TiddlyChrome and the elimination of Chrome Apps
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Andy Pastuszak
Sep 26, 2016, 11:09:38 AM9/26/16
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Google announced that it will no longer support Chrome apps on the desktop builds of Chrome.
This is putting a lot of developers in a bad place, I am sure. Does this mean that TiddlyChrome is pretty much dead now?
Danielo Rodríguez
Sep 26, 2016, 11:12:04 AM9/26/16
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Any link or reference to the announcement?
Eneko Gotzon
Sep 26, 2016, 5:05:57 PM9/26/16
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On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 5:12 PM, Danielo Rodríguez <rdan...@gmail.com> wrote:
Any link or reference to the announcement?
Paul Hutchinson
Sep 26, 2016, 10:47:47 PM9/26/16
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I believe it is in reference to this announcement: http://blog.chromium.org/2016/08/from-chrome-apps-to-web.html
Paul
Greg Davis
Sep 27, 2016, 8:57:34 AM9/27/16
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If you are worried about TiddlyChrome going away, example for putting a
TiddlyWiki on Tiddlyspot, then you might want to consider getting a copy
of Google Chrome Portable from PortableApps.com http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/google_chrome_portable
It can be "installed" locally on your PC without their Platform. Just add TiddlyChrome and then zip the entire folder to keep in case later versions of Chrome drop support for the app. It is an online installer to comply with Google licensing, so you will have to install to get Chrome. You shold note on that link that because of Chrome's design it does have issues with portable use so a local install probably avoids those issues. If you don't like it just delete the GoogleChromePortable folder, it's gone.
Came in handy when Chrome dropped support for XP, which still use occasionaly, made copies of the last few as neared version that dropped support.
It can be "installed" locally on your PC without their Platform. Just add TiddlyChrome and then zip the entire folder to keep in case later versions of Chrome drop support for the app. It is an online installer to comply with Google licensing, so you will have to install to get Chrome. You shold note on that link that because of Chrome's design it does have issues with portable use so a local install probably avoids those issues. If you don't like it just delete the GoogleChromePortable folder, it's gone.
Came in handy when Chrome dropped support for XP, which still use occasionaly, made copies of the last few as neared version that dropped support.
Paul Hutchinson
Sep 27, 2016, 9:27:00 AM9/27/16
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FYI OldVersion.com has archived the old installers for most popular software, the ones for Chrome are here: http://www.oldversion.com/windows/google-chrome/
Paul
Arlen Beiler
Sep 30, 2016, 9:39:02 PM9/30/16
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Hello Everyone,
Although the App Store will be phased out, I believe we will be able to drag-and-drop install until early 2018. The blog post concerning this is at https://blog.chromium.org/2016/08/from-chrome-apps-to-web.html.
Because of this, I'm not planning to put it on the app store. :)
Secondly, if you are going to try to use a portable chrome install or something like that, my recommendation is to use TiddlyDesktop. If you don't want to use that, for any reason, you can also try an Electron app that I made for myself. I have it posted on GitHub in case anyone is interested. https://github.com/Arlen22/TiddlyWiki-Electron. The Electron app is slightly leaner, but both of them are sandboxed, I believe, meaning that the TiddlyWiki does not have access to NodeJS.
-Arlen
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Josiah
Oct 1, 2016, 8:31:04 AM10/1/16
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just a general comment. Google, with their huge user base, tend to be good on transitions. Don't panic!
The timetable for changes is reasonable. The next step is establish what needs to built to continue Chrome support in year or two.
josiah
The timetable for changes is reasonable. The next step is establish what needs to built to continue Chrome support in year or two.
josiah
On Saturday, 1 October 2016 03:39:02 UTC+2, Arlen Beiler wrote:
Hello Everyone,Although the App Store will be phased out, I believe we will be able to drag-and-drop install until early 2018. The blog post concerning this is at https://blog.chromium.org/2016/08/from-chrome-apps-to-web.html.Because of this, I'm not planning to put it on the app store. :)Secondly, if you are going to try to use a portable chrome install or something like that, my recommendation is to use TiddlyDesktop. If you don't want to use that, for any reason, you can also try an Electron app that I made for myself. I have it posted on GitHub in case anyone is interested. https://github.com/Arlen22/TiddlyWiki-Electron. The Electron app is slightly leaner, but both of them are sandboxed, I believe, meaning that the TiddlyWiki does not have access to NodeJS.-Arlen
On Tue, Sep 27, 2016 at 9:27 AM, Paul Hutchinson <paul.hut...@gmail.com> wrote:
FYI OldVersion.com has archived the old installers for most popular software, the ones for Chrome are here: http://www.oldversion.com/windows/google-chrome/Paul
On Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at 8:57:34 AM UTC-4, Greg Davis wrote:If you are worried about TiddlyChrome going away, example for putting a TiddlyWiki on Tiddlyspot, then you might want to consider getting a copy of Google Chrome Portable from PortableApps.com http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/google_chrome_portable
It can be "installed" locally on your PC without their Platform. Just add TiddlyChrome and then zip the entire folder to keep in case later versions of Chrome drop support for the app. It is an online installer to comply with Google licensing, so you will have to install to get Chrome. You shold note on that link that because of Chrome's design it does have issues with portable use so a local install probably avoids those issues. If you don't like it just delete the GoogleChromePortable folder, it's gone.
Came in handy when Chrome dropped support for XP, which still use occasionaly, made copies of the last few as neared version that dropped support.
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Alfonso Arciniega
Oct 14, 2016, 11:30:45 AM10/14/16
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Well, as of today, TiddlyChrome does not work properly anymore for me. That is, the App opens, but it does not load any TW5 document. Running the latest Google Chrome 53.0.2785.143 in Windows 7 Enterprise 6.1 64-bit.
Cheers,
Alfonso
Alfonso Arciniega
Oct 14, 2016, 11:35:02 AM10/14/16
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Please discard my previous message. I updated Chrome to 54.0.2840.59 and TiddlyChrome is working again. Apologies...
Alfonso
Arlen Beiler
Oct 14, 2016, 12:15:57 PM10/14/16
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Yay!!
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