How should I open a URL in a Mac App?

gamesmold

Hi there,

maybe someone has a solution to this:

My new app for the Mac has just been rejected by Apple.

It starts in windowed mode, but they have switched to fullscreen and then they clicked the "more games" button.

While this getURL works perfectly in windowed mode, it doesn't in fullscreen mode. It opens the browser window behind the game, the game stays fullscreen and the user sees no effect after clicking.
And Apple tells me that this as a bug.

Is there a way to open URLs in a GS Mac app, anyway? When you can't prevent the user switching to fullscreen?

Does anybody know a trick how to do this right?

Thank you,
Thomas

LumpApps

I have no idea how this works but isn't it possible to add a rule which first makes the game go to window mode and then open the URL (Perhaps build in a timer which opens the URL after say 0.1 secs).
So:

Rule: attribute receives mouse button down
Go to window mode
timer: after 0.1 secs
Open url www.bla.com

gamesmold

Well, having a rule that makes the player go to window mode would be great. But I fear there is no such rule...?

mintmomeg

@gamesmold I have same problem..

LumpApps

Ah sorry to hear this. It was indeed a wild guess.

outsidethebyte

Sounds like the GS team needs to throw in some code that minimizes the game window when a URL is called.

tenrdrmer

Submit it as a bug report. im sure they just missed it in testing.

gamesmold

tenrdrmer said:
Submit it as a bug report. im sure they just missed it in testing.

Yes, I have sent them an email and they will look into this.

But I guess I'll simply have to get along without opening any URLs on the Mac till they release the next GS update...