[APP] QupZilla (Web Browser) for Windows RT - Windows RT Development and Hacking

All,
Please find the attached Windows RT native binaries for QupZilla 1.4.3. QupZilla is lightweight multiplatform browser using Qt.
http://www.qupzilla.com/
I had to attach this in 2 parts because its quite large (well.. QtWebKit is large I should say). You'll need to remove the trailing ".7z" before extracting -- XDA didn't like files with a .001 extension.
I haven't compiled all the plugins, but the browser itself appears to work great! Enjoy!
Cheers!
EDIT: my bad.. the original attachments didn't have SSL or correct image support.. fixed now. Please re-download.
EDIT2: i've noticed that bookmarks, HTML5 video/audio, and the RSS reader appear to be not working correctly -- I'm investigating why that is. FWIW -- Qupzilla on Windows8 doesn't support HTML5 video/audio out of the box either. Flash simply won't work because the FireFox flash plugin isn't ported to ARM by Adobe.
EDIT3: Bookmarks and RSS reader now working -- please re-download. Still tackling HTML5 video/audio support... its currently a 'broken' feature in my Qt webkit build.

Very cool! Which JS engine is it using? I'm guessing it much be interpreted, unless you managed to get it to JIT to THUMB-2...

GoodDayToDie said:
Very cool! Which JS engine is it using? I'm guessing it much be interpreted, unless you managed to get it to JIT to THUMB-2...
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Yeah.. interpreted. The engine is the QtScript / JavaScriptCore in Webkit from Qt.
http://qt-project.org/wiki/JavaScript
Would be nice to get it to JIT to THUMB2... but honestly I'm looking to fix all the HTML5 issues and getting a fully functioning replacement for IE. Performance isn't my main concern right now.
Cheers!

update
Bookmarks and RSS reader support is now fixed. I've uploaded new binaries, please re-download Sorry for the problems. I'm still working on HTML5 audio/video support.. fingers crossed I can get it sorted out. Dealing with Qt using Visual Studio is not fun.

update
Just thought I'd update you all to know that I haven't forgotten about getting this working with HTML5... just the opposite actually. I've burned many hours trying to get h264 encoded video to work with QtWebKit. If you troll on google, you can quickly find out that its not as easy as it seems.. and Windows RT just makes matters worse.
Long story short, I have all the bits building correctly but the wmf engine doesn't seem to work correctly on Windows RT. I'm not sure why that is. I've fixed at least 2 bugs that was making the browser crash, but its going to take a serious debugging session to figure out exactly what I need to fix and/or rewrite to get functioning video. I haven't given up though.
In other news, I've added enough features to QtWebkit such that Qupzilla is scoring higher than the built in IE browser in terms of feature set... so once I get HTML5 video working.. it should be a great browser.

I can't get this to work for some reason. I keep getting a WinError.
I removed the trailing .7z and I am opening it with Extractor RT from the Window store. I have downloaded both files.

crkdslider said:
I can't get this to work for some reason. I keep getting a WinError.
I removed the trailing .7z and I am opening it with Extractor RT from the Window store. I have downloaded both files.
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Did you try extract it with 7-zip for ARM?

Yeah, I just removed the extension, then opened the .001 file as an archive using 7-Zip; it extracted very easily.

I take I need to be jailbroken to install this? Because I tried to install 7zip for arm, but kept getting signature issues, and two unzip apps I tried from the app store weren't able to open it.

Yes, of course. That's the point of the jailbreak (installing apps like this).

Thank you for clearing that up.

SSL Not Working
Hello. I know this thread is old, but I was checking to see if there is anything I need to do to get SSL working on Qupzilla. I'm able to load up normal URLs, but SSL isn't working. I downloaded the latest that is pinned to OP, btw.

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Hello. I know this thread is old, but I was checking to see if there is anything I need to do to get SSL working on Qupzilla. I'm able to load up normal URLs, but SSL isn't working. I downloaded the latest that is pinned to OP, btw.
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It has not been updated since then
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Qiangong2 said:
It has not been updated since then
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Thanks for the reply!

