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Yep! Thanks for fixing!
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And what’s the situation on the Windows XP front?
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Yesterday, as a test for my projects, I downloaded a subtitle separately from YouTube using @nicolaasjan's yt-dlp. It was the first time I’d had to solve JavaScript challenges. After a thorough analysis of the logs, I installed QuickJS and was then able to download the subtitle successfully. However, it was anything but straightforward or quick. I timed how long it took to solve the JavaScript challenges, and it was a staggering 30 seconds on my Windows XP machine. Yet another reason to condemn Google to hell. However, the JavaScript challenges are only triggered under certain conditions. My ytBATCH for Windows XP downloads YouTube videos with subtitles, metadata and thumbnails without any problems and very quickly. I also tested that yesterday. So, for the time being, there’s no reason for me to implement QuickJS in my ytBATCH for Windows XP. If Google is to sabotage that too and no reasonable solution exists, I will discontinue the projects in question. P.S.: QuickJS 2025-09-13 even took 45 seconds on my machine contrary to the 30 seconds using QuickJS 2026-06-04.
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My Browser Builds (Part 5)
AstroSkipper replied to roytam1's topic in Browsers working on Older NT-Family OSes
In a way, I feel a bit sorry for you. You’re incapable of speaking for yourself and need to refer to others to give your words some semblance of weight or credibility. That’s truly pathetic. And if you have even the slightest notion that your opinion of me means anything to me, I’m afraid I’ll have to disappoint you immensely. I’m always pleased when someone is well-disposed towards me, but if they aren’t, I couldn’t care less. I have my own opinion and know exactly what I’m capable of. And a healthy sense of self-confidence was practically instilled in me from birth. I really do feel sorry for you. Right then, and now, after this lovely little chat, I’m going to get back to my projects to make up for the time I’ve wasted. -
My Browser Builds (Part 5)
AstroSkipper replied to roytam1's topic in Browsers working on Older NT-Family OSes
Who’s going to take offence at that? And then get all offensive yourself, too. You really don’t need to do that. And speak only for yourself! It’s extremely presumptuous to try to speak for others. Be a man and speak for yourself! In that case, you don’t need to reply either. If you’ve no clue, it’s best to wrap oneself in modest silence. -
My Browser Builds (Part 5)
AstroSkipper replied to roytam1's topic in Browsers working on Older NT-Family OSes
BTW, the Android tablet I'm currently using is an old Lenovo Tab M10 HD, originally supplied with Android 10 and updated to Android 11. So somewhat ancient, too. But my Windows XP computer from 2000 is one of the most ancient here in the forum, I think. -
My Browser Builds (Part 5)
AstroSkipper replied to roytam1's topic in Browsers working on Older NT-Family OSes
That's why I said "Or" as an alternative. If you don't use an Android device, you won't be able to do that, of course. Shall I explain that to you in more detail? -
My Browser Builds (Part 5)
AstroSkipper replied to roytam1's topic in Browsers working on Older NT-Family OSes
On Android in Opera 99.2.5094.88935, you can only play the video if you allow ‘protected content’. Your assessment can’t be entirely correct. -
My Browser Builds (Part 5)
AstroSkipper replied to roytam1's topic in Browsers working on Older NT-Family OSes
Or open websites such as https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/video/2026/06/20/germany-fans-take-over-streets-of-toronto-ahead-of-world-cup-game/ on Android in Chrome 149. ‘Rubbish to rubbish’ is my motto. -
A big thank you, @autodidact! If you could sort that out, it would be absolutely perfect. That way, I’d be able to include your latest versions of ffmpeg, ffprobe and ffplay in my next release of ytBATCH for Windows XP. However, ffplay is missing from your static archive. Could you please add it there, too? Kind regards, AstroSkipper
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Wise choice; and you should probably stay there, too... Based on my most recent tests, the only logical conclusion. Words of wisdom ! This kind of "wisdom" is due to the fact that newer versions are no longer tested for performance to the same extent, and certainly not on older operating systems, as everything has become very fast-paced and there is no real interest in real optimisation, given that most users have such powerful hardware that they no longer even notice such software flaws. Yep, very hot here but I think that’s nothing compared to the temperatures you usually get in Greece. Kind regards
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FYI, from now on, you can find links to all my YouTube projects in the third post of this thread.
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Hello @Reino! Is there already a new address for your great releases? 🤔
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Thanks for your releases and for adding ffplay! Please keep it alive! ffplay is a great media player , and my next release of ytBATCH for Windows XP will use it as I implemented a MediaBrowser in the form of a BAT file. BTW, do you also provide static urls to your XP releases?
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Up until now, there has been no reason to use quickjs in combination with yt-dlp.exe. I use yt-dlp.exe in many places. Primarily, of course, in ytBATCH for Windows XP, in VLC with Lua scripts, in 3D YouTube Downloader and so on. In what situations do you need quickjs?
