Comments on: iTunes 9, now with more WebKit http://willnorris.com/2009/09/itunes-9-now-with-more-webkit Thoughts on Identity, OpenID, WordPress, and Life Mon, 28 Jun 2010 15:07:32 +0000 hourly 1 By: Ajaxian » Safari self replicates itself…. for fun http://willnorris.com/2009/09/itunes-9-now-with-more-webkit#comment-42472 Ajaxian » Safari self replicates itself…. for fun Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:23:18 +0000 http://willnorris.com/?p=864#comment-42472 <p>[...] always felt like they were extending OS X GUI elements to the web, even going so far as to make the iTunes store mostly out of Webkit. With that in mind and being inspired by David DeSandro’s Opera Logo made in CSS, I decided [...]</p> […] always felt like they were extending OS X GUI elements to the web, even going so far as to make the iTunes store mostly out of Webkit. With that in mind and being inspired by David DeSandro’s Opera Logo made in CSS, I decided […]

]]> By: dvbportal http://willnorris.com/2009/09/itunes-9-now-with-more-webkit#comment-35246 dvbportal Sun, 20 Sep 2009 20:15:57 +0000 http://willnorris.com/?p=864#comment-35246 <p>Nice find. I've taken the idea and setup a proxy to make the necessary adaption on the fly. Most iTunes 9 pages work this way.</p> <p><a href="http://itunes-proxy.jgate.de/ax.itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewGrouping?id=1">Browse iTunes Store via proxy</a></p> Nice find. I’ve taken the idea and setup a proxy to make the necessary adaption on the fly. Most iTunes 9 pages work this way.

Browse iTunes Store via proxy

]]> By: Jamie http://willnorris.com/2009/09/itunes-9-now-with-more-webkit#comment-35205 Jamie Sun, 20 Sep 2009 02:11:14 +0000 http://willnorris.com/?p=864#comment-35205 <p>Was wondering if you would be able to post more details on how to go about retrieving the HTML? I have never tried anything like this and want to copy the content from an Album page as proof of concept for my honours project.</p> <p>Also, any thoughts if it is possible to:</p> <ul> <li>add menu items to iTunes, ie your own custom devices?</li> <li>surf external web pages within itunes? (ie itunes.exe -u "google.com")?</li> </ul> Was wondering if you would be able to post more details on how to go about retrieving the HTML? I have never tried anything like this and want to copy the content from an Album page as proof of concept for my honours project.

Also, any thoughts if it is possible to:

  • add menu items to iTunes, ie your own custom devices?
  • surf external web pages within itunes? (ie itunes.exe -u “google.com”)?
]]> By: » iTunes 9: Closer To An API? MaisonBisson.com http://willnorris.com/2009/09/itunes-9-now-with-more-webkit#comment-35013 » iTunes 9: Closer To An API? MaisonBisson.com Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:59:23 +0000 http://willnorris.com/?p=864#comment-35013 <p>[...] Will Norris has discovered that iTunes 9’s interactions with the Store are more web-happy. I’ve been asking where the iTunes Store API was for some time, now I think I’ve got what I need to build one. Others also read: Related:Do We Need A WordPress Common Invite or Challenge-Response API?stand alone AppleTV?EMI and Apple/iTunes To Offer DRM-Free Music DownloadsiTunes Music Store API?Do Facebook Ads Work? [...]</p> […] Will Norris has discovered that iTunes 9’s interactions with the Store are more web-happy. I’ve been asking where the iTunes Store API was for some time, now I think I’ve got what I need to build one. Others also read: Related:Do We Need A WordPress Common Invite or Challenge-Response API?stand alone AppleTV?EMI and Apple/iTunes To Offer DRM-Free Music DownloadsiTunes Music Store API?Do Facebook Ads Work? […]

]]> By: iTunes 9 Brings Apple TV Problems http://willnorris.com/2009/09/itunes-9-now-with-more-webkit#comment-34868 iTunes 9 Brings Apple TV Problems Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:54:56 +0000 http://willnorris.com/?p=864#comment-34868 <p>[...] a potential problem is the switch (or at least greater use of) from Cocoa to Webkit which has been reported by some [...]</p> […] a potential problem is the switch (or at least greater use of) from Cocoa to Webkit which has been reported by some […]

