Re: PHP-Gtk2 installer / extension problem

> Another plus for .phpw would be that if you have a folder full of .php > files (classes), one could know very easy which file to click. > I like .phpw I use .phpw for WinBinder scripts for the same reason. It's easy to spot the actual Windows script in a list of files. It gets even better (think about the end user) if you create an association with php-win.exe. ------------------- Rubem Pechansky WinBinder - The native Windows binding for PHP http://winbinder.sourceforge.net/ Hypervisual - Advanced Design for IT http://hypervisual.com/ > With all respect to Frank , most windows users like thier extensions! > > What has confuddled and alienated many potential new (win32) php-gtk users > is simply running the apps in the first place. > How many potential new users downloaded php-gtk and never even managed to > get the samples working ? I suspect many more than you think ... I know lots > of them ;) > How many more got the samples working then realised thier local apache/php > installation no longer worked ? (a different issue but anyway) > > I hate messing with anybody elses registry , but file association is not > hard with NSIS-like installers & even win32_std etc can mess with the > registry in a 'pure' PHP installer. > > I like .phpw > > + I still like the phpx:// protocol for win32 which nobody seemed interested > in & which I would advocate further if I were not so unsure of the security > concerns... with such you could run a php-gtk app from the command prompt , > a shortcut , windows explorer , IE address bar etc even <a > href="phpx://my_app">my_app</a> , sadly so can any web page ~ > > Regardless I think there should be some direction from > somewhere on this > matter if only as guidelines for those of us who make installers , I suspect > there will be many more such systems for PHP-GTK2 and a multitude of > differing approaches will be counter-productive for PHP-GTK. > > Most of all , I think ignoring the issue ( I understand & accept that not > all think it IS an issue ) and leaving it as simple .php files is a mistake. > > Regards, > Simon > > [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\phpx] > @="\"URL:PHP Protocol\"" > "URL Protocol"="\"\"" > > [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\phpx\shell] > > [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\phpx\shell\open] > > [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\phpx\shell\open\command] > @="F:/phpdev/php/php-4.3.8/php_win.exe -q -c f:/windows/php.ini.438 -f > e:/phpdev/www/strapper.php %1" > > where strapper.php simply validates and exec()s %1 > > ............................................................................ > ............................................................................ > ............................. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Christian Weiske" <cweiske@cweiske.de> > To: "Frank M. Kromann" <frank@kromann.info>; "PHP-GTK Dev list" > <php-gtk-dev@lists.php.net> > Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2004 5:13 AM > Subject: Re: [PHP-GTK-DEV] PHP-Gtk2 installer / extension problem > >Hi, > > >> Thats not exactly correct. .com files are loaded into a fixed memory > >> position, and replaces the command intepreter on load. where .exe files > >> can be loaded into any memory location, and moved arround (no absolute > >> jumps). > >Ok, I give up. > >Just remembered that I had many .com apps in my DOS days, and nearly > >none today. > > >So we use .php as normal file extension for php-gtk applications, and > >associate them with php. Ok. > > > >Regards/MfG, > >Christian Weiske > >-- > >XMMS is playing now: > >Dido - Stoned > > -- > PHP-GTK Development Mailing List (http://gtk.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >