Notes - Manifest Working Session (EU/US) (Jun 11, 2026)

Notes

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   https://github.com/w3c/manifest/pull/1218
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      having a bool that could be an enum often is something I regret when
      coding, as in the future for established APIs this hinders adding new
      values, and often the 'enum-label: enum value' is a more readable
      description than a bool.
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      Dan
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         Don't care THAT much. Dan has slight preference for enum and no
         bool, unless.. maybe 'installed'
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         application-context with an enum feels the most future proof.
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      Christian
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         agreed on enums over bools can be nice
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         also don't care that much
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         why not installed?
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      explanation from explainer
      <https://github.com/MicrosoftEdge/MSEdgeExplainers/blob/main/ApplicationContextMediaFeature/explainer.md#alternatives-considered>
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         The name installed suggests a statement about global installation
         state. A developer might reasonably expect (installed) to be true
         if the app is installed on the device, even when viewed in a
browser tab.
         In reality, the feature only matches when running inside an
         installed app window. The name application-context makes this
         distinction explicit, and describes the current context, not a global
         property.
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         Dan: seems reasonable?
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            this also means that it is guaranteed to be interop, as apple
            didn't want to reveal installed in the browser tab, and
chrome.. could? but
            we likely want to align, and teh getInstalledRelatedApps()
api is still a
            way to detect if the app is installed.
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         Christian - sounds good
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   https://github.com/w3c/manifest/pull/1219
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      The unapply thing seems nice to help explain reparenting behavior
      that some user agents employ.
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      copilot comments seem reasonable.
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      seems like a good change to update the spec to modern concepts