Importing an ABC file on iOS

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I tested this mainly on Firefox on my iPhone (iOS 16) - I don't have Safari - but I checked it was the same on my wife's iPad.

I downloaded abc files from two sources - thesession and rudemex.co.uk. The filetype is shown (in the Files app - the icon is misleading) as 'Alembic 3d Scene' - see screenshot.

The effect is that abctools cannot load it - it's greyed out in the file selector. The workround is to rename the file, substituting .txt for .abc. The rename dialogue of the Files app makes that difficult by design.

I found a mention of this, but on Mac not iOS: https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/664144

I wondered if the html input code could be amended to additionally accept these alembic files. AFAICS the accept attribute doesn't allow the extension to be used on iOS anyway - see note 1 here https://caniuse.com/input-file-accept So maybe - on mobile Webkit browsers - it could accept 'text' and alembic filetypes.

Dave

[seisiuneer]

Hi Dave!I think the simplest workaround would be to disable the file name filtering completely on iOS. I’ll see what’s possible.All the best,MichaelOn Feb 8, 2023, at 1:11 AM, Dave Royal @.***> wrote: I tested this mainly on Firefox on my iPhone (iOS 16) - I don't have Safari - but I checked it was the same on my wife's iPad. I downloaded abc files from two sources - thesession and rudemex.co.uk. The filetype is shown (in the Files app - the icon is misleading) as 'Alembic 3d Scene' - see screenshot. The effect is that abctools cannot load it - it's greyed out in the file selector. The workround is to rename the file, substituting .txt for .abc. The rename dialogue of the Files app makes that difficult by design. I found a mention of this, but on Mac not iOS: https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/664144 I wondered if the html input code could be amended to additionally accept these alembic files. AFAICS the accept attribute doesn't allow the extension to be used on iOS anyway - see note 1 here https://caniuse.com/input-file-accept So maybe - on mobile Webkit browsers - it could accept 'text' and alembic filetypes. Dave

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Hi Dave,

I made a change that should allow iOS devices to select both .ABC and .TXT files. I tested it on both my iPhone and iPad with both a .txt and .abc file stored in my iCloud account.

All the best,

Michael

On Wed, Feb 8, 2023 at 7:07 AM Michael Eskin @.***> wrote:

Hi Dave!

I think the simplest workaround would be to disable the file name filtering completely on iOS. I’ll see what’s possible.

All the best,

Michael

On Feb 8, 2023, at 1:11 AM, Dave Royal @.***> wrote:



I tested this mainly on Firefox on my iPhone (iOS 16) - I don't have Safari - but I checked it was the same on my wife's iPad.

I downloaded abc files from two sources - thesession and rudemex.co.uk. The filetype is shown (in the Files app - the icon is misleading) as 'Alembic 3d Scene' - see screenshot.

The effect is that abctools cannot load it - it's greyed out in the file selector. The workround is to rename the file, substituting .txt for .abc. The rename dialogue of the Files app makes that difficult by design.

I found a mention of this, but on Mac not iOS: https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/664144

I wondered if the html input code could be amended to additionally accept these alembic files. AFAICS the accept attribute doesn't allow the extension to be used on iOS anyway - see note 1 here https://caniuse.com/input-file-accept So maybe - on mobile Webkit browsers - it could accept 'text' and alembic filetypes.

Dave

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[revad]

WFM now on Firefox on iPhone,

I like that the yellow warning disappears. Mozilla and Chrome are hoping to be able to release non-Webkit browsers, so you may need to test for just Safari. https://www.theregister.com/2023/02/07/mozilla_google_apple_webkit/

I didn't find any more errors - and I mainly use Android anyway. Are you interested in suggested enhancements?