Tip: Prism rocks :)
Wow, that was easy.
Most readers of this blog or the newsletter already know this, but I’m working on an AIR version of Lovely Charts that will allow you to use Lovely Charts offline, save and open local files, etc etc. This is not a huuuuge effort, but it nevertheless requires some time to make sure it’s done properly, so unfortunately it’s not available yet :).
But meanwhile, if you are a regular Lovely Charts user, you may enjoy what Mozilla Prism has to offer, as it allows you to run any web applications (including Lovely Charts of course) directly from your desktop, without having to open your browser, type any url and s on. Just click on the desktop/launch bar/ start menu shortcut and the app will launch directly without all the browser chrome (that means more screen real estate!).
To turn Lovely Charts into a Prism app, follow these simple steps:
- Install the Prism extension for Firefox, available here: http://prism.mozilla.com/started/
- Navigate to Lovely Charts: http://my.lovelycharts.com
- In Firefox’s Tools menu, pick “Convert website to application…”
- Pick the options you want (shortcuts etc), Hit OK, and you are done!
I told you that was easy! Performances are awesome, keyboard shortcuts (copy, paste, undo etc) work perfectly, it’s not yet a full desktop app, but it sure does feel nice !
Prism is Windows only, but Mac users can use Fluid (http://fluidapp.com/) to achieve the same results. The good news I have for you guys is that I finally uploaded an icon to use with Fluid on the official Flickr group (thanks Peter for the tip) : http://www.flickr.com/photos/21383998@N07/3525448000/in/pool-fluid_icons
12 May 2009 |
Prism is now available for Mac OS X as well
12 May 2009 |
Oh, right, missed that :). I was actually only looking at the Firefox Extension, which is, I believe, Windows only.
Rah, thanks ben!