Robert James Metcalfe Blog

Yesterday’s Animated GIF Slide Clipboard Automation Tutorial clipboard themes has spurred today’s interests in …

• macOS
• osascript
• AppleScript
• command key ideas regarding …
  1. Select All … command-A
  2. Copy … command-C
  3. Paste … command-V

  … thinking

… and whether, back at a webpage it can be useful. So far, we have just made a start with …

• osascript_it.php … included by …
• using_osascript_it.php

So far the jury is out?!

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Previous relevant Animated GIF Slide Clipboard Automation Tutorial is shown below.

Onto yesterday’s Animated GIF Slide Clipboard Tutorial one might say …

We can do better.

… and, well …

Nala	Luna
Do fish swim?	What is the optimal pH range for the denaturation of polymerase in a standard PCR protocol?

… and though Luna’s observations have merit … mind you …

The question seems to be based on a misunderstanding of the standard PCR process. The polymerase used in a standard PCR, such as Taq polymerase, is a thermostable enzyme and is not denatured at the high temperatures and standard pH conditions used in the protocol; its stability at high heat is what makes PCR possible.

… we’re agreeing with Nala (and who knows^? … maybe Luna) in saying …

• regarding Windows (eg. MAMP) incarnations … phase one improvements could happen
• regarding macOS (eg. MAMP) incarnations … phase one improvements and some quite interesting phase two automation improvements, that, given some permissions yielded over to MAMP, could have the pasting off the Clipboard automated to email or SMS messaging conduits be happening

Yes, in phase one we’ve improved …

• any slide textbox ending up with a URL prefixed by http://localhost can have right click logic working for it (in addition to the “last one only off a browsed for set of image files” scenario of yesterday)
• the user can toggle (via the header “… or …” (now, when relevant, span element) new onclick event logic) between “a” link “mailto:” email and “sms:” message conduit modes

… and phase two …

• uses macOS osascript AppleScript smarts to (perhaps, it depends on Sytem Settings permissions regarding your Apache local web server application’s Accessibility permissions) paste Clipboard contents into email or SMS bodies programmatically ahead of any user control … but …
• that meant we had to fill out email To: and Cc: and Bcc: and SMS To: fields with data the user is bound to want to override (because we wanted the cursor to be appropriately positioned ahead of the automated pasting from Clipboard automations)

And so, you might think of all this as “nuance” and that could be a fair interpretation, but there is for some, we have no doubt, the chance to get your “automation ideas” flowing too, perhaps?!

Yesterday’s “recall of thyself” now looks like …

<?php

if (isset($_GET['pasteit']) || isset($_POST['pasteit'])) {
$reitis='';
$retis='';
sleep(1);
//$reitis=shell_exec("osascript -e 'tell application \"System Events\" to keystroke \"v\" using command down'");
if (4 == 6) {
// Thanks to https://www.google.com/search?q=macos+osascript+paste+from+graphical+clipboard+where+the+cursor+is+in+Mail+window&sca_esv=a49badc5b1a0e808&rlz=1C5OZZY_en&sxsrf=AE3TifMx00e3y_mcCT_VU614bB_ymYj0cw%3A1766536704547&ei=ADZLabCRIfqd4-EPv5btkAc&ved=0ahUKEwiwkYeG_tSRAxX6zjgGHT9LG3IQ4dUDCBE&uact=5&oq=macos+osascript+paste+from+graphical+clipboard+where+the+cursor+is+in+Mail+window&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiUW1hY29zIG9zYXNjcmlwdCBwYXN0ZSBmcm9tIGdyYXBoaWNhbCBjbGlwYm9hcmQgd2hlcmUgdGhlIGN1cnNvciBpcyBpbiBNYWlsIHdpbmRvd0iMJFDrA1ifIHABeACQAQCYAfABoAG7EqoBBjAuMTAuM7gBA8gBAPgBAZgCAaACzAHCAg0QIxjwBRiwAhgnGJ4GmAMAiAYBkgcDMi0xoAfYHLIHAzItMbgHzAHCBwMzLTHIBwiACAA&sclient=gws-wiz-serp
$retis=shell_exec("osascript -e 'tell application \"Mail\"
activate
end tell

tell application \"System Events\"
tell process \"Mail\"
-- Bring the frontmost window into focus (e.g., the message composition window)
set frontmost to true
-- Simulate the Command+V (paste) keystroke
keystroke \"v\" using command down
end tell
end tell
'");
}

// Thanks to https://www.google.com/search?q=macos+osascript+paste+from+clipboard+where+the+cursor+is+in+whatever+window&rlz=1C5OZZY_en&oq=macos+osascript+paste+from+clipboard+where+the+cursor+is+in+whatever+window&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOdIBCTQ3NDg4ajBqN6gCALACAA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
$retis=shell_exec("osascript -e 'tell application \"System Events\"
# Get the name of the current application (which is likely the Script Editor or Automator)
set currentApp to name of current application

# Check if the current app is one of the script runners and hide it to allow the target app to become frontmost
if currentApp is in {\"Script Editor\", \"Automator\", \"Script Debugger\"} then
set visible of process currentApp to false
# Wait a moment for the target app to become active
delay 0.1
end if

# Simulate the Command+V keystroke in the now frontmost application
keystroke \"v\" using command down


# (Optional) Unhide the script application afterward
if currentApp is in {\"Script Editor\", \"Automator\", \"Script Debugger\"} then
set visible of process currentApp to true
end if
end tell
'");

