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New Messagepush webpages with fullscreen (modified 0 times) boogaloo
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For those of you who wanted to be able to push pages to audrey's browser in fullscreen, I just found out how to do this. First, you will need to do the hack to allow other computers to access your browser (of course).

Edit /kojak/browser.dat where it says:

#web window "decorated" location"
location #type
decorated_window #name
0,82,637,437 (or something like that)
#0,82,640,400

to:

#web window "decorated" location"
location #type
decorated_window #name
0,0,640,480 <----- this is the only line you change
#0,82,640,400


This will make the "decorated" or regular browser window show in full screen. The address bar and all the buttons will still be there, but they will not be visible. You can remove or modify the locations of the controls in the browser to your likings by modifying the browser.dat file, but my application requires that the user cannot change webpages.

03-25-2002 14:45:03

New MessageRE:push webpages with fullscreen (modified 0 times) booya
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boogaloo,
How is your project coming along?
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03-25-2002 23:24:33

New MessageRE:push webpages with fullscreen (modified 0 times) tel0p
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I always like to hear about other projects too!

The project i'm working on also doesn't need (or want to have) navigation/address on the browser.
I tried editing the browser.dat file as described with ill effects. (Aka, the buttons show up still, and once the page I want is authenticated the browser portion of the screen is blank.).. I realize you say this is for the 'push controlled' browser, but I can't find the thread where the 'push control of browser' exists... could somebody link to the thread or explain if it's possible to get a fullscreen browser on a standalone Audrey? TIA!!
PS I'm running the 'final' 6.0 via Web update.

03-26-2002 01:08:26

New MessageRE:push webpages with fullscreen (modified 0 times) bholio
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Search for 'sendmessage' on this BBS. SendMessage is a CGI program installed on Audrey which will allow you to (among other things), tell Audrey to load a web page.

If you completely remove the address bar/buttons on a standalone Audrey, how would you enter URLs into it?

The simplest way to full-screen the browser is to push the browser button a second time. This will toggle between fullscreen and non-fullscreen.

03-26-2002 09:25:59

New MessageRE:push webpages with fullscreen (modified 0 times) boogaloo
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tel0p: in order to be able to push pages to the browser, you need to open up remote access to audrey's webserver. this is done by modifying some file (i forgot which file) to remove "-i 127.1" from the command that starts the webserver. It is strange that your browser still shows the buttons though, have you restarted the browser since editing the browser.dat file?

bholio: that IS the simplest way, but when you push pages to the audrey, it goes back to "decorated" mode, with all the buttons. for my application, all web navigation will be done by a server pushing pages to the audrey or users clicking (or touching??) on links.

03-26-2002 10:27:19

New MessageRE:push webpages with fullscreen (modified 0 times) tel0p
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Could you explain the benefits (and perhaps your need to) 'push' pages to the Audrey? I didn't know it ran a 'Web Server', I have however succesfuly started the inet daemon and telnet'd into my Audrey. I did a full reboot after I edited the browser.dat file to no avail. I didn't realize (doh!) that pushing the browser button again gives me fullscreen, that helps.

What I'd really like to happen is have the Audrey call a URL from my LAN in a full screen mode upon bootup.

03-27-2002 12:33:31

New MessageRE:push webpages with fullscreen (modified 0 times) booya
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If you still have channel functionality, you can change the default screen that is loaded on bootup(the picture with explanations for buttons). The default screen can be a webpage. Read the many FAQ's for information on changing/customizing the Channels.

A helpful explanation is here.
http://www.audreyhacking.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Content&file=index&menu=1313&page_id=26

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03-27-2002 13:59:33

New MessageRE:push webpages with fullscreen (modified 0 times) bholio
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Here's another option for those who are looking.

http://www.geocities.com/bholio/fireF4.html

If you use sendmessage to force a web page and then use sendmessage again, right after, to run fireF4 (from the url above), you will be in full screen. Firef4 basically sends the 'browser' button keypress to Audrey and toggles the screen. Since sendmessage always forces the screen to be non-fullscreen, a subsequent firef4 will send it back to fullscreen.

03-28-2002 13:39:57

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