An alternative to IE sure would be useful

I am NOT able to use the browser. All sites automatically use https . Help
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XDA-00 said:
I am NOT able to use the browser. All sites automatically use https . Help
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IE is currently our only option for browsing the internet
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Vivaldi just released a ARM Version of their browser, usable on Rasberry Pi. Is it possible to get it on our Win RT Machines?

jahfaby said:
Vivaldi just released a ARM Version of their browser, usable on Rasberry Pi. Is it possible to get it on our Win RT Machines?
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Possibly, but only once the source code for the ARM version is released. It currently isn't available.

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[REQ] streaming NETFLIX on NEXUS

NETFLIX--well now that we got flash I tried to stream a movie running 2.2 froyo and get an error below. Can someone confirm this does not work or can someone trick the system to see if we can get it to work. I know we got a 1ghz processor, can we trick it to think we got 1.2????
ced 8525 said:
NETFLIX--well now that we got flash I tried to stream a movie running 2.2 froyo and get an error below. Can someone confirm this does not work or can someone trick the system to see if we can get it to work. I know we got a 1ghz processor, can we trick it to think we got 1.2????
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It (i would think) has nothing to do with the proc speed and everything to do with the user agent your browser is sending. Can you change the user agent on stock browser in froyo? (i just switched back to CM couple nights ago so can't check). In the browser in CM, at least, if you hit menu, settings, there is a drop down for user agent. I'd bet either desktop or ie6 would do it.
I never tested flash on froyo with other browsers, but for some reason I think I recall reading it worked with dolphin or one of the other popular ones? pretty sure all the third party ones have customizable user agents as well.
Hope this helps.
Netflix also uses Silverlight for it's Watch Instantly.
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Netflix also uses Silverlight for it's Watch Instantly.
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The reqs from OP's screenshot mention firefox 2, so surely there must be a non silverlight alternative?
I believe Netflix uses Microsoft Silverlight not Flash =(
solidus175 said:
I believe Netflix uses Microsoft Silverlight not Flash =(
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As I pointed out above it says "firefox 2 or higher", and also just noticed mac requirements. There has to be a flash alternative as well...
Edit: apparently you can get silverlight on mac as well... Who knew...
Tho the silverlight plugins for FF are for 3.0+ I *believe* so either 2.0 or higher is a mistake, or there is an alternative, or i'm just completely wrong? hahahaha.
thanks Gimp...i got farther...now like darkjedi said can you install Silverlight on nexus?? I also search and found something called moonlight which is open source...wonder if someone can make a plugin for our browser. i think this can be accomplished but i am not a technical person.
Linux nerds have been trying to get Netflix streaming working since it premiered. It's not gonna happen due to DRM, at least not until MS releases an official plugin for Linux, and only then might we see it pop up on Android.
Sorry.
Not gonna happen. All you can do is wait till the official app peeks it's head out.
Good news everyone! "Netflix is looking for a great engineer to help us build Instant Streaming client implementations on Android devices." Source: jobs.netflix.com/DetailFlix.asp?jobid=flix3724
It might take a while, but the official client is coming...
one thing's for sure, the 'requirements' above mentioned have nothing to do with flash, its about processing power and silverlight requirements. netflix was recently seen streaming on a jailbroken iphone (hackingnetflix.com) so it shouldn't be long!
Hey guys, I changed my UAstring by typing about:debug in the url bar and hitting go, then pressing menu and going to settings. I had set it to desktop and tried streaming netflix then, it said I still needed to install silverlight
Did you read the 1st page in this thread?
Can someone explain to me what flash has to do with netflix? Netflix doesn't, nor has it ever, used flash, this thread needs to disappear
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Netflix for android
Can't wait! Hopefully its better than what's available now. I also hope that a good tablet comes out soon.
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There has been reports of a netflix employee saying that they are working on an android app.
So what does this thread have to do with getting a working Silverlight plugin for Android browsers?
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So what does this thread have to do with getting a working Silverlight plugin for Android browsers?
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so you can stream netflix on your phone through your browser? netflix requires silverlight
Sigh...
Netflix does not use Flash
Netflix uses silverlight
There is no silverlight for Linux and thus none for Android
The only thing we can do is wait for the official app.
The official app is in the works and will be released soon
End of story, end of thread
Mods could u please close the thread or move to questions and answers
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[Q] Few Questions Before I Buy...

