[sldev] Browser

Tateru Nino tateru.nino at gmail.com
Sun Jul 22 08:28:39 PDT 2007


How well would that interact with SL in full-screen mode? (which I
understand to be pretty common)

Dzonatas wrote:
> In thinking of the path of least resistance, it may be easier to have
> the browser window outside of viewer.
>
> That would not be HTML on a prim, but it would allow the features of
> HTML to be put into a notecard or LSL string and made displayable in a
> web browser on the client.
>
> This keeps in mind the potential to have more than one monitor where
> the notecards and such windows can be moved to another monitor.
>
> Scott T. Norman wrote:
>> Dzonata, thanks for the info, the HTML on a prim, that's  what I'm
>> looking for. Its unfortunate it hasn't been developed yet. Went to
>> the wiki links and seems like more then enough justification for
>> having the features built in. Putting text on graphic  then uploading
>> it as a texture doesn't make any sense to  me. I'll guess I'll look
>> into it more, because there's stuff I'd like to do where HTML on a
>> prim makes more sense then putting text as an image.
>>
>> Since mozilla is already built  into the viewer then I'm wondering
>> maybe it would be possible to have a browser window in the viewer
>> like the website in the user  profile and then add to the HTTP
>> command in LSL display the web page. Could be a stop gap to having
>> HTML on a prim.
>>
>> Blessings,
>>
>>
>> Scott
>>
>> www.scottnorman.com
>>
>>
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>>
>>
>>
>> On Jul 21, 2007, at 4:25 PM, Dzonatas wrote:
>>
>>> See if this is close to what your asking
>>> for: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Web_Textures
>>>
>>> Also: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/User:Zero_Linden/Office_Hours/HTML_on_a_Prim_Use_Cases
>>> &: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/User:Zero_Linden/Office_Hours/HTML_on_a_Prim_Taxonomy
>>>
>>> Be aware that although those concept over very good and much effort
>>> has been done to justify further progress, there is greater and or
>>> proven technology that has existed but not yet used in Second Life.
>>> Sad... no... more of a shame that the features you seek, same
>>> features many seek, are being held up in politics even when the Tao
>>> of Linden is against such slimy politics.
>>>
>>> Accessibility has already become a greater concern within LL, so I
>>> sincerely feel the feature you seek will be driven by that path.
>>
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