Full-Screen Homestar?!

ModestlyHotGirl · **Posted:** Tue Apr 25, 2006 2:58 pm

Sorry if this has been posted - I don't think so, though.
Check out this extension that allows you to watch Homestar in (almost) full-screen mode (what kind of beeeooooww sound does that make?) in Firefox.
Okay, I have an exam tomorrow and really should be studying instead of playing around on here.

InterruptorJones · **Posted:** Tue Apr 25, 2006 3:15 pm

I've been using the equivalent Greasemonkey script for six months or so, that is until Tom pointed me to Phlip's Greasemonkey script, which not only does the fullscreen thing but also adds a seek bar, pause button, and wiki links.

Edit: Fixed link.

ModestlyHotGirl · **Posted:** Tue Apr 25, 2006 3:39 pm

Wow, I guess I was either not paying attention or it didn't strike me at the time how cool that would be. Cool.

Edit to IJ and whoever tries to click that link: you accidentally put a "y" in front of the link, so the clicky no worky right now. :mrgreen:

Join The Homestarmy · **Joined:** Sun Jan 15, 2006 10:42 pm **Posts:** 1025

I installed that extension a couple weeks ago. It rocks. It's just another reason Firefox is a great browser. I also have the one with the "previous" and "next" buttons for the Strong Bad Emails.

InterruptorJones · **Posted:** Tue Apr 25, 2006 9:32 pm

Join The Homestarmy wrote:

I installed that extension a couple weeks ago. It rocks. It's just another reason Firefox is a great browser. I also have the one with the "previous" and "next" buttons for the Strong Bad Emails.

Oh, Phlip's Greasemonkey script does that, too.

Phlip · **Posted:** Tue Apr 25, 2006 9:49 pm

Man, you don't know how fun it is seeing threads come up all the time where someone comes in and points out how awesome I am.

Well, IJ, I know you do, but that's besides the point.

Choc-o-Lardiac Arrest · **Posted:** Tue Apr 25, 2006 9:52 pm

hey Philip, how do i instal a greasemonkey script? i clicked the link to install it, but it just took me to a full view of the Script.

Phlip · **Posted:** Tue Apr 25, 2006 9:55 pm

If you have Greasemonkey installed, when you click that link it should say "This is a Greasemonkey script, click here to install it" or something similar... click that, and it'll install itself.

If you don't have Greasemonkey installed, you'll need to get that first. Install, restart Firefox, and go back to the script.

Choc-o-Lardiac Arrest · **Posted:** Tue Apr 25, 2006 9:57 pm

okay, this is gonna sound stupid, but im new to firefox and... how the heck to i restart it? i restart the computer??

Phlip · **Posted:** Tue Apr 25, 2006 10:00 pm

Just close all the Firefox windows and start it up again.

minib198 · **Posted:** Wed Apr 26, 2006 2:07 am

I can't get it to install. It keeps having an error.

InterruptorJones · **Posted:** Wed Apr 26, 2006 2:09 am

minib198 wrote:

I can't get it to install. It keeps having an error.

This is the part where you tell us oh, I don't know, maybe what error it keeps having?

minib198 · **Posted:** Wed Apr 26, 2006 2:17 am

Sorry...

InterruptorJones · **Posted:** Wed Apr 26, 2006 2:22 am

Well that's pretty ugly. I have no idea what it means. I suggest uninstalling it, then installing Greasemonkey and Phlip's script.

minib198 · **Posted:** Wed Apr 26, 2006 2:24 am

I've tried that, but it hasn't worked... Is there another place to get this script other than the HRWiki? I could try downloading it from there...

Tobar · **Joined:** Tue Dec 27, 2005 7:44 am **Posts:** 5

I've been watching Homestar in true fullscreen in IE for a LONG time. Just open the swf file and then F11.

InterruptorJones · **Posted:** Wed Apr 26, 2006 3:36 am

Tobar wrote:

I've been watching Homestar in true fullscreen in IE for a LONG time. Just open the swf file and then F11.

That's all well and good--works the same in Firefox--but when you do it that way you tend to get weird stuff going on at the edges, which detracts from the enjoyment. Not to mention you have to track down the name of the .swf file.

Van Mundegaarde · **Posted:** Sat May 06, 2006 3:59 am

For some reason it doesn't work on "Virus" though.

