Public bug reported: instead of having to add each and every url pattern to ua-overrides.js, it would be nice if webbrowser-app could offer a commandline option to override the user agent string when in webapp mode ...
while the override file is nice and all, it will not help for released images since we can not retroactively add overrides to the file, so webapps someone writes will only work from a specific release on if the site they use needs a specific UA string. while getting the override into the file eventually makes sense and should be the default, being able to override it in the Exec call of the .desktop file would make it possible to run the specific webapp in releases that dont ship the matching pattern in the .js file yet. while we have possibilities to override the setting with a qml wrapper like in http://daker.me/2013/10/package-your-webapp-for-ubuntu- touch.html this only works suboptimal (the site itself works, but opening external links in the browser is not supported, there is a toolbar in the app but it is not easily possible to have navigational elements in there without a lot extra effort etc etc.) so please consider adding something like a --ua-override= commandline option for the webapp mode. ** Affects: webbrowser-app (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1245465 Title: should offer a commandline option to override the user agent in webapp mode To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/webbrowser-app/+bug/1245465/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
