View source for Canvas3D XUL Runner App 0.1

Here's the progress so far on v0.1 of the [[Canvas3D_XUL_Runner_App|XUL Runner App]] project.

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=Oct 21, v0.1!!=

A working version of the Canvas 3d browser is now available!

===Features===
*204 kB!
*Homepage is "http://www.c3dl.org/".
*Displays 3d contexts immediately, without the infobar asking for permission first.

===Usage===
*Windows only, for now. (Don't let that stop you from trying it on other platforms!)
*Grab the zip file from here: [[Image:MyBrowser.zip]].
*Extract to "C:/Program Files/MyBrowser". (Suggested location, others may work.)
*Double-click "mybrowser.exe".
*Enjoy the rotating teapot.


See also [http://blog.vlad1.com/2007/11/26/canvas-3d-gl-power-web-style/ Canvas 3d extension].

See also [http://benjamin.smedbergs.us/blog/2006-08-22/xulrunner-updates/ MyBrowser].


=Oct 20, v0.1+, back to XUL!!=

Thanks to mfinkle, I can have renewed hope for using MyBrowser with Canvas 3d!! Stay tuned as the final tweaks are being made...

Helpful links:

*http://developer.mozilla.org/en/XUL_Application_Packaging#The_.5bXRE.5d_section
*http://developer.mozilla.org/en/Install_Manifests#targetApplication


=Oct 19, v0.1-=

Objectives semi-met!! I've gone with a build of Firefox 3 for now, since I know how to change it and install extensions for it.


The current package was made with "make package", no arguments. I found some [http://ilias.ca/blog/2005/03/locking-mozilla-firefox-settings/ instructions] for setting up FF with some setting defaults, which I used to set a preset homepage (c3dl.org) and silence the "make Minefield your default browser" message.

You can find my build [http://lycee.omoshiroi.info/t/canvas.win32.zip here]. (The build is for Windows only, possibly WinXP only, possibly not friendly to wireless Internet.)


There are a few usage notes:
*"run.bat" gives you the "--no-remote --profilemanager" options without needing a command line. Feel free to use.
*Profile manager may make the buttons unreadable after you make a new profile: the "start Minefield" button is the one on the bottom left.
*You will be prompted to install the Canvas3d extension when you first start this build. (Say "yes".)
*The "first start for Minefield" page may pop up. This should go away in a later version.
*An infobar will appear for the http://www.c3dl.org/ homepage, asking for permission to make a 3d context. (Say "yes".)


What you can expect:
*There should be a rotating 3d teapot on the C3dL homepage!!
*Any page that requests the Canvas 3d context should be viewable, including the C3dL demos.


What I'm worried about:
*I'm not sure Firefox counts as a "XUL Runner App", although it technically is.
*I don't know how I should be including the C3dL JS library.
*The package is 26mb and several hundred files big.


=Oct 16=

Progress and failure abound!

I've managed to create a XUL Runner application, which is a great step forward. It's a compiled version of [http://benjamin.smedbergs.us/blog/ Benjamin Smedberg's] "mybrowser".



===Pictures===

Here's what it looks like:

[[image:XUL-mybrowser.png]]



The application has navigated successfully to Mozilla's addon page, proving that it can navigate the web without much difficulty. Lovely!



===Troubles===

Here's the dilemma. "mybrowser" compiles on Gecko 1.8 only, while Canvas3d runs on 1.9 only. orz.

I tried to install the extension on the shown page, but it just sits there and laughs at me.

Somehow, I have to either rewrite mybrowser to handle 1.9, or I have to create my own browser from scratch. The toughest obstacle to deal with though, is the fact that I know I have no idea how do this.