#6958 HIGH 9.1.0: Need to be able to launch locally installed activities from within browse

[Zarro Boogs per Child]

#6958: Need to be able to launch locally installed activities from within browse
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   Reporter:  BryanBerry   |       Owner:  mstone 
       Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new    
   Priority:  high         |   Milestone:  9.1.0  
  Component:  sugar        |     Version:         
 Resolution:               |    Keywords:  9.1.0:?
Next_action:  never set    |    Verified:  0      
  Blockedby:               |    Blocking:         
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Changes (by bemasc):

 * cc: bemasc (added)


Comment:

 I don't understand what the issue is.  The system already supports this.

 All you need to do is:
 1. Declare in your activity.info that mime_types = .... some-special/mime-
 type
 2. Serve up a file from your server with that mime type

 When the user clicks on the link to download that file, it will download,
 and then the user will be directed to that file's detail entry in the
 Journal.  The only launch option presented will be the Activity you're
 trying to launch, because of the unique mime type.

 The file can be very small, even empty.  If all the lesson data is already
 contained within the Activity, then the downloaded file can indicate which
 lesson or section should be launched.  Alternatively, the downloaded file
 can contain the relevant lesson data.

 It's up to you how to implement it, but this has been possible from the
 beginning.

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