To view a website as a desktop.

Solar2D General Questions/Discussion
#1

I really need to get this info on this website but since the mobile version of the website doesnt show everything, it kinda ruins it, looking for a way to view a website as a desktop with android. any help is nice.

#2

This forum is for our HTML5 based version of Corona SDK (Currently on hold). I’m going to move this to the General forum.

But to answer your question, there will be little you can do about it. Most websites detect the width of the device accessing the page and server distinct content for that device. If the website does not offer a link on the page to “View the full website”, then you’re going to be out of luck. Any webView is going to provide accurate device information and there is no override.

Rob

#3

So would it be possible to download files from the showwebpopup or newwebview? im trying to download a file off by example mediafire that would go to the general downloads folder. I would want the experience to be like downloading a file on chrome on your android off mediafire. is that possible?

#4

I’m not sure where your files might end up. They could end up in either system.TemporaryDirectory or system.CachesDirectory. You could use LFS to get a listing of files in those folders. If they are not there, then you could use your listener function to intercept the URL being clicked on and use a network.request() to download the file under your control.

Rob 

#5

This forum is for our HTML5 based version of Corona SDK (Currently on hold). I’m going to move this to the General forum.

But to answer your question, there will be little you can do about it. Most websites detect the width of the device accessing the page and server distinct content for that device. If the website does not offer a link on the page to “View the full website”, then you’re going to be out of luck. Any webView is going to provide accurate device information and there is no override.

Rob

#6

So would it be possible to download files from the showwebpopup or newwebview? im trying to download a file off by example mediafire that would go to the general downloads folder. I would want the experience to be like downloading a file on chrome on your android off mediafire. is that possible?

#7

I’m not sure where your files might end up. They could end up in either system.TemporaryDirectory or system.CachesDirectory. You could use LFS to get a listing of files in those folders. If they are not there, then you could use your listener function to intercept the URL being clicked on and use a network.request() to download the file under your control.

Rob