Apologies for the hap-hazard way this thread might be thrown together at this point, I started with the firefox method, found the gnome method which was easier, then got it working in opera.

WTF is this? >> Video of it in action 5mb

Provoked by a "conversation" on IRC, I set out to give implementing the nexuiz:// a shot. There are a few layers where this could be handled. The two most viable options were in the Window Manager (GNOME in my case) or the browser (Firefox in my case). Below are the two methods I've successfully implemented, though each has it's downfalls. All methods need the following bash script:

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#!/bin/bash
/home/tyler/Games/Nexuiz/nexuiz-linux-x86_64-glx -basedir /home/tyler/Games/Nexuiz +connect $(echo $@ | awk -F "//" '{ print $2 }')

Path to my bin, -basedir (necessary) and +connect $ip_address, where $ip_address is a little awk statement I used to split off the front of the URL. $@ is all input passed and in my case, nexuiz://dojo.nexuizninjaz.com, that would be the entire passed value. Running it through the awk expression drops the "nexuiz://" bit.

So now I have a script that executes nexuiz with the proper base directory and connect to an ip / name server.

Save in in ~/Games/Nexuiz as "nexuiz_url.sh" or something and chmod +x it. (I saved mine in ~/nn_dev/nexuiz)



EASIEST - GNOME level:

Update for GNOME users, this was is actually easier... but unfortunately the bash script is still needed because Nexuiz doesn't accept "nexuiz://" in the +connect syntax. Otherwise, the bash script could be dropped. Anyway, this is done with 3 simple commands that add it to a GNOME like "registry"

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gconftool-2 --set --type=string /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/nexuiz/command '/home/tyler/nn_dev/nexuiz/nexuiz_url.sh %s'
gconftool-2 --set --type=bool /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/nexuiz/enabled true
gconftool-2 --set --type=bool /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/nexuiz/need-terminal false

Obviously replace the path in /home/tyler/... with your information.


This does not work in Opera by default, you have to configure it similar to the firefox way below without as much trouble, edit your advanced preferences and link to the Nexuiz script.




MORE COMPLICATED - Firefox level (currently linux only but can be made to work with windows):

This method is not recommended, I keep this information as a story to share with you my trials and errors.

This firefox way is more round about... it's by no means a distributable solution and currently only for Linux users (though a batch script can be written to do the same thing) but I thought I'd share my work with everyone.

Following some advice I found on about how firefox handles URLs, I navigated to my about:config and added a new string "network.protocol-handler.app.nexuiz" with a path the Nexuiz with -basedir and +connect but soon realized that you cannot enter parameters here. So instead, I linked it to a bash script. "/home/tyler/nn_dev/nexuiz/nexuiz_url.sh" (the one seen above)



I click my test case and get the following dialog for running my script. I click it and nothing happens...



I click choose and navigate to the file and run it this way, SUCCESS!




Turns out the reason is because it gets added to ~/.mozilla/firefox/<profile>/mimeTypes.rdf

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tyler@quadjutsu:~/.mozilla/firefox/b1ta3p8a.default$ grep "nexuiz_url.sh" *
mimeTypes.rdf:                   NC:prettyName="nexuiz_url.sh"
mimeTypes.rdf:                   NC:path="/home/tyler/nn_dev/nexuiz/nexuiz_url.sh" />
mimeTypes.rdf:    <NC:possibleApplication RDF:resource="urn:handler:local:/home/tyler/nn_dev/nexuiz/nexuiz_url.sh"/>
mimeTypes.rdf:  <RDF:Description RDF:about="urn:handler:local:/home/tyler/nn_dev/nexuiz/nexuiz_url.sh"
mimeTypes.rdf:                   NC:prettyName="nexuiz_url.sh"
mimeTypes.rdf:                   NC:path="/home/tyler/nn_dev/nexuiz/nexuiz_url.sh" />
prefs.js:user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.nexuiz", "/home/tyler/nn_dev/nexuiz/nexuiz_url.sh");

So namely for this reason, that causes a round about install, this solution isn't ready for the mainstream. Of course other operating systems and browsers need to be supported as well but hey, this is a start.

Interesting. Well, I know in Windows you can use the registry to create application links like this.. So i'll look into that. However, I think it might be better to create a plugin for Firefox at the current moment. Considering Firefox is crossplatform, widely used, and easy to program for.

