There's a problem with the concept of the browser accessing local files. Let's say you visit a page on the internet and the owner of that page wants access to files on your computer. Just put a file url in there and you can get some access to well known files. And this leads to a cascading chain of security issues. So finally people just give up in disgust and turn of file urls.
A on this suggests people download a file and use it locally. So even when file urls are enabled they often have constraints on what directories can be visited. People make mistakes and then get upset at the wrong people because of the consequences, which tends to ruin things for everyone. Thanks, -- Raul On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 11:44 AM, bill lam <[email protected]> wrote: > I got a change to test on a newer android phone and indeed only > the boat browser can display local webpages, I think the problem > is unrelated of J but most mobile browsers are not designed to > display file:/// webpages or why should they. I guess the > solution is to choose browsers that work with local files. > > Another problem I realised is that bitmap is tiny on high-res screen. > the icons bar of the editor window is very smaller (they are > already 36x36 pixels, nearly half inch on a desktop). Also > individual cell in minesweeper is impossible to tap because of > its tiny size. Hypothetically J scripts can detect dpi and draw > a bigger bitmap accordingly. > > Чт, 20 мар 2014, Paul Jackson писал(а): > > My default browser is Chrome, which on machines I've gotten lately is > > pre-installed. Either when I start it and paste in the local URL, or > when > > I click the icon of a file in "ES File Explorer," Chrome displays local > web > > pages such as > > > > > file:///storage/emulated/0/Android/data/com.jsoftware.android.qtide/files/addons/docs/helpX/index.htm > > > > I've tried "boat browser" and confirmed that it does something that > makes J > > use it, and so local web pages work when it is installed. > > > > However, Chrome, Dolphin and Firefox do not make the same changes. Other > > programs ask which app to use to view a local file until you set one of > > these as a default. This J does the same thing the first time a remote > web > > page is viewed, but not locally. > > > > I haven't tried this version on older machines, but the previous version > > asked which browser to use for both local and remote URLs. > > On Mar 20, 2014 4:14 PM, "bill lam" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Possibly your browser does not accept local files. Try verify by open > a > > > local file in its address bar. Or install another browser, eg the > 'boat > > > browser' works for me. > > > > > > 21.03.2014, в 0:50, Paul Jackson <[email protected]> написал(а): > > > > > > > I did not realize that was what I meant, but I've confirmed > inability to > > > > open local pages is the current problem. I had already noticed, but > fail > > > > to mention, the initial use loaded the remote web page. > > > > > > > > Removing the local help pages does make subsequent starts work > correctly. > > > > However, you either have to use a file manager, or > > > > Tools > Package Manager > > > > Tools > Rebuild all Repository Catalogs > > > > before trying to > > > > Remove Selected Packages > > > > since the install only marks > > > > base library scripts > > > > as installed. > > > > > > > > === > > > > Did you mean menu help can open remote page but not local help page? > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > For information about J forums see > http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > regards, > ==================================================== > GPG key 1024D/4434BAB3 2008-08-24 > gpg --keyserver subkeys.pgp.net --recv-keys 4434BAB3 > gpg --keyserver subkeys.pgp.net --armor --export 4434BAB3 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
