iOS browser local URLs

[J. Landman Gay]

Bug report here: https://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=22543

On 1/21/20 10:14 AM, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode wrote:
> Thanks Panos, I was hoping you'd check in. I'll open a report and send 
> you some files in private mail later today.
> -- 
> Jacqueline Landman Gay | jacque at hyperactivesw.com
> HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com
> On January 21, 2020 1:29:20 AM panagiotis merakos via use-livecode 
> <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Setting the URL should just work - if not, then it might be a recent
>> regression since we replaced the WebView that the browser widget used 
>> on iOS
>>
>> @Jacque
>> if you could file a report with a recipe that includes the URL(s) you are
>> using, we will try to fix this in the upcoming 9.6 DP-3
>>
>> Kind regards,
>> Panos
>> -- 
>>
>>
>> On Tue, 21 Jan 2020 at 04:57, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode <
>> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Reloading the same URL was just a test. The URL can be any one of 
>>> several
>>> dozen saved files.
>>>
>>> I had thought about recreating the widget. I don't think I should 
>>> have to
>>> but it may come down to that. I was pretty sure this behavior didn't
>>> happen
>>> before.
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> Jacqueline Landman Gay | jacque at hyperactivesw.com
>>> HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com
>>> On January 20, 2020 5:25:03 PM Ralph DiMola via use-livecode
>>> <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> > 2 ideas here. 1) Don't reload the URL. It should still be 
>>> displayed. 2)
>>> > Delete and recreate the widget.
>>> > Just spit balling, throwing darts, guessing...
>>> >
>>> > Ralph DiMola
>>> > IT Director
>>> > Evergreen Information Services
>>> > rdimola at evergreeninfo.net
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > -----Original Message-----
>>> > From: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-bounces at lists.runrev.com] On
>>> Behalf
>>> > Of J. Landman Gay via use-livecode
>>> > Sent: Monday, January 20, 2020 6:19 PM
>>> > To: How to use LiveCode
>>> > Cc: J. Landman Gay
>>> > Subject: Re: iOS browser local URLs
>>> >
>>> > On 1/20/20 3:05 PM, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode wrote:
>>> >> On 1/20/20 2:41 PM, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode wrote:
>>> >>> I can't load a local html file into a brwoser widget on iOS:
>>> >>>
>>> >>> set the url of widget "browser" to "file://" &
>>> >>> specialFolderPath("documents") & "/folder/myFile.html#1234"
>>> >>>
>>> >>> I've tried "file:" with no slashes, one or two slashes, and omitting
>>> >>> the "file:" designation entirely. The above works fine on Mac and
>>> >>> Android (though it produces three slashes in the final URL.)
>>> >>>
>>> >>
>>> >> An update on this. The first time I load a URL it works. All
>>> >> subsequent URLs with the same structure fail. Setting the URL of the
>>> >> widget to empty and then setting the URL to the new one still fails.
>>> >>
>>> >
>>> > More info: It doesn't seem to be my URLs. First time after 
>>> reloading the
>>> app
>>> > the URL works. But if I go to another card and then back again by
>>> linking to
>>> > the same, identical URL it fails. That tells me that the widget itself
>>> > doesn't want to update its own URL setting. I get a blank browser 
>>> widget
>>> > with no text.
>>> >
>>> > --
>>> > Jacqueline Landman Gay         |     jacque at hyperactivesw.com
>>> > HyperActive Software           |     http://www.hyperactivesw.com
>>> >


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Jacqueline Landman Gay         |     jacque at hyperactivesw.com
HyperActive Software           |     http://www.hyperactivesw.com