I am looking at getting this as a replacement for my old laptop. However, I need to make sure it is capable of doing certain things that I do regularly.
1. I log into my server at home via my wifi connection to copy files from one directory to another (from downloads to tv shows for example).
2. I launch torrent files (legit ones like Pioneer One) for my server to download. at them moment, i click on a torrent file from isohunt or demonoid which sends it to my ubuntu server running transmission to download (fully automatic).
3. I keep checking out webpages like streetfire.net and todaysbigthing.com. Will the videos on these sites play?
4. Google Calendar is a key app I use. How is this with the transformer using the web rather than an app (if available)? I know Google Docs is a no go at the moment (hopefully fixing in 3.1?)
These are the main things (i guess i dont need a lot of power!) i do daily. Will the Transformer cope?
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2. I launch torrent files (legit ones like Pioneer One) for my server to download. at them moment, i click on a torrent file from isohunt or demonoid which sends it to my ubuntu server running transmission to download (fully automatic).
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I'll let someone else tackle the rest, but this is one I do regularly. I use Transdroid, a free (but please donate!) Transmission remote to start and monitor torrents on my home server. I have a port open on my firewall for management so I can get the status of my torrents on my phone (nexus one) or Transformer via a desktop widget.
I also have Mediatomb running on the server to share out media from the directory that Transmission downloads to via DLNA. Unfortunately the Transformer has a lot of limitations on video it will play with the built-in DLNA client. When I get off my ass, I'll take advantage of the transcoder support in Mediatomb to automatically convert video files as they arrive in the folder.
Thats fairly key for me. Do you have to download the torrent to the TF first, or can you click the link in browser or firefox for it to automatically do its stuff? Thats how i do it at the moment with a firefox plugin.
1. Phone My PC app is all you'd ever need. Works very well.
4. Loads of apps for this, or yeah if you just want to use the built in honeycomb one or just the browser version they all work nicely. With HC 3.1 the customisable widget should be handy too.
ricostuart said:
I am looking at getting this as a replacement for my old laptop. However, I need to make sure it is capable of doing certain things that I do regularly.
1. I log into my server at home via my wifi connection to copy files from one directory to another (from downloads to tv shows for example).
ES File manager can shift files between shared folders, but one of the many different remote desktop solutions is probably easier
2. I launch torrent files (legit ones like Pioneer One) for my server to download. at them moment, i click on a torrent file from isohunt or demonoid which sends it to my ubuntu server running transmission to download (fully automatic).
Transdroid will send the torrent to your server without an issue. you download the .torrent file, and open it in Transdroid. Very easy
3. I keep checking out webpages like streetfire.net and todaysbigthing.com. Will the videos on these sites play?
Can't get either of these sites to play videos
4. Google Calendar is a key app I use. How is this with the transformer using the web rather than an app (if available)? I know Google Docs is a no go at the moment (hopefully fixing in 3.1?)
The built in Gcal app is superb
These are the main things (i guess i dont need a lot of power!) i do daily. Will the Transformer cope?
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I had to add this to post my inline reply...
Thanks for that guys! Really appreciate the quick replies.... but i guess little excuse needed to play right?
Can someone tell me if the site http://www.bestofyoutube.com/ works on the TF?
For Number 3, I tried streetfire.net and todaysbigthing.com. They both work great in the stock browser with Flash 10.3. Streetfire takes some time to load though.
Bestofyoutube also works on the TF.
mirumirai said:
For Number 3, I tried streetfire.net and todaysbigthing.com. They both work great in the stock browser with Flash 10.3. Streetfire takes some time to load though.
Bestofyoutube also works on the TF.
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Sweet! Thats my mornings sorted
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Can someone tell me if the site http://www.bestofyoutube.com/ works on the TF?
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I can't test it for you, but they are all youtube videos, so yes.

