Konrad KołakowskiMar 15

RE: https://mastodon.social/@krzyzanowskim/116228627148638561

Omg yes! I can't comprehend why multiple windows somehow seems like something hard to do with Electron, why is that?

Is it because websites are inherently "single page" and that limitation extends to web apps on desktop? 🧐

Show threadNick LockwoodMar 15
@kkolakowski websites can open new windows since the '90s (though browsers tend to block them since they're mostly used for popup ads)
Show threadMarcin KrzyzanowskiMar 15
@nicklockwood @kkolakowski yet no electron app does that. that's just fact
Show threadHelge HeßMar 15
@krzyzanowskim @nicklockwood @kkolakowski Slack can open new windows for a long time (since Shrugs? 🥸).
I don’t think there is a particular technological reason that Electron apps can’t do it. Electron builders just don’t care about those things 🤷‍♀️
Show threadMarcin KrzyzanowskiMar 15
@helge @nicklockwood @kkolakowski yet no electron app does that. that's just fact
Show threadNick Lockwood
@krzyzanowskim @helge @kkolakowski Slack is an electron app though - so that's one
Mar 15 at 12:08pmIceCubesApp
Show threadMarcin KrzyzanowskiMar 15
@nicklockwood @helge @kkolakowski it easly fits in 1% that does that
Show threadNick MainMar 15
@krzyzanowskim @nicklockwood @helge @kkolakowski of the 4 electron apps I use at work - Slack, Figma, Linear and Github Desktop - only the latter doesn't have multiple windows.