Follow-up:
Thanks to some links Trevor provided, this turns out to be fairly
simple. So simple, in fact, that it seems almost risky, but hey, what
on the Internet isn't? :)
I just added this to one of my standalones' info.plist file:
<key>CFBundleURLTypes</key>
<array>
<dict>
<key>CFBundleURLName</key>
<string>com.fourthworld.fwrs</string>
<key>CFBundleURLSchemes</key>
<array>
<string>fwrs</string>
</array>
</dict>
</array>
Then I used a URL to one of my Rev stacks, changing the protocol to
"fwrs" (an arbitrary string for "Fourth World Rev Stack"):
<fwrs://www.fourthworld.net/revnet/Go_RevNet.rev>
In Safari it launches the app instantly. In FF it presents a dialog
asking the user to confirm my app as the handler for that protocol or
choose another. Not bad.
Looks like all I need to do to complete the implementation on OS X is to
add a GURLGURL Apple event handler to actually download and open the stack.
Haven't tried the Win registry thang, but should be simple enough.
Looks like the only script one needs is a one-liner to set the registry
as per the example on the page Trevor provided the link for - here's
Trevor's links:
Windows:
Registering an Application to a URL Protocol
<http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa767914(VS.85).aspx>
OS X:
HowToRegisterURLHandler
<http://www.cocoadev.com/index.pl?HowToRegisterURLHandler>
<http://developer.apple.com/documentation/MacOSX/Conceptual/BPRuntimeConfig/Articles/PListKeys.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/20001431-102207>
Thanks, Trevor.
Who would have thought something this potentially dangerous could be so
simple? Now all we need to launch a standalone is a link on a web page,
a copy of the app installed, and a registry entry. Cool (until it gets
abused and they shut this option down).
--
Richard Gaskin
Fourth World
Revolution training and consulting: http://www.fourthworld.com
Webzine for Rev developers: http://www.revjournal.com
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