Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2002 23:34:24 -0800 From: Gary D Kline <kline@thought.org> To: Ken Wills <kenwills@tds.net> Cc: Adam Weinberger <adamw@FreeBSD.ORG>, Gary D Kline <kline@thought.org>, FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: OT: <select></select> and Java to play "xmms <whatever SELECTED>" Message-ID: <20021113073424.GA83883@tao.thought.org> In-Reply-To: <20021113071435.GE1988@zaptillion.net> References: <20021113044827.GA82595@tao.thought.org> <20021113065923.GY35297@vectors.cx> <20021113071435.GE1988@zaptillion.net>
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On Wed, Nov 13, 2002 at 01:14:35AM -0600, Ken Wills wrote:
> +++ Adam Weinberger [12/11/02 22:59 -0800]:
> > I'm not a Java fan/advocate/sympathizer/whatever, but:
>
> Not to be too picky, but I think Gary is referring to JavaScript.
> JavaScript is most certainly not Java.
>
I think I do want to use Javascipt; tho maybe with an applet...
dunno,
>
> > Which browser are you using?
> >
Netscape-4.7.
> > > Is there a Java function like: local.exec("<string">) that I
> > > could use to point one of my mp3 players at a streaming
> > > site?
> >
> > I really really really really hope not, else the fact that nobody has
> > exploited the local.exec("rm -R ~/") bug yet is a miracle ::) In
> > general, applets cannot exec or fork, just call other local applets,
> > unless I'm wrong. In which case the last sentence should be ignored.
:-) That occured to me too....
>
> If this were Java, you can't exec locally. JavaScript can't access your
> local machine (supposedly), and the client side model doesn't have
> any kind of exec, AFAIK.
>
Okay, then I guess that's that. I was trying to get a drop=down
menu (or one-of a series of radio buttons) to launch xmms/zinf
at a URL:
zinf http://W.X.Y.Z:8000
so with a mouse click I could choose my favorite streaming
webcasts. ---Yeah, I realize this is overkill when I
could do this with a /bin/shell or perl script; or by going
to Shoutcast..... Just wondering if it were possible.
thanks, gents,
gary
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