Web Browser Invert Colors Bookmarklet

I was looking for a solution to invert browser colors on my Epic4G. I look forward to a day when Cyanogenmod runs on the epic so I can use the modded browser with "invert colors". Dolphin HD's "Reader" addon was close, but it added padding to the browser on my Epic.
So... i decided maybe a javascript bookmarklet could do what i wanted. turns out, it did.
This has only been tested in the Android 2.3.4 stock browser. To use it, copy the code from the page linked to below into the clipboard and add a new bookmark, pasting the code into the URL box. Give it a name like "Invert Color". Then when you're viewing a page you want to invert, open the bookmarks menu, and click the bookmark.
http://tonymuka.com/js/
You still have to click the link for every page you browse to for now, but perhaps somebody knows a better way. I did try to contact Dolphin for info on writing Addons, but it doesn't seem very open. I haven't used firefox mobile too much yet, but maybe there is potential there...
I wasn't sure exactly where to post this, and since it might work on any device with a browser that supports bookmarklets, i put it in general. mods should feel free to move it with my thanks!
Enjoy!
does this work on wp7??
Magpir said:
does this work on wp7??
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It should work in any modern HTML compliant browser that supports javascript in bookmarks. You'll probably have to copy and paste the javascript into the bookmark and give it a try. Please let us know if it does I tried this weekend in Dolphin HD on Android, and in Mobile Safari on Apple's iPad2 and it works there too.
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It should work in any modern HTML compliant browser that supports javascript in bookmarks. You'll probably have to copy and paste the javascript into the bookmark and give it a try. Please let us know if it does I tried this weekend in Dolphin HD on Android, and in Mobile Safari on Apple's iPad2 and it works there too.
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i tried it works on windowsphone IE 9 in mango
But not all webpages invert colour
and also each time u need to press the bookmarklet
is there a permanent solution?
Magpir said:
i tried it works on windowsphone IE 9 in mango
But not all webpages invert colour
and also each time u need to press the bookmarklet
is there a permanent solution?
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Glad to hear it works in mango!
Unfortunately i don't know a way to make it permanent, i think the browser would have to allow such plugins to run automatically every time a page loads. (like a greasemonkey script, etc)
If you send a link to a page that wont invert I'll check it out and see if i can fix it. If it has a background image or flash there's not much i can do without removing background images altogether...
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Glad to hear it works in mango!
Unfortunately i don't know a way to make it permanent, i think the browser would have to allow such plugins to run automatically every time a page loads. (like a greasemonkey script, etc)
If you send a link to a page that wont invert I'll check it out and see if i can fix it. If it has a background image or flash there's not much i can do without removing background images altogether...
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just try to make it permanent...like a cookie ect,,
or make an entire new browser and upload to marketplace for free
Tony, thanks for this. It inspired me to think about a more permanent solution using a web filtering proxy. I have proof that it would work, but I don't have the skills to develop this further. Would be great if you could take a look at this and see if you have any thoughts: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=17960461
Browsers that support web storage could probably do it.
Also the one browser I know wont have a problem making it permanent would be Opera Mobile, because it supports user javascript and css like the desktop browser does.
claimui, great idea, i'll check it out!
yareally, i'm an old opera fan, but haven't fallen in love with the mobile version despite several attempts... gotta love the user js and css though- didn't know you could use them on mobile too!
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claimui, great idea, i'll check it out!
yareally, i'm an old opera fan, but haven't fallen in love with the mobile version despite several attempts... gotta love the user js and css though- didn't know you could use them on mobile too!
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Yeah, it's not quite as friendly to do as the desktop browser, but you can set the userjs/usercss locations and such in opera.ini and mod whatever you like.
I semi wrote an informal tutorial on it in a thread for opera mobile in the forum area http://my.opera.com/community/forums/findpost.pl?id=9373312
tmuka said:
I was looking for a solution to invert browser colors on my Epic4G. I look forward to a day when Cyanogenmod runs on the epic so I can use the modded browser with "invert colors". Dolphin HD's "Reader" addon was close, but it added padding to the browser on my Epic.
So... i decided maybe a javascript bookmarklet could do what i wanted. turns out, it did.
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Pardon me, but this is rediculous! How do you justify accessing your private site for a "bookmarklet" over 90 kb in size running and incorporating parts of several versions of jQuery??
I put it to you that this is spyware! Swapping foreground and background colors is a oneliner in any version of this bookmarklet, doesn't need any external sites, runs much faster and doesn't have privacy issues like this garbage!
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Pardon me, but this is rediculous! How do you justify accessing your private site for a "bookmarklet" over 90 kb in size running and incorporating parts of several versions of jQuery??
I put it to you that this is spyware! Swapping foreground and background colors is a oneliner in any version of this bookmarklet, doesn't need any external sites, runs much faster and doesn't have privacy issues like this garbage!
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I assure you this is not any kind of spyware, read the source, it's all there in plain text... Feel free to provide the one liner bookmarklet you refer to if you are really trying to be helpful, otherwise, move along...
Hi Tony M
Just to repeat it here:
Put the javascript in a gesture activated bookmark in dolphin hd for ease of use.
I also found this gem on css sheets with opera mobile.
androidforums dot com/samsung-captivate/195082-high-contrast-browsing.html
I used to have an app that let you pass pages between browsers with intents. Lost it and can't remember the name!
Found it. It is called choose browser.
Pluck the best from each browser.

