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[RicardoTM05]

Hey @NSTechBytes @Yincognyto, I open this issue only to have a public place where to have a conversation about new features and share testing builds. This is to have it public but private enough to avoid sharing the test builds directly on the forums where is more broadly public, I don't like the idea of having bugged/non working versions publicly available on the forums.. Also to avoid creating pull requests with many changes.

Current test package here: #9 (comment)

[RicardoTM05]

For now, I have working:

• Stop navigation command [DONE]
• Allow Notifications [DONE]
• Block popup windows [DONE]
• Fix minor bug on AllowDualControl [DONE]
• Experimental Measure's String and Number value returns rework [DONE]
• Experimental Navigation to URL system rework [DONE]
• WebView lifecycle system [DONE]
• Add RainmeterAPI support for iframes [DONE]

--End of PR--

I'm working on:

• Non-JS alternative to AllowDualControl [IN PROGRESS]
• Implementing method to execute scripts from .js files [ON HOLD]
• Experimenting on adding user profile settings [ON HOLD]

@Yincognyto is helping find solutions for AllowDualControl not working on certain websites like Google Maps, YouTube and Example.com (thanks Ying)

[RicardoTM05]

So as commented above, here's a testing build:

Will be deleted at some point
[Deleted]

New options:

• AllowNewWindow [Default 0]
  By default it will block any website from opening links in a new window, unfortunately, it also avoids the user from manually opening things on new windows by right click - Open in new window, there's no way around this I could find. Set to 1 if you want windows.
• AllowNotifications [Default 0]
  WebView doesn't allow to use the Notifications API by default, now we can use it by setting this option to 1.

New commands:

• Stop
  This new command will stop any navigation. To test, open DevTools - Network tab - change No throttling to 3G to purposely slow down your connection. Then use the command while the site is loading to stop it.

Fixes

• AllowDualControl script should now work fine when ZoomFactor is not 1.0
• No website should be able to trigger popup windows by using scripts anymore, they are blocked independently from AllowNewWindow value.

Testing skins:

BangCommand.ini

[Rainmeter]
Update=1000
AccurateText=1
DynamicWindowSize=1

[Metadata]
Name=BangCommand
Author=nstechbytes
Information=Demonstrates controlling WebView2 via !CommandMeasure bangs.
Version=0.0.7
License=Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 3.0

[Variables]
W=920
H=630
WebURL=https://www.bing.com/
WebW=600
WebH=560
WebX=300
WebY=45
ZoomFactor=1.0
Hidden=0
ClickThrough=0
AllowDualControl=1
AllowNewWindow=0

; ========================================
; Measure
; ========================================
[MeasureWebView]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=WebView2
URL=#WebURL#
W=#WebW#
H=#WebH#
X=#WebX#
Y=#WebY#
ZoomFactor=#ZoomFactor#
Hidden=#Hidden#
ClickThrough=#ClickThrough#
AllowDualControl=#AllowDualControl#
AllowNewWindow=#AllowNewWindow#
OnWebViewLoadAction=[!log "WebView loaded succesfully!"]
OnWebViewFailAction=[!log "WebView failed :("]
OnPageFirstLoadAction=[!log "First time on this page!"]
OnPageLoadStartAction=[!log "Navigation has started!"]
OnPageLoadingAction=[!log "Page is loading!"]
OnPageLoadFinishAction=[!log "Navigation has finished!"]
OnPageReloadAction=[!log "Page has been reloaded!"]
DynamicVariables=1

; ========================================
; Background
; ========================================
[MeterBackground]
Meter=Shape
Shape=Rectangle 0,0,#W#,#H#,12 | FillColor 0,0,0,200 | StrokeWidth 0

[Title]
Meter=String
Text=Bang Command Demo
FontSize=16
FontColor=255,255,255,255
AntiAlias=1
X=25
Y=10

[StyleButtonText]
FontColor=255,255,255,255
FontSize=12
AntiAlias=1
W=250
H=25
X=150
Y=3R
StringAlign=CenterCenter
SolidColor=0,200,255,150

; ========================================
; Navigate to URL (Dynamic Variables)
; ========================================
[TxtNavigateGoogle]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=StyleButtonText
Text=Navigate to Google (via Variable)
Y=58
LeftMouseUpAction=[!SetVariable WebURL "https://www.google.com"][!UpdateMeasure MeasureWebView]

