ActiveX, FLash, or Some sort of web browser plug in

[makslane]

ok!

[makslane]

I am currently working on how to get an activex control to work with game editor files

What do you mean? If you have a execuable engine compiled with the ActiveX standards, you need to redirect the file calls to the server, instead the local disk.
The file SDL_rwops.c (http://code.game-editor.com/browser/tru ... DL_rwops.c) is the right place to start with this redirect.
There are modifications in the file thats allow the game engine loads the files inside the .dat game file!
I think will be a function like the SDL_RWFromMultipleArchive with the file operators pointing to dunctions thats know how to handle a communication.

[MrScience101]

I was going to try to make an activex control that does this:

http://www.promotionsoft.com/web-game-builder/

It's an activeX control that downloads the game to your hard drive and then executes the exe file and runs it inside the browser.

Your idea is better though

[makslane]

And better than make the ActiveX port is make a Flash port using the Adobe Alchemy (http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/alchemy/)
The user doesn't will need to download an ActiveX control, just use the Flash Player!

[MrScience101]

I agree flash would be much better. I have looked at ActiveX and nowhere are there tutorials for making them, most use the old visual basic 6.0 to make. ActiveX is out dated. Flash would be best.

I downloaded cygwin and installed it. I also downloaded adobe alchemy, flex sdk, and a few other things. In the end it appears to be way too complicated. I couldn't even figure out how to create a PATH variable.

I have also been looking at

http://code.google.com/p/nativeclient/

Since I use google chrome as my browser of choice.

[makslane]

The flash player for IE is an ActiveX control.
The point is, everyone is comfortable in allow the browser download the Flash player.
But tell the user to allow the browser download a ActiveX by somebody (Game Editor) he nerver hear about is very complicated.

[MrScience101]

In that case I will look into making a flash port. I have installed adobe alchemy, so it is just a matter of time to figure out how to compile their sources. Once that is done, then I can work on figuring out how to load game editor games with it. Hopefully I can figure out how to make a flash port. I think a flash port would be best.

What languages besides English do you speak Markslane? I speak Mandarin Chinese and English.

[makslane]

Great! Take a look at this SDL port:
http://github.com/emcmanus/flashsdl/tree/master

It can be a good start point.
In the Game Editor code, search for "GP2X" in the code to see what needs to change when make a engine port.

BTW, my primary language is Portuguese (Brazilian). I'm trying to talk English better

[makslane]

The port of Quake for flash is enouth for me to believe the Game Editor port will works great!
Quake was programming in C, needs a frame buffer to draw the players, a audio buffer to play sounds, and a keyboard and mouse input.
Like Game Editor

Look the video here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hX-Uh3oTcE

[MrScience101]

Yes the quake port is pretty impressive.

I downloaded alchemy and found out that it compiles to ".swc" files. The swc files also have a ".as" linked to them.

Now I just need to figure out how to get the swc file to a swf file using mxmlc

[makslane]

This port will be very important to the Game editor comunity.
We will be able to put in the site a game section like this:
http://www.pragmaticutopia.com/component/puarcade/