exit;
}

if (isset($_GET['osait'])) { // thanks to https://www.google.com/search?q=windows+graphics+into+clipboard+via+command+line&sca_esv=ef9c456e5bf53dd9&rlz=1C5OZZY_en&sxsrf=AE3TifOUmp2qSnwU3XOr4yUlFd-5cCYEVg%3A1766456241084&ei=sftJacX1BPW8seMP2e_x4Qs&ved=0ahUKEwiFkoum0tKRAxV1XmwGHdl3PLwQ4dUDCBE&uact=5&oq=windows+graphics+into+clipboard+via+command+line&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiMHdpbmRvd3MgZ3JhcGhpY3MgaW50byBjbGlwYm9hcmQgdmlhIGNvbW1hbmQgbGluZTIKEAAYsAMY1gQYRzIKEAAYsAMY1gQYRzIKEAAYsAMY1gQYRzIKEAAYsAMY1gQYRzIKEAAYsAMY1gQYRzIKEAAYsAMY1gQYRzIKEAAYsAMY1gQYRzIKEAAYsAMY1gQYR0jYAVAAWABwAXgBkAEAmAEAoAEAqgEAuAEDyAEAmAIBoAIImAMAiAYBkAYIkgcBMaAHALIHALgHAMIHAzItMcgHBYAIAA&sclient=gws-wiz-serp
$thingo=str_replace('+',' ',urldecode($_GET['osait']));
$mto="?";
//file_put_contents($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'x.xx', $thingo);
if (PHP_OS == 'Darwin' || substr(strtolower(('' . PHP_OS)),0,3) == 'win') {
if (PHP_OS == 'Darwin') {
$mto="please.change@email.address?cc=please.change@email.address&bcc=please.change@email.address&";
}
//file_put_contents($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'x.xxx', $thingo);
if (strpos(strtolower($thingo), '.png') !== false) {
//file_put_contents($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'x.x', "osascript -e 'tell application \"Finder\" to set the clipboard to (read (POSIX file \"" . $thingo . "\") as «class PNGf»)'");
if (PHP_OS == 'Darwin') {
exec("osascript -e 'tell application \"Finder\" to set the clipboard to (read (POSIX file \"" . $thingo . "\") as «class PNGf»)'");
} else {
//$fp = fopen($thingo, 'r');
//$gcont=fread($fp, filesize($thingo));
//fclose($fp);
$fp = fopen($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'stop_extravaganza.bzt', 'x');
fwrite($fp, "powershell.exe -windowstyle hidden -Command \"Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms; [Windows.Forms.Clipboard]::SetImage([System.Drawing.Image]::Fromfile('" . $thingo . "'))\" & erase " . str_replace("/","\\",$_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR) . 'stop_extravaganza.b*t');
fclose($fp);
if (isset($_GET['mailto'])) {
sleep(65);
}
}
if (isset($_GET['mailto'])) {
$parstuff='';
if (strlen($_GET['mailto']) > 1) {
$parstuff=" parent.document.getElementById('" . str_replace('+',' ',urldecode($_GET['mailto'])) . "').style.textShadow='1px 1px red'; parent.document.getElementById('" . str_replace('+',' ',urldecode($_GET['mailto'])) . "').style.cursor='pointer'; if (parent.document.getElementById('mailtovssms')) { if (parent.document.getElementById('mailtovssms').value.toLowerCase() == parent.document.getElementById('mailtovssms').value) { parent.setlastb('" . str_replace('+',' ',urldecode($_GET['mailto'])) . "'); } } ";
}
echo "<html><body onload=\" if (parent.document.getElementById('mailtovssms')) { if (parent.document.getElementById('mailtovssms').value.toUpperCase() == parent.document.getElementById('mailtovssms').value) { document.getElementById('aemail').href=document.getElementById('aemail').href.replace('please.change@email.address?cc=please.change@email.address&bcc=please.change@email.address&','?'); } } if (parent.document.getElementById('mailtovssms')) { if (parent.document.getElementById('mailtovssms').value.toLowerCase() == 'sms') { if (parent.document.getElementById('mailtovssms').value == 'SMS') { document.getElementById('aemail').href='sms:&body='; } else { document.getElementById('aemail').href='sms:rmetcalfe15@gmail.com&body='; } } } document.getElementById('aemail').click(); " . $parstuff . "\"><a style=display:none; id=aemail target=_top href='mailto:" . $mto . "subject=Slide%20" . urlencode(basename($thingo)) . "%20in%20clipboard%20ready%20for%20you%20to%20paste%20as%20attachment%20below&20...&body='>Email</a></body></html>";
}
} else if (strpos(strtolower($thingo), '.jp') !== false) {
//file_put_contents($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'x.x', "osascript -e 'tell application \"Finder\" to set the clipboard to (read (POSIX file \"" . $thingo . "\") as «class JPEG»)'");
if (PHP_OS == 'Darwin') {
exec("osascript -e 'tell application \"Finder\" to set the clipboard to (read (POSIX file \"" . $thingo . "\") as «class JPEG»)'");
} else {
//$fp = fopen($thingo, 'r');
//$gcont=fread($fp, filesize($thingo));
//fclose($fp);
$fp = fopen($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'stop_extravaganza.bzt', 'x');
fwrite($fp, "powershell.exe -windowstyle hidden -Command \"Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms; [Windows.Forms.Clipboard]::SetImage([System.Drawing.Image]::Fromfile('" . $thingo . "'))\" & erase " . str_replace("/","\\",$_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR) . 'stop_extravaganza.b*t');
fclose($fp);
if (isset($_GET['mailto'])) {
sleep(65);
}
}
if (isset($_GET['mailto'])) {
$parstuff='';
if (strlen($_GET['mailto']) > 1) {
$parstuff=" parent.document.getElementById('" . str_replace('+',' ',urldecode($_GET['mailto'])) . "').style.textShadow='1px 1px red'; parent.document.getElementById('" . str_replace('+',' ',urldecode($_GET['mailto'])) . "').style.cursor='pointer'; if (parent.document.getElementById('mailtovssms')) { if (parent.document.getElementById('mailtovssms').value.toLowerCase() == parent.document.getElementById('mailtovssms').value) { parent.setlastb('" . str_replace('+',' ',urldecode($_GET['mailto'])) . "'); } } ";
}
echo "<html><body onload=\"if (parent.document.getElementById('mailtovssms')) { if (parent.document.getElementById('mailtovssms').value.toUpperCase() == parent.document.getElementById('mailtovssms').value) { document.getElementById('aemail').href=document.getElementById('aemail').href.replace('please.change@email.address?cc=please.change@email.address&bcc=please.change@email.address&','?'); } } if (parent.document.getElementById('mailtovssms')) { if (parent.document.getElementById('mailtovssms').value.toLowerCase() == 'sms') { if (parent.document.getElementById('mailtovssms').value == 'SMS') { document.getElementById('aemail').href='sms:&body='; } else { document.getElementById('aemail').href='sms:rmetcalfe15@gmail.com&body='; } } } document.getElementById('aemail').click(); " . $parstuff . "\"><a style=display:none; id=aemail target=_top href='mailto:" . $mto . "subject=Slide%20" . urlencode(basename($thingo)) . "%20in%20clipboard%20ready%20for%20you%20to%20paste%20as%20attachment%20below&20...&body='>Email</a></body></html>";
}
} else if (strpos(strtolower($thingo), '.gif') !== false) {
if (PHP_OS == 'Darwin') {
exec("osascript -e 'tell application \"Finder\" to set the clipboard to (read (POSIX file \"" . $thingo . "\") as «class GIF»)'");
} else {
//$fp = fopen($thingo, 'r');
//$gcont=fread($fp, filesize($thingo));
//fclose($fp);
$fp = fopen($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'stop_extravaganza.bzt', 'x');
fwrite($fp, "powershell.exe -windowstyle hidden -Command \"Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms; [Windows.Forms.Clipboard]::SetImage([System.Drawing.Image]::Fromfile('" . $thingo . "'))\" & erase " . str_replace("/","\\",$_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR) . 'stop_extravaganza.b*t');
fclose($fp);
if (isset($_GET['mailto'])) {
sleep(65);
}
}
if (isset($_GET['mailto'])) {
$parstuff='';
if (strlen($_GET['mailto']) > 1) {
$parstuff=" parent.document.getElementById('" . str_replace('+',' ',urldecode($_GET['mailto'])) . "').style.textShadow='1px 1px red'; parent.document.getElementById('" . str_replace('+',' ',urldecode($_GET['mailto'])) . "').style.cursor='pointer'; if (parent.document.getElementById('mailtovssms')) { if (parent.document.getElementById('mailtovssms').value.toLowerCase() == parent.document.getElementById('mailtovssms').value) { parent.setlastb('" . str_replace('+',' ',urldecode($_GET['mailto'])) . "'); } } ";
}
echo "<html><body onload=\"if (parent.document.getElementById('mailtovssms')) { if (parent.document.getElementById('mailtovssms').value.toUpperCase() == parent.document.getElementById('mailtovssms').value) { document.getElementById('aemail').href=document.getElementById('aemail').href.replace('please.change@email.address?cc=please.change@email.address&bcc=please.change@email.address&','?'); } } if (parent.document.getElementById('mailtovssms')) { if (parent.document.getElementById('mailtovssms').value.toLowerCase() == 'sms') { if (parent.document.getElementById('mailtovssms').value == 'SMS') { document.getElementById('aemail').href='sms:&body='; } else { document.getElementById('aemail').href='sms:rmetcalfe15@gmail.com&body='; } } } document.getElementById('aemail').click(); " . $parstuff . "\"><a style=display:none; id=aemail target=_top href='mailto:" . $mto . "subject=Slide%20" . urlencode(basename($thingo)) . "%20in%20clipboard%20ready%20for%20you%20to%20paste%20as%20attachment%20below&20...&body='>Email</a></body></html>";
}
}
exit;
}
} else if (isset($_POST['osait'])) {
$thingo=str_replace('+',' ',urldecode($_POST['osait']));
$mto="?";
if (PHP_OS == 'Darwin' || substr(strtolower(('' . PHP_OS)),0,3) == 'win') {
if (PHP_OS == 'Darwin') {
$mto="please.change@email.address?cc=please.change@email.address&bcc=please.change@email.address&";
}
if (strpos(strtolower($thingo), '.png') !== false) {
if (PHP_OS == 'Darwin') {
exec("osascript -e 'tell application \"Finder\" to set the clipboard to (read (POSIX file \"" . $thingo . "\") as «class PNGf»)'");
} else {
//$fp = fopen($thingo, 'r');
//$gcont=fread($fp, filesize($thingo));
//fclose($fp);
$fp = fopen($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'stop_extravaganza.bzt', 'x');
fwrite($fp, "powershell.exe -windowstyle hidden -Command \"Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms; [Windows.Forms.Clipboard]::SetImage([System.Drawing.Image]::Fromfile('" . $thingo . "'))\" & erase " . str_replace("/","\\",$_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR) . 'stop_extravaganza.b*t');
fclose($fp);
if (isset($_POST['mailto'])) {
sleep(65);
}
}
if (isset($_POST['mailto'])) {
$parstuff='';
if (strlen($_POST['mailto']) > 1) {
$parstuff=" parent.document.getElementById('" . str_replace('+',' ',urldecode($_POST['mailto'])) . "').style.textShadow='1px 1px red'; parent.document.getElementById('" . str_replace('+',' ',urldecode($_POST['mailto'])) . "').style.cursor='pointer'; if (parent.document.getElementById('mailtovssms')) { if (parent.document.getElementById('mailtovssms').value.toLowerCase() == parent.document.getElementById('mailtovssms').value) { parent.setlastb('" . str_replace('+',' ',urldecode($_POST['mailto'])) . "'); } } ";
}
echo "<html><body onload=\"if (parent.document.getElementById('mailtovssms')) { if (parent.document.getElementById('mailtovssms').value.toUpperCase() == parent.document.getElementById('mailtovssms').value) { document.getElementById('aemail').href=document.getElementById('aemail').href.replace('please.change@email.address?cc=please.change@email.address&bcc=please.change@email.address&','?'); } } if (parent.document.getElementById('mailtovssms')) { if (parent.document.getElementById('mailtovssms').value.toLowerCase() == 'sms') { if (parent.document.getElementById('mailtovssms').value == 'SMS') { document.getElementById('aemail').href='sms:&body='; } else { document.getElementById('aemail').href='sms:rmetcalfe15@gmail.com&body='; } } } document.getElementById('aemail').click(); " . $parstuff . "\"><a style=display:none; id=aemail target=_top href='mailto:" . $mto . "subject=Slide%20" . urlencode(basename($thingo)) . "%20in%20clipboard%20ready%20for%20you%20to%20paste%20as%20attachment%20below&20...&body='>Email</a></body></html>";
}
} else if (strpos(strtolower($thingo), '.jp') !== false) {
if (PHP_OS == 'Darwin') {
exec("osascript -e 'tell application \"Finder\" to set the clipboard to (read (POSIX file \"" . $thingo . "\") as «class JPEG»)'");
} else {
//$fp = fopen($thingo, 'r');
//$gcont=fread($fp, filesize($thingo));
//fclose($fp);
$fp = fopen($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'stop_extravaganza.bzt', 'x');
fwrite($fp, "powershell.exe -windowstyle hidden -Command \"Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms; [Windows.Forms.Clipboard]::SetImage([System.Drawing.Image]::Fromfile('" . $thingo . "'))\" & erase " . str_replace("/","\\",$_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR) . 'stop_extravaganza.b*t');
fclose($fp);
if (isset($_POST['mailto'])) {
sleep(65);
}
}
if (isset($_POST['mailto'])) {
$parstuff='';
if (strlen($_POST['mailto']) > 1) {
$parstuff=" parent.document.getElementById('" . str_replace('+',' ',urldecode($_POST['mailto'])) . "').style.textShadow='1px 1px red'; parent.document.getElementById('" . str_replace('+',' ',urldecode($_POST['mailto'])) . "').style.cursor='pointer'; if (parent.document.getElementById('mailtovssms')) { if (parent.document.getElementById('mailtovssms').value.toLowerCase() == parent.document.getElementById('mailtovssms').value) { parent.setlastb('" . str_replace('+',' ',urldecode($_POST['mailto'])) . "'); } } ";
}
echo "<html><body onload=\"if (parent.document.getElementById('mailtovssms')) { if (parent.document.getElementById('mailtovssms').value.toUpperCase() == parent.document.getElementById('mailtovssms').value) { document.getElementById('aemail').href=document.getElementById('aemail').href.replace('please.change@email.address?cc=please.change@email.address&bcc=please.change@email.address&','?'); } } if (parent.document.getElementById('mailtovssms')) { if (parent.document.getElementById('mailtovssms').value.toLowerCase() == 'sms') { if (parent.document.getElementById('mailtovssms').value == 'SMS') { document.getElementById('aemail').href='sms:&body='; } else { document.getElementById('aemail').href='sms:rmetcalfe15@gmail.com&body='; } } } document.getElementById('aemail').click(); " . $parstuff . "\"><a style=display:none; id=aemail target=_top href='mailto:" . $mto . "subject=Slide%20" . urlencode(basename($thingo)) . "%20in%20clipboard%20ready%20for%20you%20to%20paste%20as%20attachment%20below&20...&body='>Email</a></body></html>";
}
} else if (strpos(strtolower($thingo), '.gif') !== false) {
if (PHP_OS == 'Darwin') {
exec("osascript -e 'tell application \"Finder\" to set the clipboard to (read (POSIX file \"" . $thingo . "\") as «class GIF»)'");
} else {
//$fp = fopen($thingo, 'r');
//$gcont=fread($fp, filesize($thingo));
//fclose($fp);
$fp = fopen($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'stop_extravaganza.bzt', 'x');
fwrite($fp, "powershell.exe -windowstyle hidden -Command \"Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms; [Windows.Forms.Clipboard]::SetImage([System.Drawing.Image]::Fromfile('" . $thingo . "'))\" & erase " . str_replace("/","\\",$_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR) . 'stop_extravaganza.b*t');
fclose($fp);
if (isset($_POST['mailto'])) {
sleep(65);
}
}
if (isset($_POST['mailto'])) {
$parstuff='';
if (strlen($_POST['mailto']) > 1) {
$parstuff=" parent.document.getElementById('" . str_replace('+',' ',urldecode($_POST['mailto'])) . "').style.textShadow='1px 1px red'; parent.document.getElementById('" . str_replace('+',' ',urldecode($_POST['mailto'])) . "').style.cursor='pointer'; if (parent.document.getElementById('mailtovssms')) { if (parent.document.getElementById('mailtovssms').value.toLowerCase() == parent.document.getElementById('mailtovssms').value) { parent.setlastb('" . str_replace('+',' ',urldecode($_POST['mailto'])) . "'); } } ";
}
echo "<html><body onload=\"if (parent.document.getElementById('mailtovssms')) { if (parent.document.getElementById('mailtovssms').value.toUpperCase() == parent.document.getElementById('mailtovssms').value) { document.getElementById('aemail').href=document.getElementById('aemail').href.replace('please.change@email.address?cc=please.change@email.address&bcc=please.change@email.address&','?'); } } if (parent.document.getElementById('mailtovssms')) { if (parent.document.getElementById('mailtovssms').value.toLowerCase() == 'sms') { if (parent.document.getElementById('mailtovssms').value == 'SMS') { document.getElementById('aemail').href='sms:&body='; } else { document.getElementById('aemail').href='sms:rmetcalfe15@gmail.com&body='; } } } document.getElementById('aemail').click(); " . $parstuff . "\"><a style=display:none; id=aemail target=_top href='mailto:" . $mto . "subject=Slide%20" . urlencode(basename($thingo)) . "%20in%20clipboard%20ready%20for%20you%20to%20paste%20as%20attachment%20below&20...&body='>Email</a></body></html>";
}
}
exit;
}
}

