When you launch your pager for the first time after a 516 install, the data inside Documents\Byond\cache\WebView2 will be bugged/corrupt resulting in random issues with browsