[Jarwain]

Some users prefer having a separate app with its own icon and window instead of another tab in a browser. It keeps things Separate

[NateEag]

Specifically it makes it easier to get straight to the chat app.

I suppose I could use Hammerspoon to script hotkeys that jump straight to a Chrome tab with the right title, but that sounds like a lot more work than just binding a key combo to focus "Slack.app" (which is what I currently do).

[petemill]

You can do this already for slack in chromium browsers. Click Menu -> More Tools -> Create Shortcut. The app will run in an app window and NOT a tabbed browser window, just like a PWA, with it's own dock icon and cmd-tab icon.

[Jarwain]

Huh, that's incredibly useful. I'll have to keep that in mind!

[dependenttypes]

You can just create a shortcut with a custom icon that opens slack in a new browser window then.

[somehnguy]

Missing the point. I don't want it in my browser. My browser is used for reference materials and things like that. My chat app is its own separate thing and easily switched to.

[petemill]

You can do this already for slack in chromium browsers. Click Menu -> More Tools -> Create Shortcut. The app will run in an app window and NOT a tabbed browser window, just like a PWA, with it's own dock icon and cmd-tab icon.

[mijoharas]

This is all I want from an electron app, and is basically the main reason I really want PWAs to take off.

[petemill]

You can do this already for slack in chromium browsers. Click Menu -> More Tools -> Create Shortcut. The app will run in an app window and NOT a tabbed browser window, just like a PWA, with it's own dock icon and cmd-tab icon.