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StarCraft IN Firefox?!?!
Feb 6 2010, 9:32 am
By: fat_flying_pigs  

Feb 6 2010, 9:32 am fat_flying_pigs Post #1



Can it be done? Using loader2b, Starcraft can be windowed. (chaos launcher also?). Is it possible to get Starcraft in a firefox tab. It doesn't have to take up the whole window, it would just have to dissapear when I change tabs or hit "ctrl-tab".

Can this be done with other programs as well? Like run scmdraft, notepad, word, excell, or anyother program with window.

2 reasons for this: hide the program quickly, and for easy macro "ctrl tab" is similar to "alt tab"



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Feb 6 2010, 2:19 pm Gigins Post #2



Don't know if it's possible but that would kick ass! :D



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Feb 6 2010, 6:44 pm Jack Post #3

>be faceless void >mfw I have no face

http://https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1419 this apparently allows you to run programs in FF, have a playaround with it, tell us what you find.



Red classic.

"In short, their absurdities are so extreme that it is painful even to quote them."

Feb 7 2010, 6:41 am fat_flying_pigs Post #4



It just opens SC like normal. Opening my w-mode shortcut results in it opening SC normally too.



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Feb 7 2010, 1:12 pm Gigins Post #5



The link shows a 404. :><:



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Feb 8 2010, 11:31 am OlimarandLouie Post #6



The first thing that popped into my mind was "Starcraft... on Project64? Awesome!" But... in an internet browser playing SC is also great.



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Feb 8 2010, 4:26 pm The Starport Post #7



What would be the point? You're just wrapping an application with a browser window. I don't know if that even lets you do anything intrinsically worth the bother.



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Feb 8 2010, 10:46 pm Gigins Post #8



The fact that you can tab SCMDraft and SC and SEN in a single windows and switch between them in split second is a huge point. At least for me, since I got my poker client + table, SC, Draft, Firefox, Dictionary and some explorer windows open, it's just a huge mess.



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Feb 9 2010, 4:14 am fat_flying_pigs Post #9



I use a multiple desktop switcher to... have multiple desktops. I hide windowed sc/scmdraft2 in 1 desktop, and firefox+work on the other. My firefox has the tab bar hidden, so only ctrl-tab works (and my parents have no idea what macros are).
Even with out it, it's a pain to have sc open then alt-tab on an older computer. It takes 1-3 seconds to bring up my firefox again. Tabbing back in takes 1-2 seconds.

Is there anyone out there who could make a program to put SC in firefox? (kinda like w-mode) It can be a w-mode window embedded in a firefox tab, and I would be happy. [and if they could do the same for scmdraft2 :ermm:]



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