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Slack for Linux – Help Hack on This

#1

Post by wlaurance » Mon, Dec 15, 2014, 5:48 PM UTC

Slack for Linux – Help Hack on This
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Re: Slack for Linux – Help Hack on This

#2

Post by elvis635 » Mon, Dec 15, 2014, 6:38 PM UTC

Nice, I'll check it out!

Given the premium price of Slack compared to alternatives I'd have expected that they were the one developing a Linux client

Re: Slack for Linux – Help Hack on This

#3

Post by bachmeier » Mon, Dec 15, 2014, 6:51 PM UTC

What are the odds that this will ever work properly? That it won't break every few months?

Re: Slack for Linux – Help Hack on This

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Post by wlaurance » Mon, Dec 15, 2014, 7:00 PM UTC

bachmeier wrote: post #3

What are the odds that this will ever work properly? That it won't break every few months?

Internally it is using an iframe.

So that should continue to work decently. It's the building and packaging of the thing that will break.

Re: Slack for Linux – Help Hack on This

#5

Post by stox » Mon, Dec 15, 2014, 7:06 PM UTC

Does BoB approve?

Re: Slack for Linux – Help Hack on This

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Post by yochaigal » Mon, Dec 15, 2014, 7:12 PM UTC

I just built this in Ubuntu; works well enough - however it is identical to just running an "app" from Chromium; so I think I'll keep doing that.

Re: Slack for Linux – Help Hack on This

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Post by [deleted] » Mon, Dec 15, 2014, 7:17 PM UTC

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Re: Slack for Linux – Help Hack on This

#8

Post by proksoup » Mon, Dec 15, 2014, 7:18 PM UTC

elvis635 wrote: post #2

Nice, I'll check it out! Given the premium price of Slack compared to alternatives I'd have expected that they were the one developing a Linux client

Hall has a linux client, in addition to their android/ios/mac/windows clients.

Re: Slack for Linux – Help Hack on This

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Post by jess1003 » Mon, Dec 15, 2014, 7:23 PM UTC

elvis635 wrote: post #2

Nice, I'll check it out! Given the premium price of Slack compared to alternatives I'd have expected that they were the one developing a Linux client

Check out Hall for business messaging. Has a Linux, Mac, Windows, iPhone/iPad, Android, & web apps. All free, with unlimited members, groups, integrations, and history. https://hall.com/download-hall/hall-for-linux

Re: Slack for Linux – Help Hack on This

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Post by majodev » Mon, Dec 15, 2014, 7:27 PM UTC

Great idea.

I recently wrapped Cryptocat with node-webkit (still awaiting PR approval https://github.com/cryptocat/cryptocat/pull/694), hence allow me to give you some lib recommendations:

- Use node-webkit-builder (https://github.com/mllrsohn/grunt-node-webkit-builder) for your build-process (your Gruntfile.js looks very bloated currently).

- Use node-notifier (https://github.com/mikaelbr/node-notifier) for desktop notifications (looks like the best solution so far).

Anyways, best luck to you.