google docs - desktop version

how to make desktop version of google docs.md

steps:

• you need to have node.js installed

• copy main.js & package.json to a new folder

• in the terminal:

  • to build it, run: npm install and then npm start

  • to pack it like a regular app, use 'electron-packager'. install it globally by running: npm install electron-packager -g

  • for OSX x64 run: sudo electron-packager ./ docs --platform=all --arch=all --version=0.29.0 --icon=./APP_ICON.icns

  • for other environments, see: https://github.com/maxogden/electron-packager

tested on OSX

main.js

var app = require('app'); // Module to control application life.
var BrowserWindow = require('browser-window'); // Module to create native browser window.

// Report crashes to our server.
require('crash-reporter').start();

// Keep a global reference of the window object, if you don't, the window will
// be closed automatically when the javascript object is GCed.
var mainWindow = null;

// Quit when all windows are closed.
app.on('window-all-closed', function() {
    if (process.platform !== 'darwin') {
        app.quit();
    }
});

// This method will be called when Electron has done everything
// initialization and ready for creating browser windows.
app.on('ready', function() {
    var atomScreen = require('screen');
    var size = atomScreen.getPrimaryDisplay().workAreaSize;

    // Create the browser window.
    mainWindow = new BrowserWindow({
        width: 800,
        height: 600,
    });
    
    // and load the index.html of the app.
    mainWindow.loadUrl('https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/'); // <--- App URL

    // Emitted when the window is closed.
    mainWindow.on('closed', function() {
        // Dereference the window object, usually you would store windows
        // in an array if your app supports multi windows, this is the time
        // when you should delete the corresponding element.
        mainWindow = null;
    });
});

package.json

{
  "name": "electortest",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "description": "",
  "main": "main.js",
  "scripts": {
    "start": "electron ."
  },
  "author": "",
  "license": "ISC",
  "dependencies": {
    "electron-prebuilt": "^0.29.0"
  }
}