Help with Lua Web Browser

be2003 · Post by **be2003** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 4:30 pm

I have been making a lua web browser based off the wlan test. I have gotten far, i just need help making an html parse function. Don't know where to start. I was thinking along the lines of using the string.gsub for most of the parsing. My goal is a browser like lynx for *nix. Simple and fast.

TeamOverload · Post by **TeamOverload** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 11:26 pm

Sounds good, but I don't know if Lua can handle a very full featured web browser. It will be interesting to see, and I dont want to discourage you, so I wish you luck

be2003 · Post by **be2003** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 1:52 am

well so far i have simple url input and page history. I have already viewed www.psp3d.com with it, text only and with no links :(

thinking of writing a lua or lrx library, because it has like 300 lines, most for functions.
I have planned a rewrite of my code for easy implementing of my functions. eg.

Code: Select all

 gotoURL&#40;url as a string&#41;

returns the source as a string... wow lots of work todo.

TeamOverload · Post by **TeamOverload** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 2:31 am

Well i certianly will be interested in this. If you need any help or tester send me a PM, or message me on AIM, or send me an email or something

be2003 · Post by **be2003** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 2:56 am

i will post a screenshot soon.

trying to get the rewrite done first

glynnder · Post by **glynnder** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 6:37 pm

be 2003, i am interested in this and have been looking at making a web browser in lua for a while, i have made a few propgrams in a few languages, and i would like to work with you on this.
Interested?

be2003 · Post by **be2003** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 1:30 am

i might need help eventually.
these are a screenshot and the source as html

just right click on the link and save as index.lua. it is my first attempt. i am working on the rewrite now.

sorry about the crude html renaming, i need better hosting

be2003 · Post by **be2003** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 1:44 am

oh ya try to stick with just www.something.com
not
something.com/someelse/index.php

controls:
when it chooses a connection and displays "Done!" hit square to load google (its only 2 lines, the browser print letter by letter, be patient, it is more like a news reader right now)
when google is done hit triangle just like the 2.0 browser
the url on the bottom is the current location, the one on the top is the input
hit circle to clear it and use up/down to change letters, x to input square to load

TeamOverload · Post by **TeamOverload** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 2:13 am

what version luaplayer is it for? I tried it on 0.16 on my 2.60 and i got the no script file found error

glynnder · Post by **glynnder** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 2:27 am

ARGH - my f=ing PC

~Do you mind if i develop this by myself then?

I'll say based on excellent work by be2003?

this needs a lot of work

be2003 · Post by **be2003** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 2:29 am

the error you got means that your player cannot interpret a command used, do 2.6s support wifi?
i will do research on the issue

be2003 · Post by **be2003** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 2:51 am

does your luaplayer support font functions and does the lua wlan test work?

be2003 · Post by **be2003** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 2:57 am

go ahead and work off of it, but let me remind you, the rewrite will contain a much better parsing function, and who knows how to compile .lrx's?

TeamOverload · Post by **TeamOverload** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 3:15 am

glynnder wrote:ARGH - my f=ing PC

~Do you mind if i develop this by myself then?

I'll say based on excellent work by be2003?

this needs a lot of work

Lol I just started my own browser(not really based off this, but I may use some parts of the code, if thats alright and the author gives consent), however I am making two versions Basic(in Lua) and Ultimate(Using PSPSDK)

glynnder · Post by **glynnder** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 8:36 pm

cool, good luck.
i will wait till the rwrite cos i am working on luaMainframe ATM
which is basically lowser with some addons, e.g 'R' loads your fave homebrew!

be2003 · Post by **be2003** » Mon Apr 24, 2006 2:21 pm

i took a break, gsub was getting to my head. harvest moon summer harvest test for lua almost done.

Arwin · Post by **Arwin** » Tue May 02, 2006 11:43 pm

I wouldn't give up on this project per se, but must point out that the links2 port in pspradio is awesome. :)

Danny769 · Post by **Danny769** » Wed May 03, 2006 12:30 am

If you can get the lua one going using th memstick as ram you will supass links2.

Keep it up.

But links2 may be able to have flask if the flash program can be ported.
In my real oppion PSP~Radio is cripling Link2 and visversa

Arwin · Post by **Arwin** » Wed May 03, 2006 1:43 am

Danny769 wrote:If you can get the lua one going using th memstick as ram you will supass links2.

Keep it up.

But links2 may be able to have flask if the flash program can be ported.
In my real oppion PSP~Radio is cripling Link2 and visversa

Yeah, but there'll be a standalone links2 soon enough, obviously.

Danny769 · Post by **Danny769** » Wed May 03, 2006 2:17 am

Raf wont give me the sorce.
adio is killing the thing

Arwin · Post by **Arwin** » Wed May 03, 2006 2:40 am

Danny769 wrote:Raf wont give me the sorce.
adio is killing the thing

Well, first of all you don't have to turn the radio on while browsing, and second of all the source is publicly available.

If you can't discover where, you're probably not smart enough for working on it anyway. :p