I am installing a shortcut to launch Chrome to launch our website.
I'd like to launch it in -App mode but then it doesn't launch full screen.
(If the user makes it full screen once, it seems to "remember" that, but our users are brain injured and can't be dependended on to know how to make it full screen.
I tried:
--kiosk mode (had no effect)
--start-maximized -App= -still started out not maximized
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I always use different windows of Chrome during development, and for each window I have to open a devtool window as well.
Every time I have to navigate between those windows, or I have to switch between IDE and devtool, I have to click on the right minimized devtool, and sometimes it's quite difficult because they have the same title.
I know, I could press F12 again on the window I need to maximize the right devtool, or I can maximize once the right one, and then switch between IDE and the devtool with Alt+Tab.
I could use also JavaScript to change the title, but it would last just until the next reload.
I think that give a specific name to the devtool window would speed up my work. In this way, I could identify immediately which devtool I need. For example I could rename a window "mobile" and the second one "desktop".
There is any way to do it?
There's no such feature so you can request it on https://crbug.com.
Meanwhile here's a workaround:
open devtools-on-devtools
run this console command in its window:
document.title = 'whatever'
save this command in devtools snippets to quickly re-run it later.
How to open devtools-on-devtools:
Open devtools first and switch its Dock side in the menu to a detached (floating) window
in the now detached devtools press CtrlShifti or ⌘⌥i on MacOS,
which will open devtools-on-devtools in a new window
I'm looking to achieve something similar to Bitly's Chrome Extension. It's not exactly frameless but the style of the title bar is minimal. Also, unlike other types of windows, in Mac OS you can maximize the main browser window and spawn Bitly's window on top.
Neither window.open nor chrome.windows.create offer any options to remove the frame of a launched window. And when these windows are spawned from a fullscreen browser window (maximized) they are also maximized and cannot be used on top of the current browser window.
Chrome.app.window.create does expose the option to remove the frame but this only works for Chrome Apps and not extensions.
Neither of these potential duplicate questions sufficiently answer my question:
How do I customize the title bar of a popup in a chrome extension?
How to build an chrome extension like Google Hangouts (panels are deprecated)
I can start chrome in app mode by chrome.exe --app=http://mywebsite.com
However the problem is, from mywebsite.com any link that opens a new window will then open a full chrome window, i.e. with address bar, bookmarks and etc.
Is it possible to force chrome to remain in the app mode so all links will be opened in an 'app-mode' window too.
Thanks
Can you give more context in your question? (What you are you trying to accomplish, in what scenario)
this functionality doesn't look to be available from a bash or cmd command:
https://stackoverflow.com/a/23647808/6791342
https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer#!msg/google-chrome-developer-tools/mKDeMepwdgE/q3X3rNn2wFAJ
However, I remember this option being available running Selenium UI-tests in Java which utilizes ChromeDriver
https://chromedriver.chromium.org/mobile-emulation
Is it possible to create a Chrome shortcut that will launch a web app in such a way that users will not be able to view or access the URL of the web app via Chrome, e.g., via the address bar, status bar, developer tools, etc. If not, would it be possible if I packaged the web app as a Chrome app? I should note that I am not concerned about the shortcut itself containing the URL, e.g., in its "Properties", because I already have an executable will which launch the shortcut. All I care about is the user not being able to view the app from within Chrome itself once the app has been launched, at least not easily.
I have tried adding Chrome flags/switches, namely, kiosk mode, fullscreen mode, and app mode, but none of them work 100% as needed. Kiosk and fullscreen modes will launch as such only if no other instances of Chrome are open; if another instance of Chrome is already open, both modes will launch in a regular view mode in which users can see the URL in the address bar. App mode (I added "--app=http://www.example.com" to the end of the "Target" property of the shortcut) is promising because it launches with no browser chrome, but I notice that if I refresh the page while in app mode, I can see the URL both in the top window bar and the bottom-left status bar. Also, app mode doesn't prevent the user from opening Developer Tools, which makes viewing the URL trivial.
Any ideas welcome!
I need to run the touch based browser app in my desktop and modify some codes written in touch events. Can some one tell me what are the best ways to run the touch screen apps in non touch environment? and check its event?
If your app is running inside a browser, you can emulate touch events on non-touch systems by turning on touch emulation in Chrome's developer tools.
In Chrome 26+ this can be found by clicking the "gear wheel" icon in the bottom right, and then selecting the "Overrides" panel. See https://developers.google.com/chrome-developer-tools/docs/mobile-emulation#emulate-touch-events
NB: this will only work while the DevTools are open. So it should be fine for testing, but not for end-user running.