]]> By: CircleForIT » Blog Archive » iTunes 9 ????? http://willnorris.com/2009/09/itunes-9-now-with-more-webkit#comment-34701 CircleForIT » Blog Archive » iTunes 9 ????? Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:37:42 +0000 http://willnorris.com/?p=864#comment-34701 <p>[...] iTunes 9 ????????????? iTunes 9 ???????????Will Norris ? iTunes Store ?????iTunes Store ???????????????? HTML [...]</p> […] iTunes 9 ????????????? iTunes 9 ???????????Will Norris ? iTunes Store ?????iTunes Store ???????????????? HTML […]

]]> By: Preliminary Notes on Apple’s Recent “It’s Only Rock and Roll” Music Event | Extra Future http://willnorris.com/2009/09/itunes-9-now-with-more-webkit#comment-34662 Preliminary Notes on Apple’s Recent “It’s Only Rock and Roll” Music Event | Extra Future Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:26:44 +0000 http://willnorris.com/?p=864#comment-34662 <p>[...] iTunes 9 Now with more bloat and cumbersome, non-portable, versions of the extra features that people who illegally download albums already get in more useful formats. Still a 32-bit Carbon app. Gruber was right about WebKit. [...]</p> […] iTunes 9 Now with more bloat and cumbersome, non-portable, versions of the extra features that people who illegally download albums already get in more useful formats. Still a 32-bit Carbon app. Gruber was right about WebKit. […]

]]> By: Grab bag: New life for iTunes, Hubble, Globe (Jarrett House North) http://willnorris.com/2009/09/itunes-9-now-with-more-webkit#comment-34593 Grab bag: New life for iTunes, Hubble, Globe (Jarrett House North) Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:27:46 +0000 http://willnorris.com/?p=864#comment-34593 <p>[...] iTunes 9, now with more WebKit — Will Norris Evidence that iTunes 9 content is plain ol’ gzipped HTML. I wonder what sort of XSS protection is in the iTunes Store… (tags: itunes) [...]</p> […] iTunes 9, now with more WebKit — Will Norris Evidence that iTunes 9 content is plain ol’ gzipped HTML. I wonder what sort of XSS protection is in the iTunes Store… (tags: itunes) […]

]]> By: Yun4 - iTunes Store = HTML + CSS 3 http://willnorris.com/2009/09/itunes-9-now-with-more-webkit#comment-34588 Yun4 - iTunes Store = HTML + CSS 3 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:18:04 +0000 http://willnorris.com/?p=864#comment-34588 <p>[...] on iTunes 9 using WebKit to render the UI. Will Norris managed to retrieve the Rock page and reconstruct and host them after some fix. The “Quick View” for each album however does not [...]</p> […] on iTunes 9 using WebKit to render the UI. Will Norris managed to retrieve the Rock page and reconstruct and host them after some fix. The “Quick View” for each album however does not […]

]]> By: Peter Speck http://willnorris.com/2009/09/itunes-9-now-with-more-webkit#comment-34578 Peter Speck Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:58:58 +0000 http://willnorris.com/?p=864#comment-34578 <p>If you use GlimmerBlocker, and add the following rule, you can browse the iTunes store in Safari:</p> <pre><code><?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <glimmerblocker-rules> <rule rule-id="272656319" priority="2" type="request" host="ax.itunes.apple.com" host-type="is"> <request language="js" version="1"><![CDATA[var ua = gb.request.headers['User-Agent']; ua = ua ? ua.toString() : "none"; if (ua.match(/Safari/) && !gb.request.headers['X-Apple-Store-Front']) gb.request.headers['X-Apple-Store-Front'] = '143441-1,5';]]></request> </rule> </glimmerblocker-rules> </code></pre> <p>Copy the xml, and paste it into the rules table in your own filter.</p> If you use GlimmerBlocker, and add the following rule, you can browse the iTunes store in Safari:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<glimmerblocker-rules>
    <rule rule-id="272656319" priority="2" type="request" host="ax.itunes.apple.com" host-type="is">
        <request language="js" version="1"><![CDATA[var ua = gb.request.headers['User-Agent'];
ua = ua ? ua.toString() : "none";
if (ua.match(/Safari/) && !gb.request.headers['X-Apple-Store-Front'])
    gb.request.headers['X-Apple-Store-Front'] = '143441-1,5';]]></request>
    </rule>
</glimmerblocker-rules>

Copy the xml, and paste it into the rules table in your own filter.

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