Fully offline desktop app

[ampelectrecuted]

A program that basically runs the editor without a browser shortcut. Currently you have to create a shortcut to the editor in order to use it offline. It would be more convenient if it was something where you just download a program that runs it for you. This is so we wouldn't need to load a whole entire browser just to use the editor.

[sathvikrias]

why

[ampelectrecuted]

why not

[ego-lay_atman-bay]

Snap actually had a way to install snap on your computer to be used offline, however it doesn't work anymore, since it was temporarily disabled to fix some issue.

However, you can download the snap source code from github, and just open the snap.html file in your browser, and it'll work offline.

[coder_07]

you know what, this sounds like a fun little side project i should take on. i could add in things like automatic updating (when you are online)

[tethrarxitet]

So that's why it hasn't been loading offline recently.

[sathvikrias]

no, no, no, no, no, no, no, why add something for no reason? unnecessary work for no purpose.

[sathvikrias]

@ampelectrecuted

Currently you have to create a shortcut to the editor in order to use it offline

this is not true. just open the one of the files in the downloaded contents of snap, i'm pretty sure its index.html but idk. no need for shortcut business, and if you are using a shortcut, then no need for an app...

@ampelectrecuted

like Scratch

Please read the FAQ/FAQ topics.

@bh

So, if you want us to copy some aspect of Scratch, you need to present better reasons than just "because Scratch."

@bh

Snap*!* development is done almost entirely on a volunteer basis. [...] "wouldn't it be cool if..." just isn't a good reason for us to spend time implementing anything.

Anyway, what is this useful for? How often do you use offline snap? I almost never do...

[joecooldoo]

@sathvikrias

How often do you use offline snap?

i use it a lot

[warpedwartwars]

@sathvikrias

How often do you use offline snap?

i use it quite a lot due to having had no internet for a few months now

@coder_07

you know what, this sounds like a fun little side project i should take on. i could add in things like automatic updating (when you are online)

you (and this topic in general) reminded me of my Snap! in Node.JS

[ampelectrecuted]

Continuing the discussion from Fully offline desktop app:

@ampelectrecuted

A program that basically runs the editor without a browser shortcut. Currently you have to create a shortcut to the editor in order to use it offline. It would be more convenient if it was something where you just download a program that runs it for you. This is so we wouldn't need to load a whole entire browser just to use the editor.

[ego-lay_atman-bay]

What about it are you continuing? If you have nothing to say, then there's no reason to continue it.

[ampelectrecuted]

the topic itself, the old one was auto-closed

[sathvikrias]

why

@sathvikrias

why

[ego-lay_atman-bay]

Yes, it was closed, but there's no reason to continue it if you have nothing to say.

[petermathijssen]

Indeed no need to make a new topic. I have reopened the old topic and merged the new one with the old one. You could have simply asked to do that

[dardoro]

@ampelectrecuted

This is so we wouldn't need to load a whole entire browser just to use the editor.

The usuall way to create Offline HTML/JS app is to bundle a whole browser and add some offline parts like Node.js.
There is already Snap4Arduino desktop app with slightly outdated Snap! version.

Also there are, at least two, user contributed project.

Snaptop - Snap! for Desktop

Snaptop for Linux has been released Download Here: Snaptop download | SourceForge.net

Snap! outside of a browser

that (skia-canvas, made by samizdatco on github) and a bunch of stubbing of window, document, etc. (stuff a browser gives that node.js doesn't give in the same form)

[mr_owlssssnap2]

just download the source and open snap.html, not that hard