[TxtNavigateGitHub]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=StyleButtonText
Text=Navigate to GitHub (via Variable)
LeftMouseUpAction=[!SetVariable WebURL "https://github.com"][!UpdateMeasure MeasureWebView]

[TxtNavigateForum]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=StyleButtonText
Text=Navigate to Forum (via Bang)
LeftMouseUpAction=[!CommandMeasure MeasureWebView "Navigate https://forum.rainmeter.net/"]

[TxtReload]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=StyleButtonText
Text=Reload
LeftMouseUpAction=[!CommandMeasure MeasureWebView "Reload"]

[TxtStop]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=StyleButtonText
Text=Stop
LeftMouseUpAction=[!CommandMeasure MeasureWebView "ResetPermissions"]

[TxtGoBack]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=StyleButtonText
Text=Go Back
W=122
H=24
X=86
LeftMouseUpAction=[!CommandMeasure MeasureWebView "GoBack"]

[TxtGoForward]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=StyleButtonText
Text=Go Forward
W=125
H=24
X=4R
Y=r
LeftMouseUpAction=[!CommandMeasure MeasureWebView "GoForward"]

[TxtShow]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=StyleButtonText
Text=Show
W=122
H=24
X=86
LeftMouseUpAction=[!SetVariable Hidden 0][!UpdateMeasure MeasureWebView]

[TxtHide]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=StyleButtonText
Text=Hide
W=125
H=24
X=4R
Y=r
LeftMouseUpAction=[!SetVariable Hidden 1][!UpdateMeasure MeasureWebView]

[TxtExecuteScript]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=StyleButtonText
Text=Execute Script
LeftMouseUpAction=[!CommandMeasure MeasureWebView "ExecuteScript console.log('Script has been executed.')"]

[TxtOpenDevTools]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=StyleButtonText
Text=Open DevTools
LeftMouseUpAction=[!CommandMeasure MeasureWebView "OpenDevTools"]

[TxtSetWidth]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=StyleButtonText
Text=Set Width: 500 (via Variable)
LeftMouseUpAction=[!SetVariable WebW (#WebW#=600?500:600)][!UpdateMeasure MeasureWebView][!UpdateMeter #CURRENTSECTION#][!Redraw]
DynamicVariables=1

[TxtSetHeight]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=StyleButtonText
Text=Set Height: 400 (via Variable)
LeftMouseUpAction=[!SetVariable WebH (#WebH#=410?470:410)][!UpdateMeasure MeasureWebView][!UpdateMeter #CURRENTSECTION#][!Redraw]
DynamicVariables=1

[TxtSetX]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=StyleButtonText
Text=Set X: 320 (via Variable)
LeftMouseUpAction=[!SetVariable WebX (#WebX#=300?320:300)][!UpdateMeasure MeasureWebView][!UpdateMeter #CURRENTSECTION#][!Redraw]
DynamicVariables=1

[TxtSetY]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=StyleButtonText
Text=Set Y: 50 (via Variable)
LeftMouseUpAction=[!SetVariable WebY (#WebY#=45?50:45)][!UpdateMeasure MeasureWebView][!UpdateMeter #CURRENTSECTION#][!Redraw]
DynamicVariables=1

[TxtSetZoom]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=StyleButtonText
Text=Set ZoomFactor: 0.5 (via Variable)
LeftMouseUpAction=[!SetVariable ZoomFactor (#ZoomFactor#=1?0.5:1)][!UpdateMeasure MeasureWebView][!UpdateMeter #CURRENTSECTION#][!Redraw]
DynamicVariables=1

[TxtSetEnableClickThrough]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=StyleButtonText
Text=Set ClickThrough: 1 (via Variable)
LeftMouseUpAction=[!SetVariable ClickThrough 1][!UpdateMeasure MeasureWebView]

[TxtSetDisableClickThrough]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=StyleButtonText
Text=Set ClickThrough: 0 (via Variable)
LeftMouseUpAction=[!SetVariable ClickThrough 0][!UpdateMeasure MeasureWebView]

[TxtSetEnableAllowDualControl]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=StyleButtonText
Text=Set AllowDualControl: 1 (Variable)
LeftMouseUpAction=[!SetVariable AllowDualControl 1][!UpdateMeasure MeasureWebView]

[TxtSetDisableAllowDualControl]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=StyleButtonText
Text=Set AllowDualControl: 0 (Variable)
LeftMouseUpAction=[!SetVariable AllowDualControl 0][!UpdateMeasure MeasureWebView]

