Question about the way the www works

by **edgley** on Fri Mar 17, 2006 4:50 pm

I have just been demonstrating the remote access capability to my friend.

he want me to ask the following question:

The remote control works using image maps
Is it possible to do it use HTTP GET requests?

I forgot to ask why!

Thanks.

by **stevenhanna6** on Mon Mar 20, 2006 11:27 pm

The only way I know to pass coordinates from an image in html is with image maps....so I'm not really sure what he's talking about. He might be referring to some kind of ''form' tag or something I dont know....weird question.

by **edgley** on Tue Mar 21, 2006 11:30 am

I understand a bit more now.

If it was done via HTTP GET we could write our own web pages and have the buttons call ID tags for elements inside XL.

by **edgley** on Tue Mar 28, 2006 1:23 pm

Hi,

I just spoke to my friend again in order to be a bit clearer.

The image map solution is great, it works, but it would be good to be able to control Xlobby over HTTP. The image map doesn't give you an API.

It would be good to be able to do something like

http://xlobby/control.aspx?action=play& ... tmanBegins

etc.

Hope this is a bit clearer.

by **stevenhanna6** on Fri Mar 31, 2006 6:46 am

I see what you mean, thats entirely possible to do, actually its very simple to add that kind of api....I dont know why you would want it though.