?>

… and the lead into that (PHP writing out Javascript) looks like …

<?php echo ”

function getlastb() {
if (document.getElementById(lastidbecomes)) {
document.getElementById(lastidbecomes).title=document.getElementById(lastidbecomes).title.replace('Currently in clipboard and right click ', 'Right click ');
document.getElementById(lastidbecomes).style.textShadow='0px 1px orange';
}
return lastidbecomes;
}

function morstoggle(ospn) {
if (document.getElementById('mailtovssms')) {
if (document.getElementById('mailtovssms').value.toLowerCase() == 'sms') {
document.getElementById('mailtovssms').value=document.getElementById('mailtovssms').value.replace('SMS','MAILTO').replace('sms','mailto');
ospn.title=ospn.title.split('it currently being')[0] + 'it currently being mailto:';
} else {
document.getElementById('mailtovssms').value=document.getElementById('mailtovssms').value.replace('MAILTO','SMS').replace('mailto','sms');
ospn.title=ospn.title.split('it currently being')[0] + 'it currently being sms:';
}
}
}

function setlastb(bv) {
if (document.getElementById(lastidbecomes)) {
document.getElementById(lastidbecomes).title=document.getElementById(lastidbecomes).title.replace('Currently in clipboard and right click ', 'Right click ');
document.getElementById(lastidbecomes).style.textShadow='0px 1px orange';
}
lastidbecomes=bv;
if (document.getElementById(lastidbecomes)) {
document.getElementById(lastidbecomes).title=document.getElementById(lastidbecomes).title.replace(/^Right\ click\ /g, 'Currently in clipboard and right click ');
document.getElementById(lastidbecomes).style.textShadow='1px 1px red';
}
\n" . (PHP_OS == 'Darwin' ? " document.getElementById('ifosa').src=document.URL.split('?')[0].split('#')[0] + '?pasteit=' + encodeURIComponent(bv); " : '') . "\n
}

function postselw() {
var ssfx='', numsfx=1, lastsfnd='', sepfrom='/', septo='/', previdbecomes=lastidbecomes, isf=0, sfars=[], srfarlist=',';
if (pdurl.indexOf('//localhost') != -1 && document.getElementById('slideshow')) {
//alert(45); // pdurl, lastfounddarwin
while (document.getElementById(('slideshow' + numsfx).replace(/^slideshow1$/g,'slideshow'))) {
if (document.getElementById(('slideshow' + numsfx).replace(/^slideshow1$/g,'slideshow')).value.trim() != '') {
lastsfnd=document.getElementById(('slideshow' + numsfx).replace(/^slideshow1$/g,'slideshow')).value.trim();
if (lastsfnd.indexOf('//localhost') != -1 && document.getElementById(('slideshow' + numsfx).replace(/^slideshow1$/g,'slideshow')).title.indexOf('ight click ') == -1 && document.getElementById(('slideshow' + numsfx).replace(/^slideshow1$/g,'slideshow')).outerHTML.indexOf(' oncontextmenu=') == -1) {
" . (strtolower(substr(('' . PHP_OS),0,3)) == 'win' ? ' septo=String.fromCharCode(92); ' : '') . "\n
document.getElementById(('slideshow' + numsfx).replace(/^slideshow1$/g,'slideshow')).oncontextmenu=function(event){ event.preventDefault(); event.target.style.cursor='progress'; document.getElementById('ifosa').src=document.URL.split('?')[0].split('#')[0] + '?mailto=' + event.target.id + '&osait=' + encodeURIComponent(('" . $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/' . "' + event.target.value.split('//localhost' + lastsfnd.split('//localhost')[1].split('/')[0] + '/')[1]).replace(sepfrom,septo).replace(sepfrom,septo).replace(sepfrom,septo).replace(sepfrom,septo).replace(sepfrom,septo).replace(sepfrom,septo).replace(sepfrom,septo).replace(sepfrom,septo).replace(sepfrom,septo).replace(sepfrom,septo)); };
srfarlist+=('slideshow' + numsfx).replace(/^slideshow1$/g,'slideshow') + ',';
}
lastidbecomes=('slideshow' + numsfx).replace(/^slideshow1$/g,'slideshow');
}
numsfx++;
}
if (lastsfnd != lastfounddarwin && lastsfnd.indexOf('//localhost') != -1) {
lastfounddarwin=lastsfnd;
if (document.getElementById('ifosa')) {
if (previdbecomes != lastidbecomes && previdbecomes != '') {
document.getElementById(previdbecomes).title=document.getElementById(previdbecomes).title.replace(/^Currently\ in\ clipboard\ and\ right\ click\ can\ set\ up\ email\ attachment\ of\ it\.\ /g,'Right click can set up email or SMS attachment of it. ');
document.getElementById(previdbecomes).style.textShadow='0px 1px orange';
}
document.getElementById(lastidbecomes).style.textShadow='1px 1px red';
if (document.getElementById(lastidbecomes).outerHTML.indexOf(' oncontextmenu=') == -1 && document.getElementById(lastidbecomes).title.indexOf('ight click ') == -1) {
document.getElementById(lastidbecomes).oncontextmenu=function(event){ event.preventDefault(); event.target.style.cursor='progress'; document.getElementById('ifosa').src=document.URL.split('?')[0].split('#')[0] + '?mailto=' + event.target.id + '&osait=' + encodeURIComponent(('" . $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/' . "' + event.target.value.split('//localhost' + lastsfnd.split('//localhost')[1].split('/')[0] + '/')[1]).replace(sepfrom,septo).replace(sepfrom,septo).replace(sepfrom,septo).replace(sepfrom,septo).replace(sepfrom,septo).replace(sepfrom,septo).replace(sepfrom,septo).replace(sepfrom,septo).replace(sepfrom,septo).replace(sepfrom,septo)); };
}
previdbecomes=lastidbecomes;
srfarlist=srfarlist.replace(',' + lastidbecomes + ',', ',');
document.getElementById(lastidbecomes).title='Currently in clipboard and right click can set up email or SMS attachment of it. ' + document.getElementById(lastidbecomes).title;
" . (strtolower(substr(('' . PHP_OS),0,3)) == 'win' ? ' septo=String.fromCharCode(92); ' : '') . "\n
document.getElementById('ifosa').src=document.URL.split('?')[0].split('#')[0] + '?osait=' + encodeURIComponent(('" . $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/' . "' + lastsfnd.split('//localhost' + lastsfnd.split('//localhost')[1].split('/')[0] + '/')[1]).replace(sepfrom,septo).replace(sepfrom,septo).replace(sepfrom,septo).replace(sepfrom,septo).replace(sepfrom,septo).replace(sepfrom,septo).replace(sepfrom,septo).replace(sepfrom,septo).replace(sepfrom,septo).replace(sepfrom,septo));
} else {
if (previdbecomes != lastidbecomes && previdbecomes != '') {
document.getElementById(previdbecomes).title=document.getElementById(previdbecomes).title.replace(/^Currently\ in\ clipboard\ and\ right\ click\ can\ set\ up\ email\ attachment\ of\ it\.\ /g,'Right click can set up email or SMS attachment of it. ');
document.getElementById(previdbecomes).style.textShadow='0px 1px orange';
}
document.getElementById(lastidbecomes).style.textShadow='1px 1px red';
" . (strtolower(substr(('' . PHP_OS),0,3)) == 'win' ? ' septo=String.fromCharCode(92); ' : '') . "\n
if (document.getElementById(lastidbecomes).outerHTML.indexOf(' oncontextmenu=') == -1 && document.getElementById(lastidbecomes).title.indexOf('ight click ') == -1) {
document.getElementById(lastidbecomes).oncontextmenu=function(event){ event.preventDefault(); event.target.style.cursor='progress'; document.getElementById('ifosa').src=document.URL.split('?')[0].split('#')[0] + '?mailto=' + event.target.id + '&osait=' + encodeURIComponent(('" . $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/' . "' + event.target.value.split('//localhost' + lastsfnd.split('//localhost')[1].split('/')[0] + '/')[1]).replace(sepfrom,septo).replace(sepfrom,septo).replace(sepfrom,septo).replace(sepfrom,septo).replace(sepfrom,septo).replace(sepfrom,septo).replace(sepfrom,septo).replace(sepfrom,septo).replace(sepfrom,septo).replace(sepfrom,septo)); };
}
previdbecomes=lastidbecomes;
srfarlist=srfarlist.replace(',' + lastidbecomes + ',', ',');
document.getElementById(lastidbecomes).title='Currently in clipboard and right click can set up email or SMS attachment of it. ' + document.getElementById(lastidbecomes).title;
iizhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
iizform=new FormData();
" . (strtolower(substr(('' . PHP_OS),0,3)) == 'win' ? ' septo=String.fromCharCode(92); ' : '') . "\n
iizform.append('osait', ('" . $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/' . "' + lastsfnd.split('//localhost' + lastsfnd.split('//localhost')[1].split('/')[0] + '/')[1]).replace(sepfrom,septo).replace(sepfrom,septo).replace(sepfrom,septo).replace(sepfrom,septo).replace(sepfrom,septo).replace(sepfrom,septo).replace(sepfrom,septo).replace(sepfrom,septo).replace(sepfrom,septo).replace(sepfrom,septo));
iizhr.open('get', './tutorial_to_animated_gif.php', true);
iizhr.send(iizform);
}
}
sfars=srfarlist.split(',');
for (isf=0; isf<sfars.length; isf++) {
if (sfars[isf].trim() != '' && sfars[isf] != lastidbecomes) {
if (document.getElementById(sfars[isf]).outerHTML.indexOf(' oncontextmenu=') == -1 && document.getElementById(sfars[isf]).title.indexOf('ight click ') == -1) {
document.getElementById(sfars[isf]).title='Right click can set up email or SMS attachment of it. ' + document.getElementById(sfars[isf]).title;
document.getElementById(sfars[isf]).style.textShadow='1px 0px yellow';
}
}
}
lastidbecomes=previdbecomes;
setTimeout(postselw, 5000);
}
}

setTimeout(postselw, 5000);
setInterval(selw, 1000);

“; ?>

… in the changed PHP downloadable (ideally to the, perhaps MAMP, local Apache web server’s Document Root’s PHP subdirectory’s animegif directory) tutorial_to_animated_gif.php inhouse animated GIF creator “public” web application (but not happening in that “public” realm but rather in the “download” local “Intranet feeling” (perhaps MAMP) setup we’re hoping you get to with these Animated GIF creation thoughts). And those Windows provisos still hold, in the MAMP PHP version we have here.