[HACK] Flash on Any Website in IE10 Metro Browser [WIN 8 & WIN RT]

Dear all,
As we all know Windows RT/8's IE Metro browser has limited flash support based on a whitelist. However a lot of sites are not (yet) whitelisted and hence do not work as desired. So I did some digging in the whitelist mechanism and found a way to hack it.
Be sure to follow the following steps in respective order:
Open Desktop IE10 type ALT --> Tools --> Compatibility View settings. Now UNCHECK the last checkmark which says: "Download updated compatibility list from Microsoft". If you have done this, you will be able to locally change the whitelist without getting overridden.
WARNING: If this checkbox is checked IE will override your custom whitelist back to default on each rebout, so be sure to uncheck it..
The whitelist is named "iecompatdata.xml" and is located in this path (copy + paste in File Explorer or IE10)
Code:
%HOMEPATH%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\IECompatData\
(Alternatively open File Explorer and search in C:\ for "iecompatdata")
As suggested by danchar4, you can open and edit this file directly with Notepad by pressing WIN + R and type:
Code:
notepad "%HOMEPATH%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\IECompatData\iecompatdata.xml"
All whitelisted flash enabled websites are located in this file inbetween the following tags:
Code:
<Flash>
[...]
<domain>zumiez.com</domain>
<domain>zynga.com</domain>
</Flash>
To add a website to the whitelist, all you do is add your desired website inside these tags as follows:
Code:
<domain>YOURDESIREDDOMAIN.COM</domain>
Add as many websites as you desire...
Now we are almost done, one last task is to delete browsing histroy. Open IE10 Metro and click WIN+I (to open settings) --> Internet Options —> Delete browsing history
And you are all set and done. Flash is now enabled in IE10 Metro for the websites you have added to the whitelist!
Of course as with any hack, attempt only at your own risk. I am not responsible in case faulty behaviour occurs... That said, it should be fine
Kind regards,
Marvin
Trouble shooting + faq
TROUBLE SHOOTING + FAQ
I tried to do these steps but it does not work on www.website.com...
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If the flash content is embedded as an iframe, be sure to also add the domain of the source of the flash content. E.g. be sure to also add the website where the iframe links to to the whitelisted sources, this is what will eventually determine whether flash will be activated or not for this website.
Does this method work for www.website.com?
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If 'website.com' uses a standard flash plugin (e.g. if you can view the flash content on a normal desktop with just the standard adobe flash player plugin) it will work with this method. All this method does is activating the built in flash plugin for any website you have added to the whitelist.
I can not find the file "iecompatdata.xml"
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If you can't find this file be sure to enable "show hidden files", this folder will show up now. Alternatively you can find it by searching C:\ for the query "iecompatdata", the file will now show up.
I have added www.website.com to the whitelist, but it does not work!
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Be sure to delete your browsing history and refresh the page. If it does not work now, please be sure to check if you have added the website correctly (e.g. within <domain> tags).
After I have rebooted my computer, I have lost my custom whitelist!
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Make sure you have UNCHECKED the last checkmark in "Compatibility View settings" which says: "Download updated compatibility list from Microsoft". If you have done this, you will be able to locally change the whitelist without IE overriding it automatically.
Marvin_S said:
After more thorough testing, I found that a domain with a wildcard will not work i.e.
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<domain>*.com</domain>
Does not allow flash to work on all .com sites... so this solution is out of the window, unless somebody knows if a wildcard in this list is supplied differently. I could not find anything in the documentation regarding the use of wildcards in this list, so most likely its not supported.
Alternatively, we could create some kind of "community" maintained whitelist, where anybody can just add any website and we will then point IE10 to download a whitelist from this community maintained source (instead of from Microsoft).
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Thanks so much for this work. I remember u from ur past work on wp7/7.5 on here. Thanks again. I almost called MS lite to return my surface because of this stupidity. Are they like apple or what? Trying to decide what u can do and what u can't is a v.stupid idea and whoever decided this at MS should be fired. If I wanted a prison garden, I'd buy an iPad.
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Now if I can find an easy way to block the ads ill be really happy. These ads are so invading. I didn't realize how much firefox with adblock was until I had to us IE for the last 3 days. quite annoying as it makes content loading so slow.
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Thanks so much for this work. I remember u from ur past work on wp7/7.5 on here. Thanks again. I almost called MS lite to return my surface because of this stupidity. Are they like apple or what? Trying to decide what u can do and what u can't is a v.stupid idea and whoever decided this at MS should be fired. If I wanted a prison garden, I'd buy an iPad.
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Now if I can find an easy way to block the ads ill be really happy. These ads are so invading. I didn't realize how much firefox with adblock was until I had to us IE for the last 3 days. quite annoying as it makes content loading so slow.