[TxtSetEnableOpenNewWindow]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=StyleButtonText
Text=Set AllowNewWindow: 1 (Variable)
LeftMouseUpAction=[!SetVariable AllowNewWindow 1][!UpdateMeasure MeasureWebView]

[TxtSetDisableOpenNewWindow]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=StyleButtonText
Text=Set AllowNewWindow: 0 (Variable)
LeftMouseUpAction=[!SetVariable AllowNewWindow 0][!UpdateMeasure MeasureWebView]

Permissions.ini

Permissions.zip

Extract the zip inside the WebView skin folder. Refresh Rainmeter and load Permissions.ini to test all available permissions. To allow notifications set AllowNotifications=1

You can also use this website to test the Notifications API: https://web-push-book.gauntface.com/demos/notification-examples/

[RicardoTM05]

Alright, in addition to the above, I have finished the two experimental reworks I wanted to propose.

Measure's String and Number value returns rework
Instead of allowing the user to return custom delayed values through window.OnInitialize and OnUpdate JavaScript functions, I propose a new system that returns the following:

Number Value
The Measure's number value would express the current state of the plugin with the following values:

• WebView waiting: -1
  This is the initial value.
• WebView Initializing: 0
  It starts its configuration
• WebView Initialized: 1
  It is fully initialized and ready
• Navigation Start: 100
  Navigation has started
• Loading Site: 200
  The site has started loading
• Navigation Complete: 300
  The site has finished loading, navigation is complete.

String Value
The string value would simply be the current URL.

• Current URL

However, this system is not complete without new actions:

Actions

• OnStateChangeAction
  This action would trigger every time the state changes
• OnUrlChangeAction
  This action would trigger every time the URL changes

These actions will allow us to set variables, update meters, and so on to keep the skin updated to the latest measure values.

--

Navigation to URL system rework
There's currently an issue with the current way we navigate by setting the URL option. We can only navigate if the URL changes, otherwise the button is simply blocked, this leads to confusion while trying to navigate. We can't fix it because otherwise we create a navigation loop on each update when DynamicVariables are enabled. So I propose to change the system:

Now the Measure's URL option will be a home page URL. This is the URL where the plugin will navigate on first load, then we only navigate using the Navigate command. However, we need a new command as well:

Commands

• GoHome
  We navigate to the set URL on the measure by using [!CommandMeasure Measure "GoHome"]

The URL option remains the same, only that by changing it we simply change the home page URL, we then navigate to it using the GoHome command.

I believe this system is more consistent by only using commands to navigate, and variables to set options.

With all that being said, here's the testing build, it of course includes all changes on the comment above.

[Deleted]

And a modified version of BangCommand.ini

BangCommand.ini

[Rainmeter]
Update=-1
AccurateText=1
DynamicWindowSize=1

[Metadata]
Name=BangCommand
Author=nstechbytes
Information=Demonstrates controlling WebView2 via !CommandMeasure bangs.
Version=0.0.7
License=Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 3.0

[Variables]
W=920
H=630
HomeURL=https://www.google.com
WebW=600
WebH=560
WebX=300
WebY=45
ZoomFactor=1.0
Hidden=0
ClickThrough=0
AllowDualControl=1
AllowNewWindow=0

; ========================================
; Measure
; ========================================
[WebView]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=WebView2
URL=#HomeURL#
W=#WebW#
H=#WebH#
X=#WebX#
Y=#WebY#
ZoomFactor=#ZoomFactor#
Hidden=#Hidden#
ClickThrough=#ClickThrough#
AllowDualControl=#AllowDualControl#
AllowNewWindow=#AllowNewWindow#
OnWebViewLoadAction=[!log "WebView loaded succesfully!"]
OnWebViewFailAction=[!log "WebView failed :("]
OnStateChangeAction=[!UpdateMeasure #CURRENTSECTION#]
OnUrlChangeAction=[!UpdateMeasure #CURRENTSECTION#][!UpdateMeter CurrentURL][!Redraw]
OnPageFirstLoadAction=[!log "First time on this page!"]
OnPageLoadStartAction=[!log "Navigation has started!"]
OnPageLoadingAction=[!log "Page is loading!"]
OnPageLoadFinishAction=[!log "Navigation has finished!"]
OnPageReloadAction=[!log "Page has been reloaded!"]