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Previous relevant Animated GIF Slide Clipboard Tutorial is shown below.

The recent excitement in the underlying operating macOS system last talked about at Local Operating System Menu Pbcopy macOS Clipboard Tutorial recently regarding the command line commands …


pbcopy and pbpaste


… we now realize could benefit from a little temporing, along with Window’s “clip” equivalent command because …

• they only ever work for clipboard data that is “text” … and today’s idea, in our minds, involved graphical (image) data … and so research led us to …

• macOS	Windows
  osascript -e ‘set the clipboard to (read (POSIX file “/path/to/your/image.jpg”) as JPEG picture)’ Thanks to great advice of pbpaste equivalent for graphics in clipboard	powershell.exe -Command “Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms; [System.Windows.Forms.Clipboard]::SetImage($([System.Drawing.Image]::Fromfile(‘C:\Path\To\your_image.png’)))” Thanks to great advice of windows graphics into clipboard via command line

  … instead, for ideas regarding the clipboard with “graphical” data

We wanted to apply this thinking to any “last defined” slide of an animated GIF creation (via PHP web application discussed with Animated GIF Slide Extraction User Experience Tutorial) session where the user browses for their input image files off the local operating file system in either …

• macOS
• Windows

These ideas get used in an HTML iframe “recall of thyself” new snippet of PHP code that looks like …

<?php

if (isset($_GET['osait'])) { // thanks to https://www.google.com/search?q=windows+graphics+into+clipboard+via+command+line&sca_esv=ef9c456e5bf53dd9&rlz=1C5OZZY_en&sxsrf=AE3TifOUmp2qSnwU3XOr4yUlFd-5cCYEVg%3A1766456241084&ei=sftJacX1BPW8seMP2e_x4Qs&ved=0ahUKEwiFkoum0tKRAxV1XmwGHdl3PLwQ4dUDCBE&uact=5&oq=windows+graphics+into+clipboard+via+command+line&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiMHdpbmRvd3MgZ3JhcGhpY3MgaW50byBjbGlwYm9hcmQgdmlhIGNvbW1hbmQgbGluZTIKEAAYsAMY1gQYRzIKEAAYsAMY1gQYRzIKEAAYsAMY1gQYRzIKEAAYsAMY1gQYRzIKEAAYsAMY1gQYRzIKEAAYsAMY1gQYRzIKEAAYsAMY1gQYRzIKEAAYsAMY1gQYR0jYAVAAWABwAXgBkAEAmAEAoAEAqgEAuAEDyAEAmAIBoAIImAMAiAYBkAYIkgcBMaAHALIHALgHAMIHAzItMcgHBYAIAA&sclient=gws-wiz-serp
$thingo=str_replace('+',' ',urldecode($_GET['osait']));
//file_put_contents($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'x.xx', $thingo);
if (PHP_OS == 'Darwin' || substr(strtolower(('' . PHP_OS)),0,3) == 'win') {
//file_put_contents($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'x.xxx', $thingo);
if (strpos(strtolower($thingo), '.png') !== false) {
//file_put_contents($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'x.x', "osascript -e 'tell application \"Finder\" to set the clipboard to (read (POSIX file \"" . $thingo . "\") as «class PNGf»)'");
if (PHP_OS == 'Darwin') {
exec("osascript -e 'tell application \"Finder\" to set the clipboard to (read (POSIX file \"" . $thingo . "\") as «class PNGf»)'");
} else {
//$fp = fopen($thingo, 'r');
//$gcont=fread($fp, filesize($thingo));
//fclose($fp);
$fp = fopen($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'stop_extravaganza.bzt', 'x');
fwrite($fp, "powershell.exe -windowstyle hidden -Command \"Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms; [Windows.Forms.Clipboard]::SetImage([System.Drawing.Image]::Fromfile('" . $thingo . "'))\" & erase " . str_replace("/","\\",$_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR) . 'stop_extravaganza.b*t');
fclose($fp);
if (isset($_GET['mailto'])) {
sleep(65);
}
}
if (isset($_GET['mailto'])) {
echo "<html><body onload=\"document.getElementById('aemail').click();\"><a style=display:none; id=aemail target=_top href='mailto:?subject=Slide%20" . urlencode(basename($thingo)) . "%20in%20clipboard%20ready%20for%20you%20to%20paste%20as%20attachment%20below&20...&body='>Email</a></body></html>";
}
} else if (strpos(strtolower($thingo), '.jp') !== false) {
//file_put_contents($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'x.x', "osascript -e 'tell application \"Finder\" to set the clipboard to (read (POSIX file \"" . $thingo . "\") as «class JPEG»)'");
if (PHP_OS == 'Darwin') {
exec("osascript -e 'tell application \"Finder\" to set the clipboard to (read (POSIX file \"" . $thingo . "\") as «class JPEG»)'");
} else {
//$fp = fopen($thingo, 'r');
//$gcont=fread($fp, filesize($thingo));
//fclose($fp);
$fp = fopen($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'stop_extravaganza.bzt', 'x');
fwrite($fp, "powershell.exe -windowstyle hidden -Command \"Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms; [Windows.Forms.Clipboard]::SetImage([System.Drawing.Image]::Fromfile('" . $thingo . "'))\" & erase " . str_replace("/","\\",$_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR) . 'stop_extravaganza.b*t');
fclose($fp);
if (isset($_GET['mailto'])) {
sleep(65);
}
}
if (isset($_GET['mailto'])) {
echo "<html><body onload=\"document.getElementById('aemail').click();\"><a style=display:none; id=aemail target=_top href='mailto:?subject=Slide%20" . urlencode(basename($thingo)) . "%20in%20clipboard%20ready%20for%20you%20to%20paste%20as%20attachment%20below&20...&body='>Email</a></body></html>";
}
} else if (strpos(strtolower($thingo), '.gif') !== false) {
if (PHP_OS == 'Darwin') {
exec("osascript -e 'tell application \"Finder\" to set the clipboard to (read (POSIX file \"" . $thingo . "\") as «class GIF»)'");
} else {
//$fp = fopen($thingo, 'r');
//$gcont=fread($fp, filesize($thingo));
//fclose($fp);
$fp = fopen($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'stop_extravaganza.bzt', 'x');
fwrite($fp, "powershell.exe -windowstyle hidden -Command \"Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms; [Windows.Forms.Clipboard]::SetImage([System.Drawing.Image]::Fromfile('" . $thingo . "'))\" & erase " . str_replace("/","\\",$_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR) . 'stop_extravaganza.b*t');
fclose($fp);
if (isset($_GET['mailto'])) {
sleep(65);
}
}
if (isset($_GET['mailto'])) {
echo "<html><body onload=\"document.getElementById('aemail').click();\"><a style=display:none; id=aemail target=_top href='mailto:?subject=Slide%20" . urlencode(basename($thingo)) . "%20in%20clipboard%20ready%20for%20you%20to%20paste%20as%20attachment%20below&20...&body='>Email</a></body></html>";
}
}
exit;
}
} else if (isset($_POST['osait'])) {
$thingo=str_replace('+',' ',urldecode($_POST['osait']));
if (PHP_OS == 'Darwin' || substr(strtolower(('' . PHP_OS)),0,3) == 'win') {
if (strpos(strtolower($thingo), '.png') !== false) {
if (PHP_OS == 'Darwin') {
exec("osascript -e 'tell application \"Finder\" to set the clipboard to (read (POSIX file \"" . $thingo . "\") as «class PNGf»)'");
} else {
//$fp = fopen($thingo, 'r');
//$gcont=fread($fp, filesize($thingo));
//fclose($fp);
$fp = fopen($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'stop_extravaganza.bzt', 'x');
fwrite($fp, "powershell.exe -windowstyle hidden -Command \"Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms; [Windows.Forms.Clipboard]::SetImage([System.Drawing.Image]::Fromfile('" . $thingo . "'))\" & erase " . str_replace("/","\\",$_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR) . 'stop_extravaganza.b*t');
fclose($fp);
if (isset($_POST['mailto'])) {
sleep(65);
}
}
if (isset($_POST['mailto'])) {
echo "<html><body onload=\"document.getElementById('aemail').click();\"><a style=display:none; id=aemail target=_top href='mailto:?subject=Slide%20" . urlencode(basename($thingo)) . "%20in%20clipboard%20ready%20for%20you%20to%20paste%20as%20attachment%20below&20...&body='>Email</a></body></html>";
}
} else if (strpos(strtolower($thingo), '.jp') !== false) {
if (PHP_OS == 'Darwin') {
exec("osascript -e 'tell application \"Finder\" to set the clipboard to (read (POSIX file \"" . $thingo . "\") as «class JPEG»)'");
} else {
//$fp = fopen($thingo, 'r');
//$gcont=fread($fp, filesize($thingo));
//fclose($fp);
$fp = fopen($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'stop_extravaganza.bzt', 'x');
fwrite($fp, "powershell.exe -windowstyle hidden -Command \"Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms; [Windows.Forms.Clipboard]::SetImage([System.Drawing.Image]::Fromfile('" . $thingo . "'))\" & erase " . str_replace("/","\\",$_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR) . 'stop_extravaganza.b*t');
fclose($fp);
if (isset($_POST['mailto'])) {
sleep(65);
}
}
if (isset($_POST['mailto'])) {
echo "<html><body onload=\"document.getElementById('aemail').click();\"><a style=display:none; id=aemail target=_top href='mailto:?subject=Slide%20" . urlencode(basename($thingo)) . "%20in%20clipboard%20ready%20for%20you%20to%20paste%20as%20attachment%20below&20...&body='>Email</a></body></html>";
}
} else if (strpos(strtolower($thingo), '.gif') !== false) {
if (PHP_OS == 'Darwin') {
exec("osascript -e 'tell application \"Finder\" to set the clipboard to (read (POSIX file \"" . $thingo . "\") as «class GIF»)'");
} else {
//$fp = fopen($thingo, 'r');
//$gcont=fread($fp, filesize($thingo));
//fclose($fp);
$fp = fopen($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'stop_extravaganza.bzt', 'x');
fwrite($fp, "powershell.exe -windowstyle hidden -Command \"Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms; [Windows.Forms.Clipboard]::SetImage([System.Drawing.Image]::Fromfile('" . $thingo . "'))\" & erase " . str_replace("/","\\",$_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR) . 'stop_extravaganza.b*t');
fclose($fp);
if (isset($_POST['mailto'])) {
sleep(65);
}
}
if (isset($_POST['mailto'])) {
echo "<html><body onload=\"document.getElementById('aemail').click();\"><a style=display:none; id=aemail target=_top href='mailto:?subject=Slide%20" . urlencode(basename($thingo)) . "%20in%20clipboard%20ready%20for%20you%20to%20paste%20as%20attachment%20below&20...&body='>Email</a></body></html>";
}
}
exit;
}
}

?>

… so that …

• the last slide browsed for in macOS or Windows incarnations will get their contents slotted into the operating system Clipboard
• right click event logic is added so that an “a” “mailto:” link inspired mail client email can be created awaiting the user pasting that Clipboard image contents into the body of the email as an attachment

… in the changed PHP downloadable (ideally to the, perhaps MAMP, local Apache web server’s Document Root’s PHP subdirectory’s animegif directory) tutorial_to_animated_gif.php inhouse animated GIF creator “public” web application (but not happening in that “public” realm but rather in the “download” local “Intranet feeling” (perhaps MAMP) setup we’re hoping you get to with these Animated GIF creation thoughts).

