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Sane · Dec 5th, 2006, 6:27 PM

Is there any way I can link my own format to something? Say, for instance, to get an image, specified with <img> tags in HTML, to display according to an executable, if it contains a certain file extention?

My first guess is that it's not possible, since the decoding is built into Internet Explorer. Or can I get all programs to recognize a specified format? I'm hoping?

But I thought that there me be some way around that. It would see that the source of the tag is requesting this custom type, download the information, and convert it to a PNG in the temp folder, by running it through an executable? Is there no way around this?

I'm shooting in the dark here.

Harakim · Dec 5th, 2006, 6:42 PM

Could you use plug-ins instead?

a thing · Dec 5th, 2006, 10:43 PM

Make a browser plugin.

Sane · Dec 6th, 2006, 6:55 AM

Oh, a browser plugin? That should work perfectly. I'll look into it. Thanks.

titaniumdecoy · Dec 6th, 2006, 5:35 PM

Out of curiosity, why would you want to do this?

Sane · Dec 6th, 2006, 5:55 PM

Sending images that will have definite restrictions set on them (maximum two colors, large blank white spaces). A custom encoding will allow for a smaller file size than any other existing format. This is not meant to replace any existing image type, or be used by anyone other than me.

titaniumdecoy · Dec 10th, 2006, 1:09 AM

It may be a little late, but I just stumbled upon a Firefox plugin called greasemonkey. According to its companion website, Dive Into Greasemonkey:

Quote:

Originally Posted by http://diveintogreasemonkey.org/install/what-is-greasemonkey.html

Greasemonkey is a Firefox extension that allows you to write scripts that alter the web pages you visit.

I haven't tried it (there is a mac version called creammonkey, for those interested) but it sounds like it's what you're looking for.

Polyphemus_ · Dec 10th, 2006, 3:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sane

Sending images that will have definite restrictions set on them (maximum two colors, large blank white spaces).

This is what most file formats already do (PNG can be a monochrome picture, and its compression algorithm will take care of the white spaces. BMP supports also monochrome bitmaps, and using RLE you can compress large blank white spaces).

Komodo · Dec 17th, 2006, 5:07 AM

On a slightly familiar not, I had plans of making KHML (Komodo's Hypertext Markup Language)...

I'd only do it if I could think of enough shi to make it unique enough for people to want to look at it...

Dec 5th, 2006, 6:27 PM	#1
Sane Programming Guru Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Ontario Posts: 1,835 Rep Power: 5	Registering Your Own Formats Is there any way I can link my own format to something? Say, for instance, to get an image, specified with <img> tags in HTML, to display according to an executable, if it contains a certain file extention? My first guess is that it's not possible, since the decoding is built into Internet Explorer. Or can I get all programs to recognize a specified format? I'm hoping? But I thought that there me be some way around that. It would see that the source of the tag is requesting this custom type, download the information, and convert it to a PNG in the temp folder, by running it through an executable? Is there no way around this? I'm shooting in the dark here. __________________ Waterloo's Canadian Computing Competition (CCC) - Stage 2 Problems, Solutions, and Test Data

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Sane Programming Guru Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Ontario Posts: 1,835 Rep Power: 5	Oh, a browser plugin? That should work perfectly. I'll look into it. Thanks. __________________ Waterloo's Canadian Computing Competition (CCC) - Stage 2 Problems, Solutions, and Test Data

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Sane Programming Guru Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Ontario Posts: 1,835 Rep Power: 5	Sending images that will have definite restrictions set on them (maximum two colors, large blank white spaces). A custom encoding will allow for a smaller file size than any other existing format. This is not meant to replace any existing image type, or be used by anyone other than me. __________________ Waterloo's Canadian Computing Competition (CCC) - Stage 2 Problems, Solutions, and Test Data

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Dec 5th, 2006, 6:42 PM	#2
Harakim Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: May 2006 Location: West Jordan, Utah, United States Posts: 176 Rep Power: 3	Could you use plug-ins instead?

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titaniumdecoy Expert Programmer Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 843 Rep Power: 3	Out of curiosity, why would you want to do this?

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Komodo Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: May 2005 Location: Scranton, PA Posts: 112 Rep Power: 0	On a slightly familiar not, I had plans of making KHML (Komodo's Hypertext Markup Language)... I'd only do it if I could think of enough shi to make it unique enough for people to want to look at it...

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