; These conditions change the State meter text and update it.
IfCondition=WebView = -1
IfTrueAction=[!SetOption State Text "Waiting... (-1)"][!UpdateMeter State][!Redraw]
IfCondition2=WebView = 0
IfTrueAction2=[!SetOption State Text "Initializing... (0)"][!UpdateMeter State][!Redraw]
IfCondition3=WebView = 1
IfTrueAction3=[!SetOption State Text "Initialized (1)"][!UpdateMeter State][!Redraw]
IfCondition4=WebView = 100
IfTrueAction4=[!SetOption State Text "Navigation Started (100)"][!UpdateMeter State][!Redraw]
IfCondition5=WebView = 200
IfTrueAction5=[!SetOption State Text "Loading Site... (200)"][!UpdateMeter State][!Redraw]
IfCondition6=WebView = 300
IfTrueAction6=[!SetOption State Text "Navigation Complete (300)"][!UpdateMeter State][!Redraw]
DynamicVariables=1

[UrlInput]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=InputText
SolidColor=25,25,25
FontColor=255,255,255,255
FontSize=8
X=[&CurrentUrl:X]
Y=[&CurrentUrl:Y]
W=[&CurrentUrl:W]
H=[&CurrentUrl:H]
DefaultValue=[&WebView]
Command1=[!CommandMeasure WebView "Navigate $UserInput$"]
DynamicVariables=1

; ========================================
; Background
; ========================================
[Background]
Meter=Shape
Shape=Rectangle 0,0,#W#,#H#,12 | FillColor 0,0,0,200 | StrokeWidth 0

[Title]
Meter=String
Text=Bang Command Demo
FontSize=16
FontColor=255,255,255,255
AntiAlias=1
X=25
Y=10

[State]
Meter=String
FontSize=8
FontColor=255,255,255,255
AntiAlias=1
StringAlign=LeftCenter
ClipString=1
X=#WebX#
Y=13
W=#WebW#
DynamicVariables=1

[CurrentUrl]
Meter=String
MeasureName=WebView
FontSize=8
FontColor=255,255,255,255
AntiAlias=1
StringAlign=LeftCenter
ClipString=1
SolidColor=25,25,25
Padding=5,0,0,0
X=#WebX#
Y=35
W=(#WebW#-5)
H=20
LeftMouseUpAction=[!CommandMeasure "UrlInput" "ExecuteBatch 1"]

[StyleButtonText]
FontColor=255,255,255,255
FontSize=12
AntiAlias=1
W=250
H=25
X=150
Y=3R
StringAlign=CenterCenter
SolidColor=0,200,255,150

; ========================================
; Navigate to URL (Dynamic Variables)
; ========================================
[TxtGoHome]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=StyleButtonText
Text=Go Home
Y=58
LeftMouseUpAction=[!CommandMeasure WebView "GoHome"]

[TxtNavigateGitHub]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=StyleButtonText
Text=Navigate to GitHub
LeftMouseUpAction=[!CommandMeasure WebView "Navigate https://github.com"]

[TxtNavigateForum]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=StyleButtonText
Text=Navigate to Forum
LeftMouseUpAction=[!CommandMeasure WebView "Navigate https://forum.rainmeter.net/"]

[TxtReload]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=StyleButtonText
Text=Reload
LeftMouseUpAction=[!CommandMeasure WebView "Reload"]

[TxtStop]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=StyleButtonText
Text=Stop
LeftMouseUpAction=[!CommandMeasure WebView "Stop"]

[TxtGoBack]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=StyleButtonText
Text=Go Back
W=122
H=24
X=86
LeftMouseUpAction=[!CommandMeasure WebView "GoBack"]

[TxtGoForward]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=StyleButtonText
Text=Go Forward
W=125
H=24
X=4R
Y=r
LeftMouseUpAction=[!CommandMeasure WebView "GoForward"]

[TxtShow]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=StyleButtonText
Text=Show
W=122
H=24
X=86
LeftMouseUpAction=[!SetVariable Hidden 0][!UpdateMeasure WebView]

[TxtHide]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=StyleButtonText
Text=Hide
W=125
H=24
X=4R
Y=r
LeftMouseUpAction=[!SetVariable Hidden 1][!UpdateMeasure WebView]

[TxtExecuteScript]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=StyleButtonText
Text=Execute Script
LeftMouseUpAction=[!CommandMeasure WebView "ExecuteScript console.log('Script has been executed.')"]