And then, as far as Windows goes with today’s extension of functionality, all the advice of Local Operating System Menu Ffmpeg Windows Front Camera and Audio Recordings Tutorial we refreshed the other day …

… and involved a more savvy and downloadable lookfor_extravaganza.bat arrangement regarding the names of the video and audio devices to stream from …


rem lookfor_extravaganza.bat
rem RJM Programming
rem November, 2025
rem Help out open_extravaganza.php on local Windows MAMP incarnation regarding no file_put_contents nor exec nor shell_exec allowed
rem Installed via ...
rem Win + R
rem shell:startup
rem ... copied into place via advice of ...
rem https://www.google.com/search?q=continuousnning+in+background+at+login&rlz=1C5OZZY_en&oq=continuousnning+in+background++at+login&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIJCAEQIRgKGKABMgkIAhAhGAoYoAEyCQgDECEYChigAdIBCjc1MjA1ajBqMTWoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
@echo off
cd C:\MAMP\htdocs
echo y > c:\MAMP\htdocs\open_extravaganza.y
if exist c:\MAMP\htdocs\dshow_va.txt erase c:\MAMP\htdocs\dshow_va.txt < c:\MAMP\htdocs\open_extravaganza.y c:\PROGRA~1\IMAGEM~1.0~Q\ffmpeg.exe -f dshow -list_devices true -i dummy 2> c:\MAMP\htdocs\dshow_va.txt
:top
if exist c:\MAMP\htdocs\stop_extravaganza.bzt rename c:\MAMP\htdocs\stop_extravaganza.bzt stop_extravaganza.bat
if exist c:\MAMP\htdocs\stop_extravaganza.bat start "" c:\MAMP\htdocs\stop_extravaganza.bat
:stop
if exist c:\MAMP\htdocs\open_extravaganza.bxt rename c:\MAMP\htdocs\open_extravaganza.bxt open_extravaganza.bat
if exist c:\MAMP\htdocs\open_extravaganza.bat call c:\MAMP\htdocs\open_extravaganza.bat
if exist c:\MAMP\htdocs\open_extravaganza.bat erase c:\MAMP\htdocs\open_extravaganza.bat < c:\MAMP\htdocs\open_extravaganza.y ping /w 5000 127.0.0.1 > NUL
if exist c:\MAMP\htdocs\stop_extravaganza.bat goto stop
goto top


… is made use of in this project too.

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Previous relevant Animated GIF Slide Extraction User Experience Tutorial is shown below.

We often equate the term “user experience” with “niceties”, in that we often find we deal with “user experience” issues well into a project, but you can put more effort into forward design planning so that you deal with it better throughout the project. We found with the Animated GIF Slide Extraction project of yesterday’s Animated GIF Creation Canvas Integration via Slide Extraction Tutorial that issues that had annoyed us for several days past, but which did not stop the web application working, turned into a day where we felt that we were improving the “user experience” by “fixing annoyances” and “adding niceties”, today. As you might imagine, this can be subjective, because just because we think an idea is an improvement does not mean every user out there will think so, and this is where time set aside for real users to try a product (ie. user acceptance testing) ahead of “going live” can be a great idea.

Anyway, there was …

• an annoyance, on non-mobile, we first introduced when we integrated Animated GIF Creation in with Animated GIF Slide Extraction a couple of days ago … too much cursor:progress; usage … and in fixing we were astonished that cursor:wait; displays the same graphics … anyway, we think it helps when a cursor can help a user get used to identifying wherein the workflow they are situated at any given time …
  <?php echo ”
  
function cursorcheck(defisidea) {
if (window.parent) { if (parent.document.getElementById('cursorchoice')) { if (parent.document.getElementById('cursorchoice').value != '') { return parent.document.getElementById('cursorchoice').value; } } }
return defisidea;
}

  “; ?>
  … looking to parent …
  
<input data-choice='' type=hidden value='help' id='cursorchoice'></input>

• we felt better adding <hr> horizontal rule elements above and below the middle HTML iframe we set aside for client browsing functionality … and also …
• made that iframe less wide enabling us to place to the right of it a hashtag navigational “a” link back up to the top …
  
<hr>
<iframe onload=pcheckit(this); style='display:inline-block;width:80%;height:160px;' id=myifthree src='/PHP/read_exif_off_image_rotate.php#itwo'></iframe> <a id=atotop style='display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:15%;text-shadow: -1px 1px 1px #952dff;' onclick="window.scrollTo(0,0);" href='#mydet'>&#11014; Top</a>
<hr>

  … and …
• given a background indicative of the goings on with the extracted animated GIF slide …
  
function ob(tv) {
if (tv == '' && intc != '') {
tv=intc;
document.getElementById('agname').value=intc;
document.getElementById('mygimage').src=intc;
document.getElementById('atotop').style.backgroundImage='linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,0.2),rgba(255,255,255,0.2)),URL(' + intc + ')';
document.getElementById('atotop').style.backgroundSize='contain';
document.getElementById('atotop').style.backgroundRepeat='no-repeat';
if (window.parent) {
if (window.parent != window.self) {
parent.document.getElementById('myta').setAttribute('data-img', document.getElementById('myta').getAttribute('data-img'));
parent.document.getElementById('myta').title=document.getElementById('myta').title;
parent.document.getElementById('agname').value=intc;
parent.document.getElementById('mygimage').src=intc;
parent.document.getElementById('atotop').style.backgroundImage='linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,0.2),rgba(255,255,255,0.2)),URL(' + intc + ')';
parent.document.getElementById('atotop').style.backgroundSize='contain';
parent.document.getElementById('atotop').style.backgroundRepeat='no-repeat';
parent.document.getElementById('agname').value=intc;
parent.document.getElementById('mygimage').title='Finding slide ' + eval(1 + eval(eval(-1 + eval('' + gifloc.replace('%',''))) % ij)) + ' of ' + ij + ' ... please wait ...';
parent.document.getElementById('mysum').innerHTML=appbut('Animated GIF Slide Extraction Display ... RJM Programming - May, 2024 ... Finding slide ' + eval(1 + eval(eval(-1 + eval('' + gifloc.replace('%',''))) % ij)) + ' of ' + ij + ' ... please wait ...');
parent.document.getElementById('slidenumber').value='' + eval(1 + eval(eval(-1 + eval('' + gifloc.replace('%',''))) % ij));
parent.unsetit();
}
}
//tv=gifurl;
ij=0;
setTimeout(function(){ intc=''; }, 27000);
}
if (tv.trim() != '') {
if (tv.indexOf('data') != 0 && tv.indexOf('//') != -1 && document.URL.indexOf('//') != -1) {
if (tv.split('//')[1].split('/')[0].toLowerCase().replace(/^www\./g,'') != document.URL.split('//')[1].split('/')[0].toLowerCase().replace(/^www\./g,'')) {
document.getElementById('myiffour').src='/getex.php?dodu=y&url=' + encodeURIComponent(tv); //window.open('/getex.php?dodu=y&url=' + encodeURIComponent(tv), '_blank');
} else {
prefetch(tv);
}
} else {
prefetch(tv);
}
}
}

  … and …
• should the user click one (of the now two, and colour coded, as below) Animated GIF Creation action buttons now presented in our “reveal” details/summary the scrolling now lands …
  
function appittwo(iob) {
if (('' + document.getElementById('agmode').getAttribute('data-mode')) != '') {
document.getElementById('agmode').setAttribute('data-mode', '');
document.getElementById('followthrough').value=('' + document.getElementById('agmode').getAttribute('data-mode'));
} else {
document.getElementById('agmode').setAttribute('data-mode', 'rcmysubmit');
document.getElementById('cursorchoice').setAttribute('data-choice', 'rcmysubmit');
document.getElementById('cursorchoice').value='copy';
document.getElementById('followthrough').value=('' + document.getElementById('agmode').getAttribute('data-mode'));
if (document.getElementById('followxthrough')) {
document.getElementById('followxthrough').value=('' + document.getElementById('agmode').getAttribute('data-mode'));
}
document.getElementById('agmode').style.display='none';
document.getElementById('agmodetwo').style.display='none';
document.getElementById('agmodethree').style.display='none';
setTimeout(function(){ document.getElementById('myifthree').scrollIntoView(); }, 8000); //location.href='#myifthree';
}
}

function appit(iob) {
if (('' + document.getElementById('agmode').getAttribute('data-mode')) != '') {
document.getElementById('agmode').setAttribute('data-mode', '');
document.getElementById('followthrough').value=('' + document.getElementById('agmode').getAttribute('data-mode'));
} else {
document.getElementById('agmode').setAttribute('data-mode', 'mysubmit');
document.getElementById('cursorchoice').setAttribute('data-choice', 'mysubmit');
document.getElementById('cursorchoice').value='copy';
document.getElementById('followthrough').value=('' + document.getElementById('agmode').getAttribute('data-mode'));
if (document.getElementById('followxthrough')) {
document.getElementById('followxthrough').value=('' + document.getElementById('agmode').getAttribute('data-mode'));
}
document.getElementById('agmode').style.display='none';
document.getElementById('agmodetwo').style.display='none';
document.getElementById('agmodethree').style.display='none';
setTimeout(function(){ document.getElementById('myifthree').scrollIntoView(); }, 8000); //location.href='#myifthree';
}
}

  … at the top of that middle iframe which is short enough so it and the Animated GIF Creation iframe are viewable on many platforms, those button presses created personalized animated GIFs there and then (at least on non-mobile), the user there to see that happening … where …
• the user clicking the buttons up the top or down the bottom regarding Animate GIF Creation work for the two “submit” button modes can see which one was pressed via new border:5px dotted yellow; styling …
  <?php
  
