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on webapp creation, you're presented with these options:

that's great and all, but u can't change those after u create the webapp

I propose creating a settings window (like normal apps) that allow you to configure some basic settings. I also request a few more features. for example:

  • mobile or desktop toggle
  • always show/only show traffic lights on hover
  • show/hide title bar
  • optionally show app name and icon in title bar, or just have an empty title bar
  • shortcuts to open/close app, similar the shortcuts for opening saved windows
  • remember where u left off, keeping the url
  • incognito apps, don't save the data
  • custom useragent
  • toggle float on top
  • Vlad replied to this.
    eirk changed the title to Settings for individual webapps .
      a month later

      Steps to reproduce:

      1. Use Install This Site as an App feature
      2. Open newly-created App
      3. Hover over any link

      Expected behavior:
      Status Bar is shown if allowed to be shown by user

      View/Hide Status Bar is not an option in the App's menu bar at all.

      Orion, OS version; hardware type:
      Orion 0.99.124-beta (WebKit 616.1.10)
      macOS Version 13.4 (Build 22F5059b)
      MacBookPro18,3

      Image/Video:

      Regular view

      App view

      • Vlad replied to this.

        TheBitStick That is a browser feature, and we are trying to keep the web app minimal and not replicate browser features.

            Vlad I understand that desire to keep it simple.

            In that case, it could be added as an optional feature like with the issue eirk mentions.

                  Merged 4 posts from Status Bar not shown with "Site as an App" App Feature.

                    eirk Probably it mokes more sense for the web app to simply follow the profile settings of the profile it inherits,. no?

                        It would be good to have the option to view active extensions on sites you have installed as an App.

                        For example, I have created a Youtube App, but I can't access my Downie extension from the newly created app, like I would as normally on Orion. I suspect Google Translate my be another example of when this would be useful.

                          Yeah I too have this problem and just posting another suggestion here since, I'm not sure whether it's a bug or not. Authorization prompts in web apps don't work since the popups are being blocked. I'm not sure whether I did something wrong or not but i've tried logging in monkeytype and vscode.dev both doesn't work and when forced to open the link it opens up in orion and goes away the web app is clueless. anyone else got this problem?

                          • Vlad replied to this.

                            Web apps are not supposed to run web extensions, they are meant to be minimal, lightweight apps.

                            thuvasooriya Web apps should follow the profile setting (for example compatibility mode) - is that not the case? Also if it is a bug report it does not belong in this feature suggestion.

                                Vlad Yup you are right, it's just that there is no option to change the config of an app. We had to know before hand or else keep creating web app for the same site until we find one that suit our needs.

                                And I'm not sure whether the situation I faced with vscode.dev is a bug or intentional application of web apps (and of course I have no prior experience with bug reports and their templates so I'm kind of scared), that said, a web app should be able to handle new tabs/popups for some authorization prompts right? I was able to login to notion web app effortlessly maybe it imported some settings from my profile ( as I said It's not clear in the app creation menu) but I've got no luck with viscose.dev since orion doesn't seem to have a way of communicating back with the vscode app I created.

                                Anyway thanks for taking the time to reply, I'll see if I can open a bug report.

                                    Vlad

                                    Understood - although the option to enable specific apps could be quite useful.

                                    For example, uBlock Origin / Google Translate / Grammerly / Downie / Youtube Enhancer are quite useful to have on which would apply to most sites you would make an app. It could just be my preference, but that alone is enough to prevent me using Native Apps as a feature.

                                    Could we poll?

                                        Merged 5 posts from Native Web App Extensions.

                                          Brief Summary
                                          Standalone apps should have their own settings, such as, user-agent, zoom level etc.

                                          Details:
                                          The summary above is clear enough. There should be a setting button or option that standalone apps should follow. It is very similar to the website settings option in the main app. Some of the other site-specific app tools, e.g., Unite, allows that. Advantage include being able to run websites/apps that only run in a specific browser, e.g., Bing chat app forces you to download Edge (yuck!). I'd like to have a small bing app running on Orion that I can configure to pretend to be Edge.

                                            vkt Instead, web app should remain lightweight just follow the profile settings of the profile they inherited. Is that not the case currently?

                                            • eirk replied to this.
                                                Merged 2 posts from Web apps or Standalone apps should have their own configuration options.
                                                  a month later

                                                  Vlad i believe that webapps are for a single app, and they act like an app. their settings should be isolated, and not based on a profile, but should inherit such settings when creating the webapp. it makes the most sense to edit a webapp's settings in its own settings window, not some other place.

                                                    18 days later

                                                    vkt you can use adgaurd mac app to have a user agent with the custom edge for all apps in your device and then bing chat will work on orion. you have to use compatibility once so that you can have the 30 responses after signing in and then turn off compatibility after. Works so far for me as a workaround right now. Wish orion worked out of the box. custom agent doesnt work for bing chat out of the box for some reason @Vlad