[vlc-devel] [PATCH] Don't use old ActiveX control

[Kaloyan Kovachev]

On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:11:09 +0300, Rйmi Denis-Courmont wrote
> Le mardi 10 juin 2008 15:46:58 Jean-Paul Saman, vous avez йcrit :
> > Poe wrote:
> > > Remove all references to VLCControl
> > > Use VLCControl2 instead
> >
> > This breaks the ActiveX interface contract (retaining the old interface).
> >
> > I know that for the mozilla plugin the old interface was already
> > completely removed.
> >
> > The only two functions that are a bit problematic are getVariable() and
> > setVariable(), because there are no internal replacements for. So the
> > question actually is if it is safe to implement/revive this functionality?
> 
> setVariable() always returned an error before it was removed, so I don't see 
> the point in putting it back. getVariable() is also harmful as it can be may 
> cause information leaks to Javascript uch as stealing your SOCKS credentials, 
> or your MPEG CSA keys, etc. And it's not very useful without setVariable().
> 
> If you need to get some specific value, such as input state, or input position 
> and so on, better use the dedicated "semantic" APIs.
> 

What about varCommand method? I have just started working on adding this
(attached, not tested yet) for the dynamic CSA update.

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> Rйmi Denis-Courmont
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