mobile

[MatthewPhillips]

Great work! I recommend adding a manifest.webapp file so that Firefox users (and Firefox OS users) can add this as an "app". The manifest file is minimal, and then just a few lines of JavaScript will give you an "install" button. https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Apps/Manifest

[tjohns → MatthewPhillips]

Ditto for Chrome/CrOS, please: http://developer.chrome.com/apps/about_apps.html

Also, please consider adding this to the Chrome Web Store so I can install it on my Chromebook. :)

[thekingshorses → tjohns]

Added as a hosted app. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hacker-news/gdljjm...

Let me know if you can install on your chromebook.

[tjohns → tjohns]

Update: There's also a lighter-weight API for "hosted" Chrome apps that don't require all the features of a full "packaged" app, which would work too.

https://developers.google.com/chrome/apps/docs/developers_gu...

[thekingshorses → MatthewPhillips]

I will definitely do it. I am a huge fan of Firefox and my main browser is still firefox.

[renke1 → MatthewPhillips]

What exactly is a Firefox app? Never heard of that. Good example would be nice.

[martius → MatthewPhillips]

+1 for an app manifest!