EDIT: Actually I can understand why it doesn't because of all the stuff that happens on the edges of the screen.

Mazurkis · **Posted:** Sat May 06, 2006 5:19 am

This is for a computer, you say?
What about the internet?

TCIndiana · **Joined:** Sun Jan 29, 2006 2:30 am **Posts:** 94

InterruptorJones wrote:

Tobar wrote:

I've been watching Homestar in true fullscreen in IE for a LONG time. Just open the swf file and then F11.

That's all well and good--works the same in Firefox--but when you do it that way you tend to get weird stuff going on at the edges, which detracts from the enjoyment. Not to mention you have to track down the name of the .swf file.

Not so, all you do is... after you watch the toon all the way through, hit save page as... now you have the swf file on your computer, and, if you hit f11, it hides the stuff at the edges because it's in full screen mode now, turn off the navbar, and it's fullscreen with no distractions.

I save every cartoon and email onto my computer so I can watch them anytime whether I'm online or not.

IE Stinks compared to firefox.

InterruptorJones · **Posted:** Sat May 06, 2006 5:01 pm

TCIndiana wrote:

Not so, all you do is... after you watch the toon all the way through, hit save page as... now you have the swf file on your computer, and, if you hit f11, it hides the stuff at the edges because it's in full screen mode now, turn off the navbar, and it's fullscreen with no distractions.

Yeah, I know how it works (like I said, it works exactly the same in Firefox), but unless your browser's content area has the exact same aspect ratio as H*R.com's "black box," you're still gonna get stuff around the edges sometimes. I'm just saying, it's easy to install the Greasemonkey script and so useful, why not use it?

Sarge · **Posted:** Sun May 07, 2006 6:48 pm

Um, are you guys are aware that you can just open the SWF file and then press F11? Holy Crap! Fullscreened!

Dactyl · **Posted:** Sun May 07, 2006 7:02 pm

Sarge wrote:

Um, are you guys are aware that you can just open the SWF file and then press F11? Holy Crap! Fullscreened!

TC Indiana already wrote:

Not so, all you do is... after you watch the toon all the way through, hit save page as... now you have the swf file on your computer, and, if you hit f11, it hides the stuff at the edges because it's in full screen mode now, turn off the navbar, and it's fullscreen with no distractions.

Interruptor Jones wrote:

Yeah, I know how it works (like I said, it works exactly the same in Firefox), but unless your browser's content area has the exact same aspect ratio as H*R.com's "black box," you're still gonna get stuff around the edges sometimes

Ahem. There you go.

Sarge · **Posted:** Sun May 07, 2006 9:19 pm

Dactyl has excelent qutoing skills.
All hail the Dactyl and her incredible powers of Quote! :mrgreen:

Dactyl · **Posted:** Sun May 07, 2006 9:49 pm

Sarge wrote:

Dactyl has excelent qutoing skills.
All hail the Dactyl and her incredible powers of Quote!

Dude...I'm a...boy...Oh my god...I need to go take a shower...

Chekt · **Posted:** Sun May 07, 2006 9:52 pm

man... i am so tired right now... ima go take a nap

Dactyl · **Posted:** Sun May 07, 2006 9:58 pm

OK, we need some serious toastpaint right now.

putitinyourshoe · **Posted:** Sun May 07, 2006 11:38 pm

great, post thanks for the link to the extension. awesome stuff, but i had full screen homestar when i use the swf file from the wiki. that happen with anyone else? anyway it was just a side note because i realized that it does the same thing as the wiki did for me.

TCIndiana · **Joined:** Sun Jan 29, 2006 2:30 am **Posts:** 94

InterruptorJones wrote:

Yeah, I know how it works (like I said, it works exactly the same in Firefox), but unless your browser's content area has the exact same aspect ratio as H*R.com's "black box," you're still gonna get stuff around the edges sometimes. I'm just saying, it's easy to install the Greasemonkey script and so useful, why not use it?

Because As you said, the aspect ratio of my browser is apparently the same as H*R's "black box" so I don't see any point in downloading something extra (although a pause button would be nice).

and I'm not sure that greasemonkey would even work on linux...

Windows stinks

InterruptorJones · **Posted:** Mon May 08, 2006 3:54 am

TCIndiana wrote:

and I'm not sure that greasemonkey would even work on linux...

Greasemonkey works in Firefox on every platform.

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