$indone="youllneverfindthis";
$outdone="youllneverfindthis";

if (isset($_POST['followthrough']) || isset($_GET['followthrough'])) {
if (isset($_POST['followthrough'])) {
if (strlen($_POST['followthrough']) > 0) {
$indone='#' . $_POST['followthrough'] . " { ba";
$outdone='#' . $_POST['followthrough'] . " { border:5px dotted yellow; ba";
if ($_POST['followthrough'] == 'overlayit') {
$smallfillin="\n setTimeout(function(){ overlaythem(); }, 8000); \n document.getElementById('" . $_POST['followthrough'] . "').style.border='4px dotted pink'; \n";
} else {
$smallfillin="\n document.getElementById('" . $_POST['followthrough'] . "').style.border='4px dotted pink'; \n setTimeout(function(){ document.getElementById('" . $_POST['followthrough'] . "').click(); }, 5000); \n";
}
}
} else if (isset($_GET['followthrough'])) {
if (strlen($_GET['followthrough']) > 0) {
$indone='#' . $_GET['followthrough'] . " { ba";
$outdone='#' . $_GET['followthrough'] . " { border:5px dotted yellow; ba";
if ($_GET['followthrough'] == 'overlayit') {
$smallfillin="\n setTimeout(function(){ overlaythem(); }, 8000); \n document.getElementById('" . $_GET['followthrough'] . "').style.border='4px dotted pink'; \n";
} else {
$smallfillin="\n document.getElementById('" . $_GET['followthrough'] . "').style.border='4px dotted pink'; \n setTimeout(function(){ document.getElementById('" . $_GET['followthrough'] . "').click(); }, 5000); \n";
}
}
}
}

  ?>
  … applied …

  <?php echo ”
  
<style>
input[type=submit]:active {
border: 5px dotted yellow;
}
a { padding: 5px 5px 5px 5px; margin: 5px 5px 5px 5px; border: 1px solid red; background-color: #f0f0f0; }
::placeholder {
font-size: 9px;
}
::-webkit-input-placeholder { /* Chrome/Opera/Safari */
font-size: 9px;
}
::-moz-placeholder { /* Firefox 19+ */
font-size: 9px;
}
:-ms-input-placeholder { /* IE 10+ */
font-size: 9px;
}
:-moz-placeholder { /* Firefox 18- */
font-size: 9px;
}" . str_replace($indone, $outdone, "
#mysubmit { background-color: #98FB98; }
#rcmysubmit { background-color: #AFEEEE; }
#overlayit { background-color: #FADADD; }
#imsel { background-color: cyan; }
#jmsel { background-color: magenta; }
#watermarkmode { background-color: olive; }
#selwhs { background-color: teal; }
#sfilteris { background-color: lightgreen; } ") . "
</style>

  “; ?>
  to the relevant bottom button

Codewise we have …

• the changed PHP tutorial_to_animated_gif.php inhouse animated GIF creator web application … helping out …
• the changed eighth draft extract_ag_slide_huh_of.html Animated GIF Slide Extraction web application (or Animated GIF Slide Extraction via User Interaction web application version), which you can try below

---

Previous relevant Animated GIF Creation Canvas Integration via Slide Extraction Tutorial is shown below.

Thinking about yesterday’s Animated GIF Creation Data Limits via Slide Extraction Tutorial‘s progress …

What about if the user is happy to use those filled in animated GIF slide textboxes (with delay and title) to create a user created (and downloadable) animated GIF there and then?

Well, we know that user could click their own presented button, but we wanted to flag it up at the parent ahead of time too, in terms of clarity in the changed seventh draft extract_ag_slide_huh_of.html Animated GIF Slide Extraction web application (or Animated GIF Slide Extraction via User Interaction web application version), which you can try below.

So, what’s all this got to do with an HTML canvas element (in case we have readers who take notice of the nuances of blog posting titles, that is)? Well, once you reach the stage with our inhouse Animated GIF Creator web application, where it has created your own animated GIF image, there is an “onclick” subsection of functionality that, in our new scenario, suffered from an error 404 (Bad Request) because the codeline ran as …

<?php echo ”

canvwo.push(window.open('/HTMLCSS/user_of_signature_signature.htm?slide=' + tid.replace(/^slideshow1$/g,'slideshow') + useyourwords, '_blank', 'top=' + eval(screen.height - hw) + ',left=' + eval(screen.width - hw) + ',width=' + hw + ',height=' + hw));

“; ?>

… but got that error because variable useyourwords contains an animated GIF “first slide” data-URI (useful in that a [canvasContext].drawImage() call of it would do what “drawImage” does with animated GIFs anyway (going back to the original point regarding this whole thread of blog postings)) which caused an overshoot of data size limits on conventional ($_GET style) address bar URLs (perhaps involving ? and & arguments (whether they be five minute or ten minute ones)). But regular readers will know, for a happy couple of months now, we recognize we do not always have to call into play serverside PHP and its $_POST mechanisms here, because we can also call on our life changing hashtagging (ie. #) (clientside approach for HTML/Javascript/CSS webpage) ideas now! Yay!!!!! And so, it came to pass, that … yes … there was light on yonder hill … and vale … whatever that is … as “we broke bread” … shall we say … let’s … with some new hashtagging code in the changed PHP tutorial_to_animated_gif.php inhouse animated GIF creator web application …

<?php echo ”

if (eval('' + ('' + '/HTMLCSS/user_of_signature_signature.htm?slide=' + tid.replace(/^slideshow1$/g,'slideshow') + useyourwords).length) <= 800) {
canvwo.push(window.open('/HTMLCSS/user_of_signature_signature.htm?slide=' + tid.replace(/^slideshow1$/g,'slideshow') + useyourwords, '_blank', 'top=' + eval(screen.height - hw) + ',left=' + eval(screen.width - hw) + ',width=' + hw + ',height=' + hw));
} else {
canvwo.push(window.open('/HTMLCSS/user_of_signature_signature.htm?slide=' + tid.replace(/^slideshow1$/g,'slideshow') + useyourwords.replace('&','#'), '_blank', 'top=' + eval(screen.height - hw) + ',left=' + eval(screen.width - hw) + ',width=' + hw + ',height=' + hw));
}

“; ?>

… as above and with the changed user_of_signature_signature.htm User of Signature Signature inhouse canvas graphic data web application “canvas hoster” …


var thewords=(location.search + location.hash).split('thewords=')[1] ? decodeURIComponent((location.search + location.hash).split('thewords=')[1].split('&')[0]) : "";
if (thewords.indexOf('data') == 0) { thewords=thewords.replace(/\ /g,'+'); }


… to bring “canvas integration” into the mix.

---

Previous relevant Animated GIF Creation Data Limits via Slide Extraction Tutorial is shown below.

Even PHP’s $_POST[] approach to HTML form navigation data sharing has it’s limits, and that can be challenged when considering a whole set of data-URI defined animated GIF slide images.

But, behind the scenes, when $_POST[] does not get filled out with regard to the data limits of the Apache/PHP/MySql (in our case) web server involved, there is still php://input …

PHP provides a number of miscellaneous I/O streams that allow access to PHP’s own input and output streams, the standard input, output and error file descriptors, in-memory and disk-backed temporary file streams, and filters that can manipulate other file resources as they are read from and written to.

php://stdin, php://stdout and php://stderr ¶
php://stdin, php://stdout and php://stderr allow direct access to the corresponding input or output stream of the PHP process. The stream references a duplicate file descriptor, so if you open php://stdin and later close it, you close only your copy of the descriptor-the actual stream referenced by STDIN is unaffected. It is recommended that you simply use the constants STDIN, STDOUT and STDERR instead of manually opening streams using these wrappers.

php://stdin is read-only, whereas php://stdout and php://stderr are write-only.

… we can turn to (thanks, PHP), that can save the day in a lot of these scenarios.

The thing is, which our parent HTML and Javascript can help with, we want to be flagging the scenario where we should be checking that php://input usage might be coming into play. Well, even for an HTML form method=POST action=[ourRelevantPHP] scenario, the PHP global $_SERVER[‘QUERY_STRING’] is honoured, shall we say (separate to any $_GET[] ideas, is what we are getting at here). So we can, at the client HTML and Javascript parent (and client) end, set a unique $_SERVER[‘QUERY_STRING’] condition to test for in a changed sixth draft extract_ag_slide_huh_of.html Animated GIF Slide Extraction web application (or Animated GIF Slide Extraction via User Interaction web application version), which you can try below, nuancing yesterday’s Animated GIF Creation Interfacing via Slide Extraction Tutorial …


<form id=agf style=display:none; method=POST data-target=ifconto action='/PHP/animegif/tutorial_to_animated_gif.php?theword=numfillin'>
</form>


… and then, up at that “[ourRelevantPHP]” changed PHP tutorial_to_animated_gif.php inhouse animated GIF creator web application we can test as per …

<?php

if (strpos(('' . $_SERVER['QUERY_STRING']), '=numfillin') !== false && !isset($_POST['numfillin']) && !isset($_GET['numfillin'])) {
$fp = fopen("php://input", "r");
$post = "" . file_get_contents("php://input");
fclose($fp);
$prefdelim='?';
$pairings=[];
//file_put_contents('yes.yes', substr($post,0,300));
if (strpos($post, '=') !== false && strpos($post, '?') === false) {
$pairings=explode('=', ('?' . $post));
} else if (strpos($post, '=') !== false) {
$pairings=explode('=', ('' . $post));
}
if (strpos($post, '=') !== false) { // && strpos($post, '?') !== false) {
$post='';
//file_put_contents('yesagain.yes', '' . sizeof($pairings));
for ($ipairings=1; $ipairings<sizeof($pairings); $ipairings++) {
$thisval=explode('&', $pairings[$ipairings])[0];
$thisname=explode($prefdelim, $pairings[-1 + $ipairings])[1];
if (strpos(('~' . $thisval), '~data') !== false) {
$_POST[$thisname]=$thisval;
} else {
$_POST[$thisname]=$thisval;
}
if (strpos($thisname, 'slideshow') !== false) {
//file_put_contents('yes_yet_again.yes', '' . $thisname . ' ' . strlen($thisval));
}
//file_put_contents('yes_again.yes', '' . $thisname . ' ' . strlen($thisval));
$prefdelim='&';
}
$pairings=[];
}
}
$post='';

if (isset($_GET['numfillin'])) { $numfillin=$_GET['numfillin']; }
if (isset($_POST['numfillin'])) { $numfillin=$_POST['numfillin']; }

