How to preview html5 through F5 ?

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T4r4ntul4

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Posted: 3rd Nov 2020 13:58

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Hi all,

I want to make a HTML5 app, not windows or android:

In AppGameKit studio, is there a way to preview the HTML5 if you press F5 ?
Or if that isnt possible, use F7 to auto compile to HTML5 files? (so that i can refresh the html page myself.)

Is any of the above possible?

Any help and/or solution is very appreciated.

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Loktofeit

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Posted: 3rd Nov 2020 18:23

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AGK currently doesn't offer a way to test the HTML5 locally.

My process for the projects I did for the web was to develop, debug, and test natively. Once all was set, I exported to HTML5, uploaded to my site, and did any last-minute testing there. I don't write anything that complex, but so far I haven't experienced any problems doing it that way.

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T4r4ntul4

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Posted: 3rd Nov 2020 18:30

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Hi, thank you for your reply.

The reason i ask this because last time i made something for the web, i used preview for windows, it ran smoothly there. But when i exported to web (aftyer many dev hours), it ran very sluggish. if i had known that it didnt work at all on the web export i would have never used so many hours on the project.

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DannyD

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Posted: 4th Nov 2020 01:50

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Most of my edugames run html 5, to make it more avaialble for android/window/iOS users (bypassing all the issues for publish on various stores, and it's custom for the company.
My games is not very complex, but I havnt come across any issues, and done more than 300 edu App's the past 4 years using AppGameKit classic and Studio.
I agree, HTML5 is very slow sometimes, if you have a bunch of graphics... but worth the effort to try.
Like Loktofeit said. try not to use to complicated code, then it won't be a problem.

The only thing I would LOVE in AppGameKit, is Midi support and more GUI functions

Try not to use Plugins (Which might not work) and use native code as far as possible.

I use xampps as a local testing server, and then upload to main server when done.

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Conjured Entertainment

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Posted: 7th Nov 2020 20:50 Edited at: 7th Nov 2020 20:54

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I use XAMPP to run a virtual server locally for testing HTML5 builds.

That allows me to run PHP scripts locally so I can do server sided scripts for the HTML5 builds too.

Coding things my way since 1981 -- Currently using AppGameKit V2 Tier 1

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blink0k

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Posted: 7th Nov 2020 21:57

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@DannyD I think this would be a great option for you project manager

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DannyD

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Posted: 8th Nov 2020 12:34

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Hey Blink0K

Yeah, you right? Will add it to the Project Manager

Thanks
Cherio

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T4r4ntul4

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Posted: 9th Nov 2020 22:19

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Yes, i use xampp too, cant without it. But thats not my goal here. I want directly see the project in html5 with F5. Now it just starts an windows exe of the project.

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