[vlc-devel] Re: The ActiveX control/plugin for IE. Requests/comments/bugs?

[Damien Fouilleul]

Jonas Larsen wrote:

>Hi again
>
>After a bit more testing it seems the plugin actually work pretty bug free
>:)
>
>My main question atm is how to most easily distribute it? Most activeX
>control is know are automatically downloaded when u enter the page and
>installed on the end users pc. Can u do that with this control too? And if
>yes do you know how?
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well, there's a bit of work involved, you will need to package up the 
control in a CAB file, and have it signed by a Certificate company ($$$)
also, the control does not currently self-install (hence, the use of 
axvlc.reg), but this can be easily fixed.

>Also it came up in the channel that it might be desirable to be able to have
>a version of the activex control where the plugins and necessary files was
>compiled into, so u wouldn't have to have vlc installed on the client
>already. Is this possible?
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the activex control just uses libvlc (as VLC exe does), hence there is 
always the possibility of compiling all modules as built-ins, rather 
than plugins and make the control self-contained (but BIG !)

>Hope to hear back from you soon
>
>Best regards
>
>Jonas
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: vlc-devel-bounce at videolan.org [mailto:vlc-devel-bounce at videolan.org]
>>On Behalf Of Damien Fouilleul
>>Sent: 31. januar 2005 11:10
>>To: vlc-devel at videolan.org
>>Subject: [vlc-devel] Re: The ActiveX control/plugin for IE.
>>Requests/comments/bugs?
>>
>>list at vrt.dk wrote:
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>>>Hi all
>>>
>>>I just found out yesterday that somebody finally had developed am ActiveX
>>>control for vlc.
>>>
>>>This makes me a very happy man :)
>>>
>>>So big thanks to quovodis for doing a great job.
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>I'm blushing :)
>>And if any of you are calling to the current European Capital of Culture
>>(and no, it's no longer Lilles), please drop me a line. we'll drink a
>>few Murphys
>>
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>>>I have wanted a plugin for IE for a long time, so I will do what I can to
>>>help, which means report back my experience with the plugin.
>>>
>>>1:	First of all there's the documentation, im wondering if there
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>>are
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>>>any commands u can call from the html/javascript? Besides the one
>>>shown in the test.html setup?
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>>most of the functionality is in the test.html, but have a look at
>>axvlc.idl, this file contains the definitions of all
>>properties/methods/events accessible from scripting. most of them are
>>just exporting public functions declared in libvlc. Although activex
>>events works, i still need a proper integration with VLC callback
>>mechanism. similarily,  some of the variables are bindable, but  for
>>the  same  reasons  as for events they don't propertly report  their
>>status  changes.
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>>>2:	Would it be possible to get the "right-click-menu" in the
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>>plugin
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>>>as u have it in vlc?
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>>I could, but I believe this plugin shouldn't be too 'configurable' for
>>the simple fact that some its uses preclude any user control, such as
>>desk kiosks, etc... However, I may allow for more user control through
>>scripting, give me an example of what you would see in a pop-up menu
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>>>3:	Sorta solved if #2 is implemented, but if not would it be
>>>possible to turn/set de-interlacing with commands/html? I know u
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>>	can
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>>>do it on serverside, or ge the client to do it with m3u's. 	But an
>>>actual option to do it would be preferable.
>>>
>>>
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>>any options that can be passed to a playlist item may also be used from
>>the activeX plugin through scripting (I hope...), you will need to ask
>>the VLC gurus about which options are acceptable, I am not the most
>>knowlegable person to ask about these features
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>>>4:	Do the plugin read the preference file on the client? I mean
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>>the
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>>>file that stores the options for vlc?
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>>yes, it should
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>>>5:	the addTarget command, the parameters? The first one is easily
>>>deducable form the html scripting the MRL,whats the second
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>>	parameter?
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>>>And the third?
>>>
>>>
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>>check libvlc documentation (or the header), this will also help answer
>>your 3rd question.
>>
>>if this is not enough, I may add a startup string option, whereby you
>>specify all startup options, as you would with VLC.
>>
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>>>6:	Last but not least, even if its not extremely usefull for and
>>>enduser, the messages window as seen in the vlc player would be
>>>usefull, atleast until the plugin enters a more
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>>	finalized/documented
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>>>state. If nothing else to be able to report 	bugs back better.
>>>
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>>if you launch internet explorer from the command line, you will see
>>those  messages on the command window
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>>>This was the first few questions I stumbled upon after palying with it
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>>for
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>>>30mins
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>>>As I already said im really happy with this, since it makes my VOD
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>>solution
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>>>look much nicer for the end users. (Not having to switch back and forth
>>>between a browser and the player window)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Best regards and best wishes for the future development
>>>
>>>Jonas Larsen
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>      
>>>
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