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| 1 <h1>Before You Start</h1> | 1 <h1>Before You Start</h1> |
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| 4 <p> | 3 <p> |
| 5 This documentation tells you how to write packaged apps. | 4 This documentation tells you how to write packaged apps. |
| 6 All developers, however, should know that the new APIs | 5 All developers, however, should know that the new APIs |
| 7 for packaged apps are being released as a developer preview. | 6 for packaged apps are being released as a developer preview. |
| 8 This means that they are evolving daily, | 7 This means that they are evolving daily, |
| 9 and anything you read now might be different in the near future. | 8 and anything you read now might be different in the near future. |
| 10 Please keep up to date with the API reference and documentation. | 9 Please keep up to date with the API reference and documentation. |
| 11 If you hit any stumbling blocks, | |
| 12 feedback is welcome at | |
| 13 <a href="http://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/group/chromium-apps">#chromium-
apps</a> | |
| 14 </p> | 10 </p> |
| 15 | 11 |
| 16 <p class="caution"> | 12 <p class="caution"> |
| 17 <b>Note:</b> | 13 <b>Note:</b> |
| 18 If you've written packaged apps before, | 14 If you've written packaged apps before, |
| 19 your <a href="http://developer.chrome.com/trunk/extensions/apps.html">legacy pac
kaged apps</a> | 15 your <a href="http://developer.chrome.com/trunk/extensions/apps.html">legacy pac
kaged apps</a> |
| 20 will still work the way they always have, | 16 will still work the way they always have, |
| 21 but they won't have access to the new APIs. | 17 but they won't have access to the new APIs. |
| 22 </p> | 18 </p> |
| 23 | 19 |
| 20 <h2 id="common">Common platform</h2> |
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| 22 <p> |
| 23 Packaged apps and extensions share a common platform. |
| 24 They can access many of the same APIs and |
| 25 they have the same manifest and permissions format. |
| 26 If you're familiar with the |
| 27 <a href="http://developer.chrome.com/extensions/">Chrome Extension docs</a>, |
| 28 then the Reference docs should seem familiar. |
| 29 Many of the reference docs are shared; |
| 30 we've filtered accessibility to docs that aren't. |
| 31 </p> |
| 32 |
| 24 <h2 id="start">Where to start</h2> | 33 <h2 id="start">Where to start</h2> |
| 25 | 34 |
| 35 <ul> |
| 36 <li>Read the |
| 37 <a href="about_apps.html">Getting Started</a> guide.</li> |
| 38 <li>Follow the |
| 39 <a href="app_codelab.html">Todo App Codelab</a>.</li> |
| 40 <li>Check out the |
| 41 <a href="api_index.html">Chrome JavaScript APIs</a>.</li> |
| 42 <li>Fork any and all |
| 43 <a href="https://github.com/GoogleChrome/chrome-app-samples">chrome-app-sample
s</a> and make something of your own.</li> |
| 44 <li>Watch the |
| 45 <a href="https://developers.google.com/live/chrome/">Chrome Apps GDL sessions</a
>.</li> |
| 46 </ul> |
| 47 |
| 48 <h2 id="help">Send feedback!</h2> |
| 49 |
| 26 <p> | 50 <p> |
| 27 The <a href="about_apps.html">Getting Started</a> guide is a great place to star
t. | 51 For Chrome packaged apps to succeed, |
| 28 It's fast reading; shouldn't take more than 10 minutes to read all three docs. | 52 we need and want your feedback. |
| 29 After the Getting Started guide, | 53 You can enter feedback at the |
| 30 decide what's most relevant to you. | 54 <a href="https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/group/chromium-apps">chromium-
apps group</a>, |
| 31 The <a href="app_lifecycle.html">Fundamentals</a> guide covers | 55 file a bug at the |
| 32 the details of the app and data lifecycle, | 56 <a href="http://crbug.com/new">official issue tracker</a>, |
| 33 or learn more about good app design | 57 or press "Send Feedback" at the bottom of every doc page. |
| 34 by reading <a href="app_frameworks.html">MVC Architecture</a>. | |
| 35 We've also got lots of sample code in our repository | |
| 36 that is linked to directly from the documentation. | |
| 37 </p> | 58 </p> |
| 38 | 59 |
| 39 <p> | 60 <p class="backtotop"><a href="#top">Back to top</a></p> |
| 40 If you're familiar with the Chrome extension docs, | |
| 41 then the Reference docs should seem familiar. | |
| 42 Packaged apps and extensions share a common platform. | |
| 43 They can access many of the same APIs, | |
| 44 they have the same manifest and permissions format. | |
| 45 Many of the reference docs are shared; | |
| 46 we've filtered accessibility to docs that aren't shared. | |
| 47 </p> | |
| 48 | |
| 49 <p class="backtotop"><a href="#top">Back to top</a></p> | |
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