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I am absolutely convinced that a YouTube Search script of this kind, which is limited solely to searching for YouTube links, would use far fewer resources and would therefore also be suitable for older hardware and older operating systems such as Windows XP.
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Just an idea. You could also modify the youtube_search.lua script so that it only performs the YouTube search, but when a link is clicked, it passes it on to VLC, which then plays the YouTube link using the perfectly functioning youtube.lua script. That would streamline the script and make use of existing code. In such a case, there would be no need to reinvent the wheel. But as initially said, it's just an alternative approach. An AIO solution is of course fine, too. And optimisation is great, but first comes fixing as your script doesn't work at all under Windows XP.
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@panda_zzz Your youtube_search.lua script is actually well written and the YouTube Search GUI is well implemented. However, it needs to be put on the workbench and everything relating to paths needs to be revised. The comments need to be significantly reduced, and the entire script needs to be streamlined. The YouTube links that are called up should be processed in exactly the same way as in the youtube.lua script. However, your solution of accessing YouTube links via a temporary BAT file is prone to errors when it comes to file paths.
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Of course, you can resolve relative path issues in such Lua scripts by using hard-coded, absolute paths, but that’s not exactly the pinnacle of programming. If you copy my youtube.lua(c) script into the lua\playlists subfolder of VLC, it automatically recognises yt-dlp.exe and hidecon.exe without the user having to set any absolute paths. This is how it should work in the youtube_search.lua script as well. When looking into your log, you can clearly see that the script doesn't add any path to the yt-dlp.exe file: lua: [yt-ext] cmd: yt-dlp.exe "ytsearch10:Adele" -J --flat-playlist --no-warnings --encoding utf-8 lua: [yt-ext] bat cmd: yt-dlp.exe "ytsearch10:Adele" -J --flat-playlist --no-warnings --encoding utf-8 Of course, this only works if the BAT file or the CMD file is run from VLC’s programme folder.
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@panda_zzz Your youtube_search.lua script isn't able to find yt-dlp.exe in the VLC directory under Windows XP.
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I also tried the youtube_search.lua script in a normal VLC 2.2.8 installation without any success. This script is unfortunately not working.
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I use VLC 3.0.8 Portable. Your script doesn't seem to open yt-dlp.exe (checked with Process Hacker) presumably, because it can't find yt-dlp.exe two steps above. Your script youtube_search.lua is located in c:\Portable\VLC media player 3.0.8\lua\extensions\ and yt-dlp.exe together with hidecon.exe is located in c:\Portable\VLC media player 3.0.8\. -- logger module started -- main: VLC wird mit dem Standard-Interface ausgeführt. Benutzen Sie 'cvlc', um VLC ohne Interface zu verwenden. main: playlist is empty lua: [yt-ext] platform=windows ytdlp=yt-dlp.exe lua: [yt-ext] cmd: yt-dlp.exe "ytsearch10:Adele" -J --flat-playlist --no-warnings --encoding utf-8 lua: [yt-ext] bat cmd: yt-dlp.exe "ytsearch10:Adele" -J --flat-playlist --no-warnings --encoding utf-8 lua: [yt-ext] cmd: yt-dlp.exe "ytsearch10:Adele" -J --flat-playlist --no-warnings --encoding utf-8 lua: [yt-ext] bat cmd: yt-dlp.exe "ytsearch10:Adele" -J --flat-playlist --no-warnings --encoding utf-8 -- logger module stopped --
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I tried your youtube_search.lua script. Additionally, I changed the subtitle to 'en'. But when entering a search string as, for example, Adele and clicking 'Search', nothing happens, i.e., 'No results found'. What am I missing? As far as I can see, your script can't find my yt-dlp.exe which is in the main programme folder together with hidecon. I should mention I use portable versions of VLC only.
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Thanks @nicolaasjan! I know that. We both had a conversation with maroc in those days. At that time, I have installed MPC-HC 2.2.1. But I prefer the combination I mentioned in my previous post. And I enhanced ytBATCH for Windows XP to open my files downloaded from YouTube with ffplay. And for only watching YouTube streams, VLC with my youtube.lua script is absolutely fine.
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After all the drama surrounding MSFN, Google has gone and made things even worse. YouTube no longer runs at all within browsers on older, low-performance hardware like my P4. The Vorapis script can no longer play videos on my hardware in New Moon 28 and Serpent 52 on Windows XP. For some reason, the h264 codec can no longer be used in the same way as before. So I’ve removed all scripts and extensions from these browsers. They’ve become useless to me. I now only use VLC with my youtube.lua script. I search on YouTube using the 3D YouTube Downloader, which can of course also download videos and audio files. And naturally, I’m using the latest version of my ‘ytBATCH for Windows XP’ (version 1.7).