From f38074f30799b869dac2525d21f45b1902769ae4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joey Hess Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2013 14:37:02 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] not a bug --- doc/bugs/wishlist:_simple_url_for_webapp.mdwn | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/bugs/wishlist:_simple_url_for_webapp.mdwn b/doc/bugs/wishlist:_simple_url_for_webapp.mdwn index 6dbb01ac65..4549f2e74a 100644 --- a/doc/bugs/wishlist:_simple_url_for_webapp.mdwn +++ b/doc/bugs/wishlist:_simple_url_for_webapp.mdwn @@ -24,3 +24,13 @@ os: os/x 10.8.4 I notice that in the webapp ui, all the items at the top of the page highlight when one hovers over them and have useful URLs attached, with the exception of the 'git-annex' item at the far left.What if that had the entry point url attached to it (so one could bookmark that)? + +> The git-annex assistant is designed to stay running in the background whether you have the web browser open or not. You can open the web display at any time by +> using the git-annex menu item (on linux) or running the git-annex-webapp +> program (which is in the DMG on OSX). +> +> If the file:// url were exposed to users, it would not work if +> the assistant had not already been started. This is why there is a program +> to open the webapp, not an url. +> +> Not a bug; [[done]] --[[Joey]]