[Install Element] OT feedback

[npup]

It was interesting to try and use it, and i made a successful demonstration at work.

The biggest problem form me was finding good documentation. I struggled with the manifest, and what exactly was needed to make the element actually work and trigger install behaviour. This includes styling of the install element, which seems very particular, and enigmatic how to not get wrong.

Best regards
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[LiaHiscock]

Thanks for reaching out! Excited to hear that you tried it out :) ACK on the documentation, we're in a bit of a weird spot because we inherit the styling restrictions from the <permission> element proposal, which itself has gone through many iterations.

Not sure how recently you were reading the install explainer, but I actually did just do an overhaul, so (hopefully) things are much clearer now. Specifically, the Relationship to other proposals section.

Please LMK if anything's still unclear!

~Lia

[DanielHerr]

I have a live implementation of this install element.

https://ffapps.danielherr.software/app/youtube-1/

Mainly I would just like Install to change to Launch and for it to do so without the extra dialog. Also the icon doesn't scale with the font size of "Install", but that could just be the experimental implementation.

[LiaHiscock]

@DanielHerr appreciate the feedback! The icon scaling does look like an issue on our end, I've opened - https://issues.chromium.org/issues/536066705

ACK on the "Launch" state request as well - I do still plan to implement this, however at this point it will likely be after the initial ship, as we've got a few things to sort out security/privacy wise.

Edit - re. the extra dialog - that was added as a security measure, but I'll take a note to see if there's any chance for flexibility there.

cc'ing my team - @robpaveza @liminzhu @Kbhlee2121

[DanielHerr]

I also think it would be nice if there was an attribute or something to hint between minimal and detailed button content, like Install vs Install Youtube [YT icon].

And for launching. I would also like to be able to create an apps launcher interface, where each app has just its icon and name. That might be created with another attribute on install element, or a launch method extension for the install API, or a separate launch element.