Web application pinning including task bar pinning

摘要

Various embodiments provide a mechanism to allow end users to install web applications and websites onto their desktop. In accordance with one or more embodiments, client-side code can be utilized to allow developers associated with a website to define boundaries associated with user interaction, and have those boundaries enforced by a run-time engine. In at least some embodiments, developers can provide, through JavaScript code and/or HTML markup, various configurations for the creation of a start menu shortcut, navigation, and so-called jumplist integration.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
receiving an indication of a selection of a link associated with installing a web application associated with a web site; responsive to the receipt of the indication:
locating an icon on a taskbar as a result of the selection;creating a web application file that is configured to store a navigation domain; andenforcing the navigation domain while receiving user interactions in a web application window, including rendering content in the web application window when the user interactions are within the navigation domain and rendering content in a default web browser when the user interactions are outside the navigation domain, the web application window and the default web browser being distinct.