I have created an HTML file with the most important links to the download folders. So you can avoid the login window and can get directly the content. Since it is simple HTML, this list also works on older browsers. I have successfully tested it with an old Android tablet. (After all, the latest technology is not always available in developing countries.)
Copy the following code into a text editor and save it into a file named “othernet.html”. If necessary adjust the IP address (10.0.0.1) to your IP address. Also the link “Weather” must be adapted to your location.
Had started to make bookmarks in my browser but this real nice.
In testing othernet.htm on the SD card the weather and radio links worked first time, They opened in their own browser and worked as they should.
Made many attempts to fix the other links to no avail, “wasted time by not clearing Firefox browser cache files!”
I will keep testing, feel like we are real close to solveing this link issue.
Have everything working now except games link and link to ext. memory card, had to remove the “guest/” from each /get/ statement and change all the IP address to my 192.168.1.233.
The big thing was to clear the cache on Firefox browser none of the new changes in the HTML show up unless you clear the cache.
Progress made on strange problem with URLs in HTML files, check previous post for updated info.
It works as advertised, each task runs directly from a full screen browser.
The last thing was the start up bookmark for the browser [http://10.0.0.1/FS/get/home:////guest/external_sdcard/othernet.html ]
I knew it was not going to work first time just because it contained the “guest/” statement, used the Parent tree click link in the News section to find the “othernet.htm” file.
Copy,paste and go in your browser, bookmark and you are done direct access from the Othernet Dreamcatcher to your browser. You must log in to the dream catcher if it fails to supply secondary information you clicked on.
Suggest a Othernet login book mark and the othernet.htm book mark be at the top of your bookmarks.
It is possible that your Dreamcatcher has not yet downloaded any games. Then you have to wait.
You can empty the cache of Firefox with Shift+Reload. Or better: use another browser.
Everything working, just needed one more session of editing, rebooting, and clearing the Firefox browsers cache.
I had originally said that no log in was required and it seemed to work that way for quite sometime then it forced me to log in again to resume reading the News.
How ever it ends up this is going to be a good thing, may lead to other amazing tools. Just went to the News on my phones browser with direct access, nothing I’ve seen so far packs so much data onto one little screen. Bravo !
Using Chrome browser on the Android phone. Note: direct access is much faster than a browser loading multiple sub frames, at least on my computer’s/phone it’s 2-15 seconds vs 1-2 mins. getting the News loaded.
Using the external card link in the othernet.htm will allow you to quickly generate bookmarks in your browser directly to the items you want on the SD secondary memory card.
Want to see something mind blowing run the accessv2.htm from a direct link on your phones Chrome browser and turn the phone long way top to bottom.
Did not show in the demo video the extremely useful pinch to zoom feature.
Just realized I need to make a second set of HTML files and bookmarks with the IP address of 10.0.0.1 for when their is no Internet available. Just tested dream catcher in hotspot mode with the “10.0.0.1” address and everything works as it should.
Once again Bravo!
If you would like a copy of the software featured in the video demo.
I have slightly improved my link list. Now the links is without IP addresses. (But for “Radio” you have to enter the IP address, because there a different port is used). Save this code in a text file named “othernet.html”.
@Matt9876 I have looked at your HTMl file in Othernet2.zip
Unfortunately the HTML code was very faulty. I have removed the errors and simplified the code a lot. I have also created two variants. One variant (“archive.html”) lists the download files in the external sd card. The other variant (“current.html”) lists the download files of the OS-sd card.
Access via these plain html files is not only faster than via the “login” mask with the JavaScript overhead. Browser crashes probably do not occur. Plain HTML also works with older browsers. (In developing countries even older browsers are used.)
You can also set bookmarks.
Thanks for any and all improvements in the HTML code, seriously my first attempt.
I am taking a few days off but my end goal if possible is to detect incoming messages and News routing them directly to the browsers full screen. Filters would be nice like English only for example.
Robert like how you eliminated most of the IP addresses in the HTML code.
Right now if you left out the one radio link, the HTML really will run on just about anything with a browser.
Proceed slowly I am having problems with the second level click on links on the new stuff, “with no IP address”.Robert you might want to fix the missing forward slash on your main example of othernet.htm
Between the a in Wikipedia and the quote mark needs a forward slash inserted.
Found the missing forward slash that was producing the error in the Wikipedia link and making me think we had a larger problem with othernet.htm, Robert thanks and full steam ahead.
I really thought I could walk away for a few days from this project but no, digging in deep on a HTML learning web site.
Have found out you can identify and in some cases have a secondary out come for browsers to old to support Iframes, Video or Audio. Just all the way around cool stuff.
Already working on another version of the Access.htm based on Robert’s slick code and new stuff I am learning. New versions will focus on working better on phone/tablet screens and improved controls. Except for changing IP numbers and removing the “guest/” from the /get/ statements and in one case I added “guest/” to fix a link operation, Robert’s HTML code works nice. I have the new Dreamcatcher without the screen.
New Version #3 of the HTML selector accessv3.htm thanks to Robert’s HTML skills this one is always up to date and runs rock solid. Everything fell into place so here it is pretty much does everything I wanted in one place, You can also create a direct full screen browser link to most anything.
Long Demo with Firefox browser, using picture in picture mode and fast direct access to Iframes.Currently handling 3,000+ files over Wi-Fi
Tips to get the most out the powerful file selector:
Make the Othernet login screen the home screen on your browser. Go ahead click Login as guest, last for hours.
Make direct link bookmark to Robert’s “othernet.htm” . direct link URLs contain the the statement /FS/get/. The SD card link in othernet.htm easily produces direct links to the SD memory card files, all you have to do is bookmark the page once visited.
Make a direct link bookmark to “accessv3.htm” and have fun!
Have been working on a different way to select files and folders in accessv3.htm for two days I have battled extra characters “=?/&” In the output URLs but as of today the new selector spits out perfect direct access URLs.
No doubt a version #4 of the access.htm is coming, feel like I may be onto something this direct link stuff runs everything stable,robust,fast.
Version #4 is mostly finished adding some Example public domain Maps,PDFs, Media folders etc… Added custom buttons like on a radio selector to the end of the Access.htm web page last button offers up Robert’s SD secondary memory card link maker. The radio buttons will need IP address adjustments/customized link options include run file and folder display.
Edit the end of accessv4.htm to customized.
direct access from the Othernet Dreamcatcher to your browser. You must log in to the dream catcher if it fails to supply secondary information you clicked on.