$nonplus=' ';
$theplus='+';
if ($numfillin >= 2) {
if (isset($_GET['numfillin'])) {
$numfillin=$_GET['numfillin'];
if (isset($_GET['slideshow'])) {
if (str_replace('+',' ',substr(urldecode($_GET['slideshow']),0,1)) == ' ') { $theplus=' '; $nonplus='+'; }
$preurl=str_replace($nonplus,$theplus,urldecode($_GET['slideshow']));
}
$nonplus=' ';
$theplus='+';
if (isset($_GET['slideshow2'])) {
if (str_replace('+',' ',substr(urldecode($_GET['slideshow2']),0,1)) == ' ') { $theplus=' '; $nonplus='+'; }
$bigfillin=str_replace(' value=""',' value="' . str_replace($nonplus,$theplus,urldecode($_GET['slideshow2'])) . '"',$twopattern);
} else {
$bigfillin=$twopattern;
}
} else if (isset($_POST['numfillin'])) {
$numfillin=$_POST['numfillin'];
if (isset($_POST['slideshow'])) {
//file_put_contents('yes_slideshow_again.yes', '' . $numfillin);
if (str_replace('+',' ',substr(urldecode($_POST['slideshow']),0,1)) == ' ') { $theplus=' '; $nonplus='+'; }
$preurl=str_replace($nonplus,$theplus,urldecode($_POST['slideshow']));
}
if (isset($_POST['slideshow2'])) {
//file_put_contents('yes_slideshow2_again.yes', '' . $numfillin);
if (str_replace('+',' ',substr(urldecode($_POST['slideshow2']),0,1)) == ' ') { $theplus=' '; $nonplus='+'; }
$bigfillin=str_replace(' value=""',' value="' . str_replace($nonplus,$theplus,urldecode($_POST['slideshow2'])) . '"',$twopattern);
} else {
$bigfillin=$twopattern;
}
}
$nonplus=' ';
$theplus='+';
for ($ijh=3; $ijh<=$numfillin; $ijh++) {
$pretwopattern='<div id="fdiv' . $ijh . '">';
if (isset($_GET['slideshow' . $ijh])) {
if (str_replace('+',' ',substr(urldecode($_GET['slideshow' . $ijh]),0,1)) == ' ') { $theplus=' '; $nonplus='+'; }
$bigfillin=str_replace('<div id="fdiv' . (-1 + $ijh) . '"></div>', '<div id="fdiv' . (-1 + $ijh). '">' . $pretwopattern . str_replace(' value=""',' value="' . str_replace($nonplus,$theplus,urldecode($_GET['slideshow' . $ijh])) . '"',str_replace('slideshow2"', 'slideshow' . $ijh . '"', str_replace('<div id="fdiv2"', '<div id="fdiv' . $ijh . '"', str_replace('>2<', '>' . $ijh . '<', str_replace('ours2', 'ours' . $ijh, $twopattern))))) . $posttwopattern . '</div>', $bigfillin);
} else if (isset($_POST['slideshow' . $ijh])) {
//file_put_contents('yes_slideshow' . $ijh . '_again.yes', '' . $numfillin);
if (str_replace('+',' ',substr(urldecode($_POST['slideshow' . $ijh]),0,1)) == ' ') { $theplus=' '; $nonplus='+'; }
$bigfillin=str_replace('<div id="fdiv' . (-1 + $ijh) . '"></div>', '<div id="fdiv' . (-1 + $ijh). '">' . $pretwopattern . str_replace(' value=""',' value="' . str_replace($nonplus,$theplus,urldecode($_POST['slideshow' . $ijh])) . '"',str_replace('slideshow2"', 'slideshow' . $ijh . '"', str_replace('<div id="fdiv2"', '<div id="fdiv' . $ijh . '"', str_replace('>2<', '>' . $ijh . '<', str_replace('ours2', 'ours' . $ijh, $twopattern))))) . $posttwopattern . '</div>', $bigfillin);
} else {
$bigfillin=str_replace('<div id="fdiv' . (-1 + $ijh) . '"></div>', '<div id="fdiv' . (-1 + $ijh). '">' . $pretwopattern . str_replace('slideshow2"', 'slideshow' . $ijh . '"', str_replace('<div id="fdiv2"', '<div id="fdiv' . $ijh . '"', str_replace('>2<', '>' . $ijh . '<', str_replace('ours2', 'ours' . $ijh, $twopattern)))) . $posttwopattern . '</div>', $bigfillin);
}
$nonplus=' ';
$theplus='+';
if ($ijh == $numfillin) {
$ijh++;
$bigfillin=str_replace('<div id="fdiv' . (-1 + $ijh) . '"></div>', '<div id="fdiv' . (-1 + $ijh). '">' . $pretwopattern . str_replace('slideshow2"', 'slideshow' . $ijh . '"', str_replace('<div id="fdiv2"', '<div id="fdiv' . $ijh . '"', str_replace('>2<', '>' . $ijh . '<', str_replace('ours2', 'ours' . $ijh, $twopattern)))) . $posttwopattern . '</div>', $bigfillin);
}
}
}

?>

… to cater for more scenarios, we’re hoping!

---

Previous relevant Animated GIF Creation Interfacing via Slide Extraction Tutorial is shown below.

The work of today combines …

• the day before yesterday’s Animated GIF Slide Extraction Reveal Tutorial progress with our Animated GIF Slide Extractor web application … and …
• yesterday’s Animated GIF Multiple Onload Slides Tutorial progress with our Animated GIF Creator web application as a more useful tool

… to add the chance for a user to use what ImageMagick produces as an Animated GIF slide and fill this out into the textboxes of the Animated GIF Creator “child” iframe hosted incarnation “quietly” filled out probably “below the fold”, but scroll_able to_able.

There are data limits to what the Animated GIF Creator can handle, but perhaps it can help a user create their own Animated GIFs, for their own purposes, via other sources.

Sources for courses

… we’d say. But we would say that, wouldn’t we?!

To make this happen, amongst the …

1. PHP … and …
2. Korn Shell

… helper components (to get to ImageMagick) we swap the “tidying up of interim files” role Korn Shell used to do, quite successfully (and still does for any interim “whole Animated GIF” files created), passing the responsibilities to the PHP to do (via passing over to the Korn Shell a new extra argument, to tell it this is the new arrangement). And at the changed third draft agtoslides.php PHP (working with the changed third draft agtoslides.ksh), before the “outputting command line” is executed, a whole lot of “child asks stuff of the parent” “programming talk and action” happens (and works, because our Client Pre-emptive Iframe Onload Event logic looks for that iframe document’s document.body.innerHTML as the representation of the extracted slide (of the animated GIF) of interest) …

<?php

$preoutp='';
$postoutp='';

$inn=0;
$ij=0;
$otherstuff="";
if (isset($_GET['delay'])) {
$otherstuff.='delay=' . str_replace('+',' ',urldecode($_GET['delay'])) . '&';
}
if (isset($_POST['delay'])) {
$otherstuff.='delay=' . str_replace('+',' ',urldecode($_POST['delay'])) . '&';
}
if (isset($_GET['title'])) {
$otherstuff.='title=' . str_replace('+',' ',urldecode($_GET['title'])) . '&';
}
if (isset($_POST['title'])) {
$otherstuff.='title=' . str_replace('+',' ',urldecode($_POST['title'])) . '&';
}
if (file_exists('/tmp/agtoslides/xx' . explode(' ',$infill)[0] . '_' . substr(('00000' . $inn),-5) . '.png')) {
while (file_exists('/tmp/agtoslides/xx' . explode(' ',$infill)[0] . '_' . substr(('00000' . $inn),-5) . '.png')) {
$ij++;
$inn++;
}
}
$inn=0;
while (file_exists('/tmp/agtoslides/xx' . explode(' ',$infill)[0] . '_' . substr(('00000' . $inn),-5) . '.png')) {
if ($postoutp == '') {
$postoutp='</body></html>';
$preoutp="<html><body onload=\" parent.agslideshow('slideshow','data:image/" . explode('#',str_replace('jpg','jpeg',strtolower(explode('.','/tmp/agtoslides/xx' . explode(' ',$infill)[0] . '_' . substr(('00000' . $inn),-5) . '.png')[-1 + sizeof(explode('.','/tmp/agtoslides/xx' . explode(' ',$infill)[0] . '_' . substr(('00000' . $inn),-5) . '.png'))])))[0] . ';base64,' . base64_encode(file_get_contents(explode('#','/tmp/agtoslides/xx' . explode(' ',$infill)[0] . '_' . substr(('00000' . $inn),-5) . '.png')[0])) . "'); ";
}
if ($postoutp != '') {
if ($inn > 0) {
$preoutp.=" parent.agslideshow('slideshow" . ('' . (1 + $inn)) . "','data:image/" . explode('#',str_replace('jpg','jpeg',strtolower(explode('.','/tmp/agtoslides/xx' . explode(' ',$infill)[0] . '_' . substr(('00000' . $inn),-5) . '.png')[-1 + sizeof(explode('.','/tmp/agtoslides/xx' . explode(' ',$infill)[0] . '_' . substr(('00000' . $inn),-5) . '.png'))])))[0] . ';base64,' . base64_encode(file_get_contents(explode('#','/tmp/agtoslides/xx' . explode(' ',$infill)[0] . '_' . substr(('00000' . $inn),-5) . '.png')[0])) . "'); ";
}
}
unlink('/tmp/agtoslides/xx' . explode(' ',$infill)[0] . '_' . substr(('00000' . $inn),-5) . '.png');
$inn++;
}
if ($postoutp != '') { $preoutp.=" parent.preagslideshow('/PHP/animegif/tutorial_to_animated_gif.php?" . $otherstuff . "numfillin=" . ('' . $ij) . "'); \">"; }
//file_put_contents('x.x', $preoutp . $outp . $postoutp);
echo $preoutp . $outp . $postoutp;
exit;

?>

… to have the new parent Javascript functions …


function preagslideshow(theurl) {
if (theurl.indexOf('delay=') != -1) {
if (9 == 9) {
document.getElementById('agf').innerHTML+='<input type=hidden name=delay value="' + decodeURIComponent(theurl.split('delay=')[1].split('&')[0]) + '"></input>';
} else {
jjform.append('delay', decodeURIComponent(theurl.split('delay=')[1].split('&')[0]));
}
}
if (theurl.indexOf('title=') != -1) {
if (9 == 9) {
document.getElementById('agf').innerHTML+='<input type=hidden name=title value="' + decodeURIComponent(theurl.split('title=')[1].split('&')[0]) + '"></input>';
} else {
jjform.append('title', decodeURIComponent(theurl.split('title=')[1].split('&')[0]));
}
}
if (theurl.indexOf('numfillin=') != -1) {
if (9 == 9) {
document.getElementById('agf').innerHTML+='<input type=hidden name=numfillin value="' + decodeURIComponent(theurl.split('numfillin=')[1].split('&')[0]) + '"></input>';
} else {
jjform.append('numfillin', decodeURIComponent(theurl.split('numfillin=')[1].split('&')[0]));
}
}
if (9 == 9) {
document.getElementById('agf').innerHTML+='<input type=submit style=display:none; id=mysubag value=Submit></input>';
//alert(document.getElementById('agf').outerHTML);
document.getElementById('mysubag').click();
} else {
jjxhr.onreadystatechange = twoslidedu;
//jjxhr.responseType = "Document";
jjxhr.open('post', theurl.split('?')[0], true);
//document.getElementById('ifconto').src=theurl;
}
}

function agslideshow(thename, thevalue) {
if (1 == 1) {
if (thename == 'slideshow') {
if (9 == 9) {
//alert(thevalue);
document.getElementById('agf').innerHTML='<input type=hidden name=slideshow value="' + thevalue + '"></input>';
} else {
jjform = new FormData();
jjxhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
jjform.append('slideshow', thevalue);
}
} else {
if (9 == 9) {
document.getElementById('agf').innerHTML+='<input type=hidden name=' + thename + ' value="' + thevalue + '"></input>';
} else {
jjform.append(thename, thevalue);
}
}
} else {
agconto.getElementById(thename).value=thevalue;
}
}


… working with the new static HTML …


<form id=agf style=display:none; method=POST data-target=ifconto action='/PHP/animegif/tutorial_to_animated_gif.php'>
</form>


… be able to assist with this new Animated GIF Creator interfacing to happen for the user, should they be interested, in a changed fifth draft extract_ag_slide_huh_of.html Animated GIF Slide Extraction web application (or Animated GIF Slide Extraction via User Interaction web application version), which you can try below.

