HTML in Blitz3d?!?

Anyone have a solution for displaying HTML (like blitzplus does) in Blitz3d?

I have a small dll (8k) that enables you to embed HTML within BLitz3d.

K, where is it, and how much does it cost?

Do you mean interpreting HTML like a web browser?

Well until I release it I suppose it's free.

It does not interpret HTML is actually embeds a browser window within the application.

Yeah, give it html (or a web address) and have it display the page in blitz3d (like given coordinates or something) like a browser.

I need to display dynamic info at the bottom of my blitz3d app (basically part of a webpage). so something that parses html and displays the tables and images, etc in a blitz3d window at given coordinates (with size constraints). Hell even if it just draws to the backbuffer the page, where I can grab that and do what I need with it, would make me happy :-)

Can I give your dll a run to see if its what I need Indiepath?

masterprompt at kcstudios dot net

if it's what I need, I'd gladly like to negotiate a license agreement with you.

Thanks

Here you go:
http://www.blitzbasic.com/Community/posts.php?topic=39515

I use it in the main program for the Grasshopper Web Plugin System -- it's in the Updater section.
Feel free to take a look at my source code :)

I couldnt find anything helpfull in that thread.... Seems as no one has a solution in that thread, nothing straight forward anyhow.....

Indiepath? any thoughts on your dll?

The thread contains a link to a DLL which will embed a browser window in B3d.

It can be a bit fiddly at times, and they had a bit of trouble with it back then, but we'll just consider them as cavemen, shall we?
I have had no trouble with it.
(Note that this may have been due to it being placed within a window that is not the Blitz Runtime Window... which seems to be a bit of a vacuum).

I edited my link, btw. I just realized it was starting you off halfway through the thread...


I am interested to see Indie's DLL, too :)

Do you have a working example of embedding a b3d browser using this dll? anythign simple?

Thanks

I do, but nothing very simple.
If you download this, and run the Updater in the main executable, you can see a little web browser going on on the right side. (It loads pages when you click on external tools to download, or the news button).
Source is there, too.
(I'm not trying to pimp my app in your thread, btw; I just don't have any smaller examples :( ).

http://crumbsoftware.f2o.org/index.php?p=products/grasshopper/&rc=download

Mind you, it's also using WinBlitz3d for the interface...
If you want the browser window embedded right into the Blitz runtime window, you will need to use SystemProperty("apphWnd") to get the hWnd argument for the browser window embedder thing and hope that it works. Some glitches with keyboard input may occur, as I recall... (though I think someone fixed it in that thread I gave you a link to) -- this may not be a problem depending on your intentions.

Please download here : http://www.modules.indiepath.com > Modules > MISC DLLS

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I've used Mr Pick's code - it works fine.
I think it wouldn't accept keypresses into a form, but since I didn't actually need that there was no problem.
So my app at the time had it's own html-based manual within a b3d window.

Some example code would be good.... Seems like it could be usefull from the command line code, however without some example code, I dont have the time to explore attempting to make it work, I need more of a turn key solution. Thanks though Indiepath.

Checking out your source now Mr. Picklesworth.

Sorry Dark Half, I'm to busy finishing the igLoader V2.

Np Indiepath, we're all busy, which is why I cant explore the option without an example ;-)

Still, thanks for the link though!