[Ohrrpgce] Opening URLs and documents
I totally forgot, but weren't we planning to add a script command to let people open URLs in a web browser? To be used for sending someone to your website. Of course, it should show a prompt (with a little dead-time to prevent misclicks) asking the player to confirm. Didn't we already agree to this? It would be easy to add since we already have a portable open_document function. ...for that matter, we could let people open other files distributed with their game too, most likely .txt, .pdf and .html files. I suppose we should have a prompt for opening .html files if there's one for opening URLs, and maybe a whitelist or blacklist of file extensions (disallow .exe/.bat/.sh... must be a lot more dangerous ones), but don't need a prompt for opening text documents, audio files, video, or images. ___ Ohrrpgce mailing list ohrrpgce@lists.motherhamster.org http://lists.motherhamster.org/listinfo.cgi/ohrrpgce-motherhamster.org
Re: [Ohrrpgce] Opening URLs and documents
I remember we talked about it. I can't remember the details. Was somebody actually asking for it? I understand it is theoretically useful, but it also makes me a little nervous. --- James On Fri, May 29, 2020, 9:54 PM Ralph Versteegen wrote: > I totally forgot, but weren't we planning to add a script command to let > people open URLs in a web browser? To be used for sending someone to your > website. Of course, it should show a prompt (with a little dead-time to > prevent misclicks) asking the player to confirm. Didn't we already agree to > this? It would be easy to add since we already have a portable > open_document function. > > ...for that matter, we could let people open other files distributed with > their game too, most likely .txt, .pdf and .html files. I suppose we should > have a prompt for opening .html files if there's one for opening URLs, and > maybe a whitelist or blacklist of file extensions (disallow > .exe/.bat/.sh... must be a lot more dangerous ones), but don't need a > prompt for opening text documents, audio files, video, or images. > ___ > Ohrrpgce mailing list > ohrrpgce@lists.motherhamster.org > http://lists.motherhamster.org/listinfo.cgi/ohrrpgce-motherhamster.org > ___ Ohrrpgce mailing list ohrrpgce@lists.motherhamster.org http://lists.motherhamster.org/listinfo.cgi/ohrrpgce-motherhamster.org
Re: [Ohrrpgce] Opening URLs and documents
Yes, kylekrack just now, and RMZ has requested it in the past, "especially on Android". The problem is that you can't include a ReadMe on Android, so there's no way to send people to your website except to tell them to thumb in a URL, very impractical. (However, our open_document function wouldn't work on Android.) GLOW: itd be great for redirecting players to the forums and stuff kylekrack: I was thinking for a credits page, to link to people's social media, or websites, or whatever On Sat, 30 May 2020 at 14:05, James Paige wrote: > I remember we talked about it. I can't remember the details. Was somebody > actually asking for it? > > I understand it is theoretically useful, but it also makes me a little > nervous. > > --- > James > > On Fri, May 29, 2020, 9:54 PM Ralph Versteegen wrote: > >> I totally forgot, but weren't we planning to add a script command to let >> people open URLs in a web browser? To be used for sending someone to your >> website. Of course, it should show a prompt (with a little dead-time to >> prevent misclicks) asking the player to confirm. Didn't we already agree to >> this? It would be easy to add since we already have a portable >> open_document function. >> >> ...for that matter, we could let people open other files distributed with >> their game too, most likely .txt, .pdf and .html files. I suppose we should >> have a prompt for opening .html files if there's one for opening URLs, and >> maybe a whitelist or blacklist of file extensions (disallow >> .exe/.bat/.sh... must be a lot more dangerous ones), but don't need a >> prompt for opening text documents, audio files, video, or images. >> ___ >> Ohrrpgce mailing list >> ohrrpgce@lists.motherhamster.org >> http://lists.motherhamster.org/listinfo.cgi/ohrrpgce-motherhamster.org >> > ___ > Ohrrpgce mailing list > ohrrpgce@lists.motherhamster.org > http://lists.motherhamster.org/listinfo.cgi/ohrrpgce-motherhamster.org > ___ Ohrrpgce mailing list ohrrpgce@lists.motherhamster.org http://lists.motherhamster.org/listinfo.cgi/ohrrpgce-motherhamster.org
Re: [Ohrrpgce] Opening URLs and documents
Okay, that's easily enough demand, and a confirmation screen is adequate safety. I'm in favor. :) --- James Paige On Fri, May 29, 2020, 11:15 PM Ralph Versteegen wrote: > Yes, kylekrack just now, and RMZ has requested it in the past, "especially > on Android". The problem is that you can't include a ReadMe on Android, so > there's no way to send people to your website except to tell them to thumb > in a URL, very impractical. (However, our open_document function wouldn't > work on Android.) > > GLOW: itd be great for redirecting players to the forums and stuff > kylekrack: I was thinking for a credits page, to link to people's social > media, or websites, or whatever > > On Sat, 30 May 2020 at 14:05, James Paige wrote: > >> I remember we talked about it. I can't remember the details. Was somebody >> actually asking for it? >> >> I understand it is theoretically useful, but it also makes me a little >> nervous. >> >> --- >> James >> >> On Fri, May 29, 2020, 9:54 PM Ralph Versteegen >> wrote: >> >>> I totally forgot, but weren't we planning to add a script command to let >>> people open URLs in a web browser? To be used for sending someone to your >>> website. Of course, it should show a prompt (with a little dead-time to >>> prevent misclicks) asking the player to confirm. Didn't we already agree to >>> this? It would be easy to add since we already have a portable >>> open_document function. >>> >>> ...for that matter, we could let people open other files distributed >>> with their game too, most likely .txt, .pdf and .html files. I suppose we >>> should have a prompt for opening .html files if there's one for opening >>> URLs, and maybe a whitelist or blacklist of file extensions (disallow >>> .exe/.bat/.sh... must be a lot more dangerous ones), but don't need a >>> prompt for opening text documents, audio files, video, or images. >>> ___ >>> Ohrrpgce mailing list >>> ohrrpgce@lists.motherhamster.org >>> http://lists.motherhamster.org/listinfo.cgi/ohrrpgce-motherhamster.org >>> >> ___ >> Ohrrpgce mailing list >> ohrrpgce@lists.motherhamster.org >> http://lists.motherhamster.org/listinfo.cgi/ohrrpgce-motherhamster.org >> > ___ > Ohrrpgce mailing list > ohrrpgce@lists.motherhamster.org > http://lists.motherhamster.org/listinfo.cgi/ohrrpgce-motherhamster.org > ___ Ohrrpgce mailing list ohrrpgce@lists.motherhamster.org http://lists.motherhamster.org/listinfo.cgi/ohrrpgce-motherhamster.org