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Your welcome. Glad it was helpful, yes I have been less active due to obligations at the univerisity. If we find a better solution we will let you know.
Some kind of adblocker is also integrated in Internet Explorer. Go to Manage add-ons and then to Tracking Protection. Now download a couple of adblock lists. It is not as good as chrome/ff, but it gets the job done for the most part!
And take some time to get used to your new machine, its a beautiful device and only yet people are starting to explore it and develop for it. It will for sure be a highly demanded device and will most likely reach a lot of developer/hacker interest.
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Are they like apple or what? Trying to decide what u can do and what u can't is a v.stupid idea and whoever decided this at MS should be fired. If I wanted a prison garden, I'd buy an iPad
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The restriction against other browsers is equally disturbing.
See here: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-57431236-92/microsoft-bans-firefox-on-arm-based-windows-mozilla-says/
Even Google, who loves to push their own brand name through Chrome, saw the wisdom of allowing the customer freedom.
Lets not forget what, in large part, created Android's success - people jumped ship from Apple because they saw Android as an OS that allowed the consumer as much or as little customization as you want - you want it simple - they present a good out of box experience - you want something more, you can make changes.
We don't need two walled gardens.
Eh, that's just the restriction against third-party desktop apps. Mozilla even acknowledges that they could build a Windows Store app, and in fact they're apparently doing that (http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-57376421-264/coming-in-2012-firefox-for-windows-8s-metro/)... just for some reason they're doing it only for x86. Since Store apps, even for RT, are allowed to use native C/C++ and the compiler supports building them for ARM, I'm really not sure why they don't just recompile it for RT. Yeah, their JavaScript JIT would need to be changed, but they already have a JIT for ARM don't they? That's equally relevant for Firefox on RT in the Desktop or in "Metro" anyhow, so it would be a stupid thing to complain about. In any case, they could just fall back to interpreted JS.
Installed Chrome Browser
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Eh, that's just the restriction against third-party desktop apps. Mozilla even acknowledges that they could build a Windows Store app, and in fact they're apparently doing that (http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-57376421-264/coming-in-2012-firefox-for-windows-8s-metro/)... just for some reason they're doing it only for x86. Since Store apps, even for RT, are allowed to use native C/C++ and the compiler supports building them for ARM, I'm really not sure why they don't just recompile it for RT. Yeah, their JavaScript JIT would need to be changed, but they already have a JIT for ARM don't they? That's equally relevant for Firefox on RT in the Desktop or in "Metro" anyhow, so it would be a stupid thing to complain about. In any case, they could just fall back to interpreted JS.
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I am not sure if this adds anything to the discussion. I don't own a Windows RT machine, but I was in Office Depot the other day looking at their devices. They had a Samsung ATIV Smart PC on display. So, I messed around with if for a while. I had read that other browsers were forbidden on the RT. I thought, I wonder if Google Chrome will run? So I installed it off the internet and it worked.
My question is this: Is it just the MS RT the locks itself down? Why did the Samsung allow me to D/L and install Chrome?
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My question is this: Is it just the MS RT the locks itself down? Why did the Samsung allow me to D/L and install Chrome?
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the software restrictions should be the same, the other limitation is that you can't just download x86 software and install it on the RT because x86 doesn't run on ARM processors, are you absolutely certain you were on an ATIV tab running Windows RT or just a samsung tablet running Windows 8 with an x86 processor? If it was already possible to install chrome on Windows RT it'd be all over the internet.
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I am not sure if this adds anything to the discussion. I don't own a Windows RT machine, but I was in Office Depot the other day looking at their devices. They had a Samsung ATIV Smart PC on display. So, I messed around with if for a while. I had read that other browsers were forbidden on the RT. I thought, I wonder if Google Chrome will run? So I installed it off the internet and it worked.
My question is this: Is it just the MS RT the locks itself down? Why did the Samsung allow me to D/L and install Chrome?
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it's the samsung smart PC running on x86 hardware? (clovertrail or i5) if it is, then it's running full windows 8 and you can install any legacy apps (like chrome/ff) to your hearts content.
not to go off topic too much, but as to the earlier comment about freedom and choice being the reason android gained so much marketshare so fast. it has more to do with the combination of cheap handsets and carrier penetration, at a time when the iphone was locked to one network in the US and blackberry was slowly falling out of the consumer mindshare. yes, people like us who frequent xda might have moved to it because of the openness of the platform, but the mainstream market really doesn't care about that.
Guys, we are wandering too far off topic. I appreciate the discussion, but please let it be (somehow) related to ways of enabling flash on IE10 on Win RT and 8. The limitations of Windows RT are better to be discussed in appropriate threads