Samual wrote:However, I think it might be better to create a plugin for Firefox at the current moment. Considering Firefox is crossplatform, widely used, and easy to program for.

Except for the fact that it uses an external bash script. We'd need to create a batch file and distribute both with Nexuiz for the plugin to be even close to a viable solution.

[-z-] wrote:

Samual wrote:However, I think it might be better to create a plugin for Firefox at the current moment. Considering Firefox is crossplatform, widely used, and easy to program for.

Except for the fact that it uses an external bash script. We'd need to create a batch file and distribute both with Nexuiz for the plugin to be even close to a viable solution.

Well there was talk about making a Nexuiz-For-Windows Installer. I don't know if that idea is abandoned, but maybe we could offer the plugin while installing Nexuiz? (All the install would be is some registry changes, install folder, and a few shortcuts.. I would want it though.)

Especially the ability to uninstall Nexuiz from add/remove.. that would be cool.

Anyway, the same could be done with a .deb file. Besides, if someone puts up a nexuiz:// link, they could offer the plugin by saying "If this link does not work for you, please go to xyz to get the required plugin."

It's not the best solution.... Well.. actually it is. At least for Linux.. As I said earlier, Windows has the ability to launch programs from links in any browser as long as it's in the registry... It's a standard feature that has been in Windows since Windows 98, I believe.

[-z-] wrote:

Samual wrote:However, I think it might be better to create a plugin for Firefox at the current moment. Considering Firefox is crossplatform, widely used, and easy to program for.

Except for the fact that it uses an external bash script. We'd need to create a batch file and distribute both with Nexuiz for the plugin to be even close to a viable solution.

An extension would not need the bash script. Extensions are flexible enough for this, I believe :p

oooh _nice_ going there z!
yes, firefox plugins can launch external applications, for example: https://addons.mozilla.org/sv-SE/firefox/addon/9078

now all we need is a small cute nexuiz icon sitting in the bottom corner that grabs serverlist from the master server and when you click on yaddayadda server nexuiz launches and voilà instant fraging. :3

Looking at this...

I'll make a batch file to create the registry entries later. (It will have to be run from the nexuiz folder, else there is no way to detect/input the folder.)

div suggested you use vbs or js as it's less limited than batch.

killquick of the AU servers has been working on an installer and promoting the use of nexuiz://

I've added nexuiz:// as links to servers.nn too but don't provide an installer yet.

A GUI will be available soon I hear.

you could replace the username with $USER
....

Gego wrote:you could replace the username with $USER
....

or /home/tyler/ with $HOME but that doesn't help us know where Nexuiz is on their harddrive.

On another note, i'm working on using NSIS to create a Nexuiz installer for Windows... I want to make it as specialized as possible, meant to improve the usage of Nexuiz. As for now, it works and applies the nexuiz:// protocol in the Windows registry. Unfortunately it's a large file, so I will not upload it anywhere until I'm 100% certain it works perfectly (And is not in need of any more updates).

That will never get accepted as official version, as you wouldn't be able to install it on Linux any more and we want to only provide ONE huge download.

However, can you perhaps make a NSIS online installer that pulls the nexuiz zip file from sourceforge and installs that (together with additional programs, like the URL handler)?

LOL, imagine this:

We make a global website:
+One button to install Nexuiz
+A frame, where you can chat ppl on #nexuiz @ irc.quakenet.org
+Another tab/frame, where you can browse servers, list the players there, and nexuiz:// joins them
+tools tab (config file generator)
+link to forum

Hmm... this fairly reminds me....

Quake LIVE!

killquick already made installers for both Windows and Linux:

http://nexuiz.shaztronics.com/

Check the left column. He said he was going to release t he source of the windows exe

C.Brutail wrote:LOL, imagine this:

We make a global website:
+One button to install Nexuiz
+A frame, where you can chat ppl on #nexuiz @ irc.quakenet.org
+Another tab/frame, where you can browse servers, list the players there, and nexuiz:// joins them
+tools tab (config file generator)
+link to forum

Hmm... this fairly reminds me....

Quake LIVE!

YES, DO WANT

Neat tool - I'd highly suggest some input scripts to be able to configure the protocol standards across several different games, since anything id-based will follow the +connect procedure. The deathmask server page would be an ideal place to use this, and I think we could streamline a lot of promotion this way.