Link to Patch Notes or Overview etc.
By
je_saist,
Posted on: 2010-10-23 08:34 in Suggestions and Ideas
Old and annoying issue.
Instead of building a new wheel they used the one Microsoft provided while making the patcher.
Not sure if it's ever been largely complained about.
Quote:
The suggestion was made several months ago to follow Valve's lead and re-code a new launcher using QT / KHTML / WebKit. At that time the developers were receptive to the idea of using QT / KHTML / Webkit, but there were two barriers:|
Originally Posted by LISAR
Old and annoying issue.
Instead of building a new wheel they used the one Microsoft provided while making the patcher. Not sure if it's ever been largely complained about. |
- Barrier 1: Development Time: No work could be done on a new launcher until after Going Rogue launched.
- Barrier 2: NCSoft itself: NCSoft does have it's own launcher software. However, that software leverages Microsoft's .Net Framework, and I think that speaks for itself.
it's a fairly easy fix, now mind you this code is in VB, but converting to C, C++ C# or basically anything else should be easy.
Code:
then all they have to do is take the <base target="_blank"> from the updater page and BAM! links open in your default browser.
Private Sub WebBrowser1_Navigating(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.WebBrowserNavigatingEventArgs) Handles WebBrowser1.Navigating
If Not (e.Url.ToString = "http://coh.com/updater/live.html") Then
Process.Start(e.Url.ToString)
e.Cancel = True
End If
End Sub
Victory Wiki
Login Screen changer (OS X/Windows/*nix)
Web based Base designer
SO/DO Enhancement Standardization Pack
CoH Community Mods Installer
Obviously this is not a big deal at all. But... when you click on the link to the Patch Notes that is at the top of the launcher (or the recent link to the issue 19 overview in the MOTD space on the launcher), it always opens in Internet Explorer instead of the default browser. For me this means I have to cut and past the link from there to Firefox (my default and preferred browser) Isn't there a way for the link to be rewritten so as to open in the default browser? Let me reiterate that this is not affecting my game play or enjoyment of the game and I don't want to sound like I am complaining about this. Simply bringing up a valid point in the correct forum.
I thank you for your time.
You are loved,
U