What is the "shell" window type in chrome extensions? Can it be used to hide a window? What is the "shell" window type in chrome extensions? Can it be used to hide a window? shell shell

What is the "shell" window type in chrome extensions? Can it be used to hide a window?


"shell" currently does nothing for extensions and should not be used.


"shell" moved to the new chrome.app.window API in r140947. Then it appears to have disappeared from there in the dev documentation.