Did anybody do an experiment with this compatibility list? Or tried to deactivate it in its entire? A systems admin or IT pro might no some more details on this?
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Guys, we are wandering too far off topic. I appreciate the discussion, but please let it be (somehow) related to ways of enabling flash on IE10 on Win RT and 8. The limitations of Windows RT are better to be discussed in appropriate threads
Did anybody do an experiment with this compatibility list? Or tried to deactivate it in its entire? A systems admin or IT pro might no some more details on this?
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I added several websites and it worked fine. I'm a bit bummed as I think MS will find a way to over write the xml file in a masquerade windows update. As far as deactivation is concerned, I thought about making a backup of the xml file, and completely deleting the original to see if it works at all. What do u think?
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I added several websites and it worked fine. I'm a bit bummed as I think MS will find a way to over write the xml file in a masquerade windows update. As far as deactivation is concerned, I thought about making a backup of the xml file, and completely deleting the original to see if it works at all. What do u think?
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It might work, but I assume it will just deactivate compatibility view in its entire and hence disable flash for all sites. But its worth the try Let me know if it works!
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It might work, but I assume it will just deactivate compatibility view in its entire and hence disable flash for all sites. But its worth the try Let me know if it works!
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Well I created a local account to test this. Backup the file and deleted the original. All the blacklisted sites didn't work. So its not 100% possible yet but I bet there's a reg option or even a security policy (secpol.msc) that will turn this check off completely. Perhaps a bit of poke around will yield some insights. I looked in secpol and didn't find anything. So that leaves the registry up for grabs unless they're pulling that wp hidden / reg lock down thing.
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Well I created a local account to test this. Backup the file and deleted the original. All the blacklisted sites didn't work. So its not 100% possible yet but I bet there's a reg option or even a security policy (secpol.msc) that will turn this check off completely. Perhaps a bit of poke around will yield some insights. I looked in secpol and didn't find anything. So that leaves the registry up for grabs unless they're pulling that wp hidden / reg lock down thing.
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i bet its hidden, since if you want to add a developer website to test flash on you will have to create a reg key in a non existing folder in the ie registry settings called FLASH, so I guess thats the hidden folder. But I wonder if it is possible to somehow trace these folders. I personally dont know anything about the entire mechanism behind the comapibility view. I just discovered it by accident by figuring out where the whitelist was located. So far it seems that it does not take wildcards for domains and also shutting down the list in its entire does not seem to work. We can try to add a 'blank' domain but I doubt it will work.
Doesn't work for me
I am doing just as instructed. I do not know why it doesn't for me. I tried movie2k.to and myp2p, ibliz. None of them work
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It might work, but I assume it will just deactivate compatibility view in its entire and hence disable flash for all sites. But its worth the try Let me know if it works!
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More likely is that it will download the default list, or the current list. I don't really see compatibility view as an issue. What you are getting is the ability to use the major Flash-enabled sites without any of the ad sites, built-in as opposed to using third-party solutions.
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I am doing just as instructed. I do not know why it doesn't for me. I tried movie2k.to and myp2p, ibliz. None of them work
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Make sure you follow each step correctly. It has been tested and confirmed working by lots of people, on both Windows RT and Windows 8. Make sure you delete browsing history.
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Alternatively, we could create some kind of "community" maintained whitelist, where anybody can just add any website and we will then point IE10 to download a whitelist from this community maintained source (instead of from Microsoft).
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Here you can add sites: http://minecraft.digiex.org/flash/
And here is the list itself: http://minecraft.digiex.org/flash/iecompatviewlist.xml
Working with Nuduaa on a auto downloader script to autoupdate it every now and then on the surface.
jessenic said:
Here you can add sites: http://minecraft.digiex.org/flash/
And here is the list itself: http://minecraft.digiex.org/flash/iecompatviewlist.xml
Working with Nuduaa on a auto downloader script to autoupdate it every now and then on the surface.
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Awesome! Now I just have to wait for MS to ship me a damn Surface
If it is done (and there is some automation) I will add it to the first post!
Thank you for maintaining the list. This is great guys... good work!
Does anybody know if Windows RT allows the creation of custom extensions?
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I am following the steps yet I can't find the place in c drive as described on my surface.

