Hacking Internet Channel Tweaks

[teq]

This was something similar to what I was doing a while back.

I got nowhere with the flash side of things, but did integrate a clock, unlimited sortable favourites, different "log-ons per user (4) settings", real dynamic onscreen keyboard (so you could still view the page too) and a few more things. Learned a fair bit along the way.

I pm'd teq twice as soon as this was posted to offer some help (not much though as I'm a little unwell just now) and was ignored

I won't waste any more time to send a third.
Anyway hope you guys the best of luck, would have liked to contribute a little too.

Sorry, GBATemp's PM notifications are weird. I didn't actually receive them until I checked my messages, which I do very infrequently. In response to your question, sure, I could use some help turning this thing into something worthwhile.


In light of Nintendo's flub in making the Internet Channel accessibile to everyone, I see no reason why posting the contents of an APP file to be in violation of their terms or those of GBATemp. However, to stay on the safe side, I will only post modifications and the lines in which to make them. I recommend everyone else does the same, for now.

I've been gone all day, so work on the tabs has been slow. I'm not happy with WiiTab, but it's the leanest option I could find in terms of lines of code and functionality. Although, I have yet to check my old stomping grounds: Javascript.com

 

[Frederica Bernkastel]

I'm doing something simmilar to the DS version, except I havn't made as much progress...

Good luck with this, I'll try to help out where I can/

 

[F0ur2o]

I've been gone all day, so work on the tabs has been slow. I'm not happy with WiiTab, but it's the leanest option I could find in terms of lines of code and functionality. Although, I have yet to check my old stomping grounds: Javascript.com

Any of the links I post help teq..?? First page.

Seems like all the pages are heavy on the java. lots of containers and no content.

I still think a fresh port of firefox or chrome may be easier.

Lots of references in the code to "tv-mode-chrome-mode" -- I'm looking in to it.

 

[patts]

here's an idea... download via wii-opera to sd or hdd?

i would like that 2..

 

[Sarvesh50]

A bew flash player but adobe didnt give their source right?

 

[david432111]

Test 1 indicates that the Internet Channel will be very pliable with everything from graphics to scripts.

This means skinning is a possibility for those who would want it.


If anyone could point me to a better script-based tab, it would be appreciated. The one from Wiitab.com will need a bit more adjustment to get working.

http://brentalan.com/wiitabs
Works very well and fits in with the internet channels design quite nicely.

 

[dope_X]

oh guys, that sounds great...
please, please integrate an actual flash player... that would be so sweet..
keep it up..

 

[Ltsykes]

One suggestion, is there any way to increase or decrease (not know for sure which of the options) the image resolution or increase the size of the font, for a better reading on the tv screen ?.

Obs: sorry, google english translation

 

[teq]

Any of the links I post help teq..?? First page.

Seems like all the pages are heavy on the java. lots of containers and no content.

I still think a fresh port of firefox or chrome may be easier.

Lots of references in the code to "tv-mode-chrome-mode" -- I'm looking in to it.

Most of those suggestions are outside the realm of JS and CSS, which the browser relies heavily on.

I think basing something off the one david mentioned might not be bad aesthetically, though I hate the idea of using Flash as a container.

As far as tv-mode-chrome-mode is concerned, this simply refers to the stylesheet and formats webpages to a viewable TV resolution.

LtsykesOne suggestion, is there any way to increase or decrease (not know for sure which of the options) the image resolution or increase the size of the font, for a better reading on the tv screen ?.

I believe the Internet Channel already has an option for this. However, I wouldn't be opposed to trying to work out a more versatile stylesheet.


Anyone willing to help out should unpack the Internet Channel wad and extract the file contents of 0000002.app. The rest is pretty self-explanatory.

 

[dope_X]

you can zoom in and out with the + and - buttons, if this is what you are lokking for.

*need flash player 10 on my wii*

 

[Emeraldman94]

sooooo. You after you finish you could upload the content .bin to work on any Wii modded or not....

 

[Sarvesh50]

flashplayer 10 on a wii wow owned ps3

 

[Vidboy10]

Flash Player 10 on The Wii = Epic Win.

 

[Fakie!]

up

 

[speendash]

Flash player on the wii = Best project ever !!

 

[cooldudechand]

Flash player on the wii = Best project ever !!

+10000000000000000000000

 

[Richy Freeway]

You might as well stop going on about Flash Player 10 on the Wii, cos this has nothing to do with it.

At all.

 

[teq]

You might as well stop going on about Flash Player 10 on the Wii, cos this has nothing to do with it.

At all.

You're right.

What I'm more or less going to start off doing is going after the UserAgent String and the Flash version string in order to trick websites into accepting the Wii as a standard, full-featured browser.

Until we get some source for Flash 9 or a third-party Flash engine, it's going to be impossible to get anything going... and even after that, it's going to take a lot of reverse engineering.

 

[WB3000]

A couple things that are interesting...

User Preferences can be changed. 'operarc'

[User Prefs]
Preferences Version=2
Home URL=/dvd/startpage/startpage.html
Max Number Favorites = 56
Max Window History Lines = 5
Max Global History Lines = 200
Mark Close Item=0
Horizontal Scale Factor=50
Warn Insecure Form=1
Ask For Cookie Confirmation=0

Bookmarks follow a certain format, I'm not sure what the #.000000 is all about though. You can change the default bookmarks to what you want, though.

QUOTEYahoo!
http://wii.yahoo.com?app=fav1&ctry=us&lgge=en-US

1.000000
2.000000
2.000000
Google
http://www.google.com/

2.000000
3.000000
3.000000
Nintendo
http://www.nintendo.com/

3.000000
4.000000
4.000000
My Opera
http://wii.opera.com

4.000000
5.000000
5.000000

Most of these things are aesthetics, though.

 

[teq]

A couple things that are interesting...

User Preferences can be changed. 'operarc'

[User Prefs]
Preferences Version=2
Home URL=/dvd/startpage/startpage.html
Max Number Favorites = 56
Max Window History Lines = 5
Max Global History Lines = 200
Mark Close Item=0
Horizontal Scale Factor=50
Warn Insecure Form=1
Ask For Cookie Confirmation=0

Bookmarks follow a certain format, I'm not sure what the #.000000 is all about though. You can change the default bookmarks to what you want, though.

QUOTEYahoo!
http://wii.yahoo.com?app=fav1&ctry=us&lgge=en-US

1.000000
2.000000
2.000000
Google
http://www.google.com/

2.000000
3.000000
3.000000
Nintendo
http://www.nintendo.com/

3.000000
4.000000
4.000000
My Opera
http://wii.opera.com

4.000000
5.000000
5.000000

Most of these things are aesthetics, though.

Thank you for getting to that, WB.

There are a few things from the Opera preferences I would like to note. Number one, is obviously that the cache size can be adjusted, making pages with heavy content display properly.

Number two, is the fact that the startpage can be modified.

Number three(and this is where it gets interesting), is that Opera is open to a whole host of customizations directly from the config files. Here are some that I thought might be worth looking into:

[User Agent]
Spoof UserAgent ID = 2 - Changes UserAgent to Mozilla(Windows NT5.1)

[User Prefs]
Download Directory = \ - If we can point this to the SD or USB, we can probably download files.
Force Dpi = - Force a font resolution
Wii UI Mode=0

More modifications can be found here: http://www.opera.com/support/usingopera/operaini

I'll post my findings soon.