GeckoBrowser v0.1 [21-04-2010] *NEW* (1 Viewer)

[edsche]

Hello MP community,

Yes i know, yet another webbrowser plugin... But i thought the WebBrowser part from the InfoService plugin doing very good (for me at least), so i decided to move the webbrowser part from InfoService plugin to a separate plugin. At the moment it hasn't much features, but for now i will see how it works for other people and then add new features like a favorite system.

Description

GeckoBrowser is a plugin for the great HTPC software MediaPortal. GeckoBrowser is a integrated WebBrowser for MediaPortal. It uses the Firefox (Gecko) engine.

Features

• Browse the Web within MediaPortal
• Uses the famous Firefox v3.5 engine (Gecko engine)
• Browse with your remote, there is no need to use the mouse/keyboard
• Zoom every web-page in and out. So you can easily read your web-pages on your couch

Screenshots




Project page

• GeckoBrowser - Project page of GeckoBrowser, hosted by Codeplex

Documentation

Overall Documentation - If you have some questions about GeckoBrowser, then you'll find here the answer

• Plugin installation - Read how to install GeckoBrowser
• Skins that use GeckoBrowser - A list of skins for MediaPortal which use GeckoBrowser
• How to use (Users) - Read how to use GeckoBrowser as a normal MediaPortal user
• How to make a translation - Learn how to make a translation file for GeckoBrowser
• Skin developer guide - Learn how to skin for GeckoBrowser and use properties on the plugin screen

Download

Download latest beta version (0.1.0.2) as MPE1 package. Not yet available.
Download latest beta version (0.1.0.2) as RAR package


Report a issue / Send a feature suggestion

If you've found a issue or have a suggestion you can post it here or create a item in the issue tracker of Codeplex. Please be sure that you've enabled the debug mode of GeckoBrowser. For more information please read that.


Changelog
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Version v0.1:
[+] First release
[i] Project recreated from WebBrowser to GeckBrowser
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Old WebBrowser (based on IE)
New WebBrowser is now compatible to MediaPortal 1.3 Alpha. Should also work on MediaPortal 1.2.

Changelog:
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Version v0.65 (19.02.2014):
[!] MediaPortal 1.7 Pre Release compatible

Version v0.64 (17.05.2013):
[!] MediaPortal 1.4 Pre Release compatible

Version v0.63 (15.07.2012):
[!] MediaPortal 1.3 Alpha compatible

Version v0.62 (15.03.2011):
[*] MediaPortal 1.2 compatible
[-] Fixed white screen, when opening WebBrowser
[-] Fixed .net error, on link click
Only for MediaPortal 1.1.6.27644 (MediaPortal 1.2 Pre-Beta) and up
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Skin Properties:
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#webbrowser.link: Complete url of the actual web-page.
#webbrowser.zoom: Zoom value.
#webbrowser.icon: Favicon.ico path
#webbrowser.shorturl: Shows the short url. For ex. http://www.google.de/sub1/sub2/sub3 would be Google
#webbrowser.status: Shows the status of web-page loading
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Skinning Notes:
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Back Button -> Control ID 2
Forward Button -> Control ID 3
Refresh Button -> Control ID 4
Stop Button -> Control ID 5
Home Button -> Control ID 6
Open URL Button -> Control ID 8

100 Pixels above the browser window can be used to place the buttons.
50 Pixels below the browser window can be used to place the status messages.
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[raspoutine]

hi

thanks but
ihave an error at launch

i use
mp 1.0.2
skin b3w


edit : I precise that I don t have a problem with InfoService

 

[edsche]

hi

thanks but
ihave an error at launch

i use
mp 1.0.2
skin b3w

Had the same error. Thought that would be a problem from my nLited Windows XP installtion. Did you installed a Windows that was changed with nLite/vLite ?
Anyway, easy to fix. Just copy my attached file in your MediaPortal folder.

 

[raspoutine]

Had the same error. Thought that would be a problem from my nLited Window installtion. Did you installed a Windows that was changed with nLite/vLite ?

yes
but your dll is perfect thank

 

[catavolt]

First of all for getting it working again! Just had the same error as raspoutine, but with your dll in MP folder all works fine. I think you should integrate it into your MPI.
BTW: Here the mouse does NOT disappear
Another thing: entering letters (e.g. in Google) is very difficult. Could you incorporate an URL input via virtual keyboard?

 

[edsche]

First of all for getting it working again! Just had the same error as raspoutine, but with your dll in MP folder all works fine. I think you should integrate it into your MPI.
BTW: Here the mouse does NOT disappear
Another thing: entering letters (e.g. in Google) is very difficult. Could you incorporate an URL input via virtual keyboard?

A virtual keyboard is a little bit difficult, i think, must look into that. But i can make it easier to type something in a textfield (without the "type letter", "click mouse", "type letter" and so on).

I'm confused why does the mouse dissappear on my Win7 PC and WinXP HTPC and on your PC the mouse doesn't disappear.. argh. Luck for you Would be nice to know if some others have the same problems with mouse dissappering thing.

 

[pcjunk]

hi nice plugin but i only get a blank screen??

 

[edsche]

hi nice plugin but i only get a blank screen??

More informations please, logs would be nice.

 

[pcjunk]

hi nice plugin but i only get a blank screen??

oeps sorry i forget the info plugin now it works

 

[edsche]

hi nice plugin but i only get a blank screen??

oeps sorry i forget the info plugin now it works

?? You've installed InfoService, then it worked ? Should be also working without infoservice.