Missy Marlowe Turner's Syndrome

Gmail as a webapp Chrome

With Google Chrome a website can be used as an application of "normal". Those who are familiar with Prism Firefox will recognize the use of opening a dedicated version of the browser, without buttons, menus or browsing its many extensions. There are several advantages to this. First, the browser runs faster, streamlined its general functions and its extensions. On the other hand, the settings of the website are isolated. For example, the identity of the user or its cookies are not reflected in its primary browsing session. See a textbook case with Gmail.

To begin, create a path which will store the user profile, eg ~ / .chrome / gmail. This path must exist and be unique. For example:

mkdir ~ /. Chromium mkdir ~ / .chrome / gmail

then create a launcher by right clicking on the Gnome desktop, before assigning the command line Next:

/ opt / google / chrome / google-chrome - user-data-dir = path - app = https: / / mail.google.com / mail /? hl = en & shva = 1 "

NB: With Chromium, the open source version of Chrome, the command is:

chromium-browser - user-data-dir = path - app = https : / / mail.google.com / mail /? hl = en & shva = 1 "

It remains for me to double-click the launcher to access my gmail box as an application.

I can do this to create multiple profiles and open multiple mailboxes in parallel or editing my blog while remaining anonymous in my main session to protect my privacy.