Flash on Windows RT

Hi all
I bought the Asus Vivo Tab which has Windows RT on it. I'm aware that Windows RT / 8 Have the white-list functionality inbuilt into IE.
I've amended the iecompatdata.xml file so I could add my own sites and that has worked fine for a number of sites that weren't on the white-list yet.
My question relates to running facebook games on Windows RT. In the list, I put in URL's for certain direct facebook games (e.g. apps.facebook.com/gardensoftime ) . However, this didn't work when I put this exact URL into the .xml file and still has the adobe flash error requiring 10.0 or higher (even though Windows RT comes with 11 + ).
Could you help on:
Is it possible to put in direct links to facebook apps into xml file and them to work?
Is there any other way to view/utilise the facebook apps on the website?
Apart from waiting for the app to hit the microsoft store - is thre any other way to access them?
Thanks a lot for your help!
Flash
Doesn't Win8 RT have the desktop IE 10 app as well? In the desktop version, you can manually disable ActiveX filtering on a per site basis.
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Doesn't Win8 RT have the desktop IE 10 app as well? In the desktop version, you can manually disable ActiveX filtering on a per site basis.
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That doesn't help it either. It's not ActiveX Filtering that's stopping it - I'm not sure what it is.
Some games work and some don't. A lot of the playdom games don't work (this isn't for me, it's for my mother and I'mt rying to get them working for her).
apps.facebook.com/gardensoftime or apps.facebook.com/blackwoodandbell
If you go to either of those, where the game shows up, it says, Adobe 10.0 or higher is required. I've set the compatibility listing, and there's no other pop up related to it so I'm unsure as to why it won't load up. And I can only use IE because.. windows rt. etc.
Any other advice?
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That doesn't help it either. It's not ActiveX Filtering that's stopping it - I'm not sure what it is.
Some games work and some don't. A lot of the playdom games don't work (this isn't for me, it's for my mother and I'mt rying to get them working for her).
apps.facebook.com/gardensoftime or apps.facebook.com/blackwoodandbell
If you go to either of those, where the game shows up, it says, Adobe 10.0 or higher is required. I've set the compatibility listing, and there's no other pop up related to it so I'm unsure as to why it won't load up. And I can only use IE because.. windows rt. etc.
Any other advice?
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did you solved this issue???I have the same problem...

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