[TxtOpenDevTools]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=StyleButtonText
Text=Open DevTools
LeftMouseUpAction=[!CommandMeasure WebView "OpenDevTools"]

[TxtSetWidth]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=StyleButtonText
Text=Set Width: 500 (Variable)
LeftMouseUpAction=[!SetVariable WebW (#WebW#=600?500:600)][!UpdateMeasure WebView][!UpdateMeter #CURRENTSECTION#][!Redraw]
DynamicVariables=1

[TxtSetHeight]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=StyleButtonText
Text=Set Height: 400 (Variable)
LeftMouseUpAction=[!SetVariable WebH (#WebH#=560?400:560)][!UpdateMeasure WebView][!UpdateMeter #CURRENTSECTION#][!Redraw]
DynamicVariables=1

[TxtSetX]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=StyleButtonText
Text=Set X: 320 (Variable)
LeftMouseUpAction=[!SetVariable WebX (#WebX#=300?320:300)][!UpdateMeasure WebView][!UpdateMeter #CURRENTSECTION#][!Redraw]
DynamicVariables=1

[TxtSetY]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=StyleButtonText
Text=Set Y: 50 (Variable)
LeftMouseUpAction=[!SetVariable WebY (#WebY#=45?50:45)][!UpdateMeasure WebView][!UpdateMeter #CURRENTSECTION#][!Redraw]
DynamicVariables=1

[TxtSetZoom]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=StyleButtonText
Text=Set ZoomFactor: 0.5 (Variable)
LeftMouseUpAction=[!SetVariable ZoomFactor (#ZoomFactor#=1?0.5:1)][!UpdateMeasure WebView][!UpdateMeter #CURRENTSECTION#][!Redraw]
DynamicVariables=1

[TxtSetEnableClickThrough]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=StyleButtonText
Text=Set ClickThrough: 1 (Variable)
LeftMouseUpAction=[!SetVariable ClickThrough 1][!UpdateMeasure WebView]

[TxtSetDisableClickThrough]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=StyleButtonText
Text=Set ClickThrough: 0 (Variable)
LeftMouseUpAction=[!SetVariable ClickThrough 0][!UpdateMeasure WebView]

[TxtSetEnableAllowDualControl]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=StyleButtonText
Text=Set AllowDualControl: 1 (Variable)
LeftMouseUpAction=[!SetVariable AllowDualControl 1][!UpdateMeasure WebView]

[TxtSetDisableAllowDualControl]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=StyleButtonText
Text=Set AllowDualControl: 0 (Variable)
LeftMouseUpAction=[!SetVariable AllowDualControl 0][!UpdateMeasure WebView]

[TxtSetEnableOpenNewWindow]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=StyleButtonText
Text=Set AllowNewWindow: 1 (Variable)
LeftMouseUpAction=[!SetVariable AllowNewWindow 1][!UpdateMeasure WebView]

[TxtSetDisableOpenNewWindow]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=StyleButtonText
Text=Set AllowNewWindow: 0 (Variable)
LeftMouseUpAction=[!SetVariable AllowNewWindow 0][!UpdateMeasure WebView]

Please test and let me know what you guys think.

[NSTechBytes]

Sure, I will test it as soon as I come back from work.

[Yincognyto]

Sure, I will test it as soon as I come back from work.

While you're at it, can you also please share if you can drag the skin from a Youtube video area in various plugin versions (i.e. your 0.0.7 one, and the version posted by Ricardo above - see if they both work or not)? Me and Ricardo have been talking a bit on this topic and what happens is that for him none of the versions can do that, while for me yours works without issues while his need a page reload or coming from Google instead of say Bing when navigating to Youtube. We're not sure what causes it since so far it only happens on YT and my downgraded runtime is the only one able to workaround this or have no issues (if the issue is the runtime version, that is - personally, I have serious doubts on that).

[NSTechBytes]

Sure, I will test it as soon as I come back from work.

While you're at it, can you also please share if you [...]

I’m unable to drag skin on the YouTube site in both versions.By pressing CTRL key.

[Yincognyto]

Sure, I will test it as soon as I come back from work.

While you're at it, can you also please share if you [...]

I’m unable to drag content on the YouTube site in both versions.By pressing CTRL key.

Thanks! That's interesting indeed - looks like I'm the only one able to do so in both versions, for whatever reason...

[NSTechBytes]

Opening the skin context menu with Ctrl + RMB is also not working in the Yt.

[NSTechBytes]

I think the best approach for AllowDualControl is to detect the Ctrl key press using keyboard hooks and then forward the click-through to the WebView window.

[Yincognyto]

Opening the skin context menu with Ctrl + RMB is also not working in the Yt.

Yes, those two are more or less related (i.e. usually solving one will solve the other).

I think the best approach for AllowDualControl is to detect the Ctrl key press using keyboard hooks and then forward the click-through to the WebView window.

You mean doing that internally without any Javascript - a combination of your Clickthrough option principle, only triggered by pressing the CTRL key? If so, Ricardo was saying roughly the same thing, but he worded it differently and I was worried that we'd make the plugin a soup of unrelated things to WebView itself. However, If it's possible to do so without any injected script and it doesn't have side effects (like, I don't know, disable any browser / page features potentially relying on pressing the CTRL key; extensive testing would help here), then I'm all for it - forwarding it to the skin window itself, if possible, could be a possibility too. That would require infallible identification of the said the window (even if multiple in the same skin, or even having the same coordinates and dimensions there), but if feasible it would save the need to update the plugin to "fix" any issues with it appearing later on, and still allow for custom dual control via ExecuteScript if desired.

Side note, Ricardo suggested that I should try upgrading my downgraded Edge / WebView2 versions. I'm open to it mostly out of curiosity, and made plans for reverting it in case it goes sideways, but first I'd like to ask you if you think it's a good idea. What I mean by this is that as of now it seems I'm the only one able to check the backward compatibility of the plugin (with all the advantages / disadvantages of it, see the earlier report related to YT drag working on my side in both versions of the plugin), thus when I upgrade, that possibility and the reports from such a system (which could be helpful for the plugin itself) could be missing. What's your stance on this, as the main developer?

[NSTechBytes]

You mean doing that internally without any Javascript [......]

I would like this plugin to work with all WebView runtime versions, so I believe Ricardo should adopt the functionality I mentioned.

[Yincognyto]

I would like this plugin to work with all WebView runtime versions [...]

Same here - let's see how your and Ricardo's ideas fit together, since, as I said, he thought about a similar thing as you did (in principle, not sure about the technical details of it).

[RicardoTM05]

I was telling Ying that we could use both a keyboard and mouse hook for AllowDualControl instead of pure JS, may be more reliable. I haven’t planned on how to implement it yet though. However only if we don’t find a fix for the current implementation, I’m doing other things.

About the WebView sdk version, my plan is to upgrade it to the newest version so I can use all available methods possible for user settings. And once everything’s done downgrade it to the lowest version possible that contains all methods being used.

Any comments on the test build I shared btw?

[Yincognyto]

Any comments on the test build I shared btw?

Everything I tried seems to work nicely. I only briefly tested the permissions skin, but it works as well - I like it. For now, the GoHome command bang doesn't seem to be such a bad idea, I like it too - but yeah, I didn't go into more complex scenarios to notice any potential shortcommings. Overall, I'm quite pleased with the test build from a user perspective. I only had one surprise when trying to enter an incomplete URL and nothing happened, but that's no problem - the user can regex and substitute stuff himself if he wants some kind of autocompletion, e.g. "rainmeter.net" to "https://rainmeter.net", I don't think we (well, you, to be fair) should bother with that, let them customize that to their liking instead of doing everything for them in that regard.

[RicardoTM05]

I don't think we (well, you, to be fair) should bother with that, let them customize that to their liking instead of doing everything for them in that regard.

About that, the URL option does check for valid URLs, this was already done by nstechbytes and remains untouched.

Basically, it first checks if the URL has a valid protocol (http://,https://,file://, etc). If it has a valid protocol then it passes it normally.
If it has no protocol then it is treated as a relative path, so it converts it to an absolute path and adds file:///.
So, if URL=google it will be translated to file:///C:/Users/User/Documents/Rainmeter/WebView2/BangCommand/google
You can actually enter: URL=#@#Calendar/Index.html and it will automatically add file:/// to it as well.

This only applies to the URL option though, not to the navigate commands. When you enter an empty string to the navigate command it simply doesn't navigate. If you enter a string without a valid protocol nothing will happen either (this is normal Navigate command behavior). So yeah, they can simply create their own logic to handle URLs for navigation.