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Bug 218076 - ebuild request for mozilla-prism
Summary: ebuild request for mozilla-prism
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: New packages (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: High normal (vote)
Assignee: Default Assignee for New Packages
URL: http://wiki.mozilla.org/Prism
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Reported: 2008-04-17 09:38 UTC by Marcello Magaldi
Modified: 2020-07-09 18:03 UTC (History)
6 users (show)

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Description Marcello Magaldi 2008-04-17 09:38:27 UTC
Prism is a simple XULRunner based browser that hosts web applications without the normal web browser user interface. Prism is based on a concept called Site Specific Browsers (SSB). An SSB is an application with an embedded browser designed to work exclusively with a single web application. It doesn’t have the menus, toolbars and accoutrements of a normal web browser. Some people have called it a "distraction free browser" because none of the typical browser chrome is used. An SSB also has a tighter integration with the OS and desktop than a typical web application running through a web browser.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.emerge -pv mozilla-prism
2.
3.
Comment 1 Jeroen Roovers (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2008-04-17 12:54:08 UTC
CC'ing mozilla as this would be their turf. :)
Comment 2 Wendall Cada 2008-06-19 03:32:45 UTC
Prism is available as an extension for Firefox 3
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6665

There is a compiled bin available at the wiki as well. Could provide mozilla-prism-bin as well.
Comment 3 Marcello Magaldi 2008-08-20 10:16:50 UTC
(In reply to comment #2)
> Prism is available as an extension for Firefox 3
> https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6665
> 

Since firefox 3 is not yet stable I think it could be a better idea to exclude this choiche for now.


> There is a compiled bin available at the wiki as well. Could provide
> mozilla-prism-bin as well.

yes, it could be a choice... 

Comment 4 Marcello Magaldi 2009-02-27 05:48:21 UTC
(In reply to comment #3)
> (In reply to comment #2)
> > Prism is available as an extension for Firefox 3
> > https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6665
> > 
> 
> Since firefox 3 is not yet stable I think it could be a better idea to exclude
> this choiche for now.
> 
> 
> > There is a compiled bin available at the wiki as well. Could provide
> > mozilla-prism-bin as well.
> 
> yes, it could be a choice... 
> 

I'm trying to get the 0.9 source code to start creating an ebuild for it but I cannot find it here https://wiki.mozilla.org/WebRunner . 
Comment 5 Thomas Kear 2009-04-01 03:53:17 UTC
Might be worth noting too the "refractor" extension for Firefox is extremely fragile and likely won't work for most people.  Having the standalone application around should solve that problem at least.

I thought it might just be one of the other 38 extensions in my Firefox install breaking it, but even on a machine with only one extension (Firebug), it didn't actually work - none of the "hide menu bars" etc options did anything, it just opened another tab in an existing window with the URL.
Comment 6 Jory A. Pratt gentoo-dev 2010-09-16 13:01:38 UTC
Mozilla team will not be adding any extensions that all user benefit from.