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Previous relevant Animated GIF Slide Extraction Reveal Tutorial is shown below.

Around here, we’re not ashamed to simplify 90% of web design issues into two categories …

1. an “overlay” issue … or …
2. a “reveal” issue

… and today’s improvements, pitted against the progress up until yesterday’s Animated GIF Slide Extraction Absolute URL Tutorial, pitted these two “colossuses” (at least in our mind) against each other as concept ideas towards today’s work’s solution. Which wins? We opted for a “reveal” solution, where the initial position is “reveal”.

We could have “overlayed” but we went for the KISS (“keep it simple simpleton”) principle, where, what you see at the top of a webpage takes prominence for the user. The thing is, though, in this alternate input section, we are not fussed that it stays around, hence the details/summary “reveal” way a user can make it disappear at any given point in time.

Here’s the thing, though, a details/summary “reveal” pairing has that “summary” innerHTML content part that can remain, no matter what, as a status informer mechanism we’re hoping helps out the “formerly obtuse” web application ways of our Animated GIF Extraction web application, in a changed fourth draft extract_ag_slide_huh_of.html Animated GIF Slide Extraction web application (or Animated GIF Slide Extraction via User Interaction web application version), which you can try below.

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Previous relevant Animated GIF Slide Extraction Absolute URL Tutorial is shown below.

The other user entry the user might do using the Animated GIF Slide Extraction web application of yesterday’s Animated GIF Slide Extraction Browsing Tutorial onto …

• relative animated GIF URL (within the address bar domain of use or an absolute URL serving similar purposes) … and yesterday’s …
• browsed for local animated GIF file of interest … is today’s …
• absolute URL pointing to a domain not the same as the address bar domain of use

As you might guess this last option for the user may not work for a domain with very high security, but being as hotlinking images makes the Internet woooorrrrllllddd go around perhaps the user can try this underlying curl based logic out, to see with a changed third draft extract_ag_slide_huh_of.html Animated GIF Slide Extraction web application (or Animated GIF Slide Extraction via User Interaction web application version), try below.

You may have noticed in our first draft we were not concerned with two incarnations of the web application being executed at once. Back then, one might interfere with the next if interrupted during the serverside ImageMagick phase of creating the png slides off the input animated GIF. Recently, we have started using …


uniquifier


… based logic (but in non-SQL realms) for that ImageMagick work. By and large the internal use only interim file naming in this ImageMagick phase is 99.9999999% sure to be unique to your session, and so not interfering, or accidentally picking up, other sessional data. You might want to look out for a textbox named “random”, in the code, regarding how we make that happen …


user@Users-Air htdocs % fgrep -n "'random'" extract_ag_slide_huh_of.html
157: jjform.append('random', document.getElementById('random').value);
165: document.getElementById('myif').src='./agtoslides.php?agname=' + encodeURIComponent(document.getElementById('agname').value) + '&slidenumber=' + encodeURIComponent(document.getElementById('slidenumber').value) + '&random=' + encodeURIComponent(document.getElementById('random').value);
167: //window.open('//www.rjmprogramming.com.au/Mac/extract_ag_slide_huh_of.html?slide=' + encodeURIComponent(document.getElementById('slidenumber').value) + '&random=' + encodeURIComponent(document.getElementById('random').value) + '#url=' + encodeURIComponent(document.getElementById('agname').value), '_blank', 'top=10,left=10,width=600,height=600');
173: document.getElementById('random').value='' + Math.floor(Math.random() * 198786753);
293: document.getElementById('random').value='' + Math.floor(Math.random() * 198786753);
376:<body onload="document.getElementById('random').value='' + Math.floor(Math.random() * 19878675); setTimeout(askaway,8000); ob(gifurl);">
user@Users-Air htdocs %


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Previous relevant Animated GIF Slide Extraction Browsing Tutorial is shown below.

As of the recent Animated GIF Slide Extraction Primer Tutorial‘s progress with an Extraction of a User Nominated Animated GIF Slide web application’s …

• input animated GIF URL modus operandi … today we add …
• local operating system file browsing method of user animated GIF entry

… approach to our web application’s functionality abilities in a changed second draft extract_ag_slide_huh_of.html Animated GIF Slide Extraction web application (or Animated GIF Slide Extraction via User Interaction web application version) helped out, especially via PHP’s acceptance of HTML form method=POST data, by …

• a changed second draft agtoslides.php
• a changed second draft agtoslides.ksh
• a changed read_exif_off_image_rotate.php
• a changed client_browsing.htm inhouse client browsing tool (which can also sit alone)

… or via arrangements below.

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Previous relevant Animated GIF Slide Extraction Primer Tutorial is shown below.

Would you believe …

• the extraction of an HTML video element still is not too hard using that HTML video element object as the first parameter to a [canvasContext].drawImage method call (as you might recall reading the recent Canvas DrawImage First Parameter Primer Tutorial) … whereas …
• the extraction of an HTML animated GIF image (ie. img) element still is a lot harder, regarding only the clientside Javascript side of web applications because using that animated GIF img object as that first parameter to a [canvasContext].drawImage method call results only in the first still (or slide) of that animated GIF

? And so, to proceed with our “Animated GIF Slide Extraction” web application where a user can ask for the still (or slide) to be honed in on, needed us to design it so that a …

• an HTML and Javascript parent (clientside) extract_ag_slide_huh_of.html Animated GIF Slide Extraction web application (or Animated GIF Slide Extraction via User Interaction web application version) calls …
• serverside PHP agtoslides.php iframe hosted child web application … calling, via shell_exec, a …
• Korn Shell agtoslides.ksh script … facilitating call of …
• ImageMagick convert command based …
  
convert -coalesce [animatedGIFimageFileName] [outputPNGoutputFilespec]


… looking arrangement could fulfil our requirements, so far, where the user can supply …

1. [animatedGIFimageFileName] … and …
2. slide number to extract (which can be entered as a percentage, being as our “HTML and Javascript parent (clientside) web application” logics are capable of determining an animated GIF’s …
   • number of slides (PHP extracts) … and, albeit not needed so far, with this project …
   • duration of an animated GIF “run through”

   )

… in …


var ij=0;

/** @param {Uint8Array} uint8 */
function isGifAnimated(uint8) { // thanks to https://stackoverflow.com/questions/69564118/how-to-get-duration-of-gif-image-in-javascript#:~:text=Mainly%20use%20parseGIF()%20%2C%20then,duration%20of%20a%20GIF%20image.
if (origgifloc == '') { origgifloc=gifloc; }
pbefore='';
//ij=0;
let duration = 0;
for (let i = 0, len = uint8.length; i < len; i++) {
if (uint8[i] == 0x21
&& uint8[i + 1] == 0xF9
&& uint8[i + 2] == 0x04
&& uint8[i + 7] == 0x00)
{
const delay = (uint8[i + 5] << 8) | (uint8[i + 4] & 0xFF);
duration += delay < 2 ? 10 : delay;


if (doit || gifloc.indexOf('%') != -1 || 1 == 1) {
ij++;
doit=true;
gifloc=origgifloc;
pbefore='' + ('gifloc=' + gifloc + ' and duration=' + eval(duration / 100) + ' and ij=' + ij + ' ');
if (origgifloc.indexOf('%') != -1) { gifloc='' + Math.round(eval(eval(gifloc.replace('%','')) * eval('' + ij) / 100.0)); }
//document.title='' + pbefore + ' ... ' + gifloc;
}
}
}
if (eval(duration / 100) <= 0.11) {
return 0;
}
//if (gifloc.indexOf('%') != -1) {
// alert('' + eval(duration / 100) + ' vs ' + delay);
// gifloc=gifloc.replace('%','');
//}
if (1 == 5 && canextract > 0) {
alert('' + eval(duration / 100));
} else {

var newimg=new Image();
newimg.onload = function(){
ih=newimg.height;
iw=newimg.width;
document.getElementById('dimg').style.width='' + eval(1 * newimg.width) + 'px';
document.getElementById('dimg').style.height='' + eval(1 * newimg.height) + 'px';
document.getElementById('dimg').style.background='linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,0.9),rgba(255,255,255,0.9)),url(' + gifurl + ')';
//document.getElementById('dimg').style.backgroundPosition='' + iw + 'px ' + ih + 'px';
document.getElementById('dimg').style.backgroundPosition='0px 0px';
document.getElementById('dimg').style.backgroundSize='' + newimg.width + 'px ' + newimg.height + 'px';
document.getElementById('dimg').style.backgroundRepeat='no-repeat';
document.getElementById('dimg').src='#';
document.getElementById('dimg').src=gifurl;
document.getElementById('mygimage').style.opacity='0.1';
};

newimg.src=gifurl;
goi=document.getElementById('mygimage');
goisrc=gifurl;
document.getElementById('mygimage').src=gifurl;
//newimg.src=gifurl;
setTimeout(function(){
jjform = new FormData();
jjxhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
document.getElementById('agname').value=gifurl;
document.getElementById('mygimage').title='Finding slide ' + eval(1 + eval(eval(-1 + eval('' + gifloc.replace('%',''))) % ij)) + ' of ' + ij + ' ... please wait ...';
document.getElementById('slidenumber').value='' + eval(1 + eval(eval(-1 + eval('' + gifloc.replace('%',''))) % ij));
jjform.append('agname', gifurl);
jjform.append('slidenumber', '' + eval(1 + eval( eval(-1 + eval('' + gifloc.replace('%',''))) % ij)));
jjxhr.onreadystatechange = oneslidedu;
//jjxhr.responseType = "Document";
jjxhr.open('post', './agtoslides.php', true);
if (1 == 1) {
if (eval('' + document.getElementById('agname').value.length) < 400) {
//document.getElementById('dimg').style.opacity='0.1';
document.body.style.cursor='progress';
document.getElementById('myif').src='./agtoslides.php?agname=' + encodeURIComponent(document.getElementById('agname').value) + '&slidenumber=' + encodeURIComponent(document.getElementById('slidenumber').value);
} else {
//document.getElementById('dimg').style.opacity='0.1';
document.body.style.cursor='progress';
document.getElementById('mysub').click();
}
} else {
jjxhr.send(jjform);
}
}, 5000);
}
return duration / 100; // if 0.1 is not an animated GIF
}


… and to try this out you can turn the iframe below into a user interaction one via a click below …

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