fix(pinokio): open the app in the system browser (#1222)

Open the Pinokio app in the system browser while retaining application framing protection.

Contribution by @NukeThemAII.

README.md

@@ -111,13 +111,15 @@ app's **POWER UP** panel; [Keys & Costs](#-api-keys) explains the options.
 
 Available on **Windows, macOS, and Linux**. The Pinokio maintainer reports
 cross-platform testing of the fixed installer. The launcher installs the
-locked dependencies, finds a free local port, and opens the app.
+locked dependencies, finds a free local port, and opens the app in your system
+browser. The Server menu item keeps the launcher console available.
 
 **Tried before and installation failed?** Update Pinokio and try again.
 Version 8.2 fixes the launcher installation issue;
 [details from the Pinokio maintainer](https://pinokio.co/posts/01m1m4p9xxm3qw7dnnpj2wr93g).
 
-**Pinokio opens but the globe is very choppy?** Before treating that as a GPU
+**Using an older launcher or opening the embedded view manually?** If the globe
+is very choppy, before treating that as a GPU
 compatibility or minimum-hardware problem, copy the local server URL shown by
 Pinokio and open the same URL in your normal hardware-accelerated browser. One
 Pinokio 8.2.0 user reported severe stutter in Pinokio's embedded view that went

changelog.d/1222-pinokio-open-in-browser.md

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+- Open God's Eye View from Pinokio in the system browser using the supported
+  `popout` menu option. The application's framing policy is unchanged
+  (NukeThemAII, #1222).

docs/CURRENT-STATE.md

@@ -5389,7 +5389,11 @@ pins and share links already supply complete boxes.
 - A successful Pinokio install writes the owner-only `pinokio/.installed`
   marker. The nested launcher menu resolves that marker from its own directory:
   an absent marker exposes Install, a present marker exposes Start, and a
-  running server with a captured ready URL exposes Open God's Eye View.
+  running server with a captured ready URL exposes Open God's Eye View. That
+  default item uses Pinokio's `popout` option to open the system browser; the
+  Server item retains the launcher console. The app's framing headers stay
+  unchanged. This does not assume all Pinokio desktop versions enforce those
+  headers in their embedded view.
 - Build gate: `npm run build`
 - Network access: local-only by default (`HOST=localhost` in dev-fresh.sh); LAN is an explicit opt-in via `HOST=0.0.0.0` (launcher prints a key-exposure warning + LAN URL; see SECURITY.md)
 - OpenSky default mode: OAuth (`OPENSKY_AUTH_MODE=oauth`; `anon` works without credentials)

pinokio/pinokio.js

@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@ module.exports = {
     if (starting) {
       const local = info.local('start.js');
       if (local?.url) {
+        // Open in the system browser without changing the app's framing policy.
+        // This also avoids relying on Pinokio's embedded browser behavior.
         return [
-          { default: true, icon: 'fa-solid fa-earth-americas', text: 'Open God\'s Eye View', href: local.url },
+          { default: true, icon: 'fa-solid fa-earth-americas', text: 'Open God\'s Eye View', href: local.url, popout: true },
           { icon: 'fa-solid fa-terminal', text: 'Server', href: 'start.js' },
         ];
       }

src/pinokioLauncherContract.test.mjs

@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ test('Pinokio menu resolves the nested install marker and exposes each lifecycle
     runtime.url = url;
     const items = await menu(kernel, info);
     assert.equal(items.filter((item) => item.default).length, 1);
+    const ready = installed && running === 'start.js' && Boolean(url);
+    assert.equal(items[0].popout, ready ? true : undefined);
+    assert.ok(items.slice(1).every((item) => item.popout === undefined));
     return items.map(({ text, href, default: isDefault = false }) => ({ text, href, default: isDefault }));
   };