Chrome Web App-y Shortcut December 13, 2010 9:21 PM Subscribe
I wanted a quick-and-dirty bookmark to MeFi in my Chrome Web Apps menu. Here's how you can do it.
Without uploading the code to the apps store, I threw together the basic graphic + JSON file necessary to make MeFi act like a web app in Chrome / Chromium. Download here and follow these instructions (basically, the instructions tell you to load it as an unpackaged extension). Couple obvious disclaimers:
1. All this really does is take you to Metafilter.com
2. The graphic I used, a slight modification of the iPhone favorite icon, is pretty hacked together.
If the mods are inclined to have this in the app store for free, then by all means. Otherwise, please take for your personal use only. Thanks.
Without uploading the code to the apps store, I threw together the basic graphic + JSON file necessary to make MeFi act like a web app in Chrome / Chromium. Download here and follow these instructions (basically, the instructions tell you to load it as an unpackaged extension). Couple obvious disclaimers:
1. All this really does is take you to Metafilter.com
2. The graphic I used, a slight modification of the iPhone favorite icon, is pretty hacked together.
If the mods are inclined to have this in the app store for free, then by all means. Otherwise, please take for your personal use only. Thanks.
Running Chrome 8.0.552.215, I get the following error:
"Could not load extension from '/Users/drhorrible/Downloads/mefi'. Invalid value for 'app.urls[0]'."
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 5:29 AM on December 14, 2010
"Could not load extension from '/Users/drhorrible/Downloads/mefi'. Invalid value for 'app.urls[0]'."
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 5:29 AM on December 14, 2010
Blazecock Pileon: "Running Chrome 8.0.552.215, I get the following error:"
Looks like you might need to add a slash to the end of all URLs. Could you pop the JSON file into a plain text editor and see if that works?
posted by l33tpolicywonk at 5:37 AM on December 14, 2010
Looks like you might need to add a slash to the end of all URLs. Could you pop the JSON file into a plain text editor and see if that works?
posted by l33tpolicywonk at 5:37 AM on December 14, 2010
It now installs as an extension, but I do not see a bookmarklet or shortcut in the toolbar.
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 5:43 AM on December 14, 2010
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 5:43 AM on December 14, 2010
It should show up on your New Tab page as a Web App. You may have to install a real Web App from the store to kick it into gear, I'm not sure.
posted by l33tpolicywonk at 5:44 AM on December 14, 2010
posted by l33tpolicywonk at 5:44 AM on December 14, 2010
You're right. Sorry, I misunderstood what this does.
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 5:45 AM on December 14, 2010
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 5:45 AM on December 14, 2010
The link's been updated to include a cleaned-up icon (thanks yaymukund), and to fix the trailing slash bug.
posted by l33tpolicywonk at 3:31 PM on December 14, 2010
posted by l33tpolicywonk at 3:31 PM on December 14, 2010
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posted by blue_beetle at 5:26 AM on December 14, 2010