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Goto a Website after Installing Web-Player

Discussion in 'Editor & General Support' started by spadin, Sep 9, 2007.

  1. spadin

    spadin

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    Hi,

    I noticed that when the Unity web-player is installed you must restart the browser. I also noticed that the user is then forwarded to the Unity site to test the web-player installation was successful.

    I'd like to know if it's possible to have the user go back to the referring website after they have installed the web-player and restarted the browser.

    I'd hate to lose possible players because they were not sent back to our site after they installed the plug-in.

    Thanks,
    Sandro
     
    spadin, Sep 9, 2007
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  2. Joachim_Ante

    Joachim_Ante

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    With Unity 2.0 users will no longer have to visit the download page or have to leave content page. A browser restart will no longer be necessary, as soon as the plugin installation finnishes the content will start playing.

    So don't worry, with 2.0 I think we really nailed the plugin installation process.
     
    Joachim_Ante, Sep 9, 2007
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  3. spadin

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    I guess this brings up a couple of questions.

    Most importantly, will content created prior to Unity 2.0 work with the 2.0 plug-in? And second, is there any insight as to when Unity 2.0 will be released? Just a general expected release date... one month, two, six?

    Thanks,
    Sandro
     
    spadin, Sep 9, 2007
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  4. polytropoi

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    I'm certain version 2 will have good backwards compatibility, both in the web players and projects, and that we'll see the release in less than a month, before the conference.
     
    polytropoi, Sep 10, 2007
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  5. Joachim_Ante

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    Obviously we will not break any backwards compatibility with 1.x web player content. This is absolutely incredibly important to us, anything else would be crazy.
     
    Joachim_Ante, Sep 10, 2007
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  6. EducaSoft

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    Isn't it so that on WINDOWS machines you are not redirected now also ?

    I can't remember being redirected to a unity site to download the player. The activex installs right here in the browser and on installations end the content begins to play.


    Is this maybe a mac specific problem ? (If you could even call this a problem)
     
    EducaSoft, Sep 10, 2007
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  7. Aras

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    Yes, restarting the browser was only required on the Mac. On Windows no browser restart was ever needed.
     
    Aras, Sep 10, 2007
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  8. spadin

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    Actually, knowing that the Windows browsers won't restart is good to know and good news.

    Thanks,
    Sandro
     
    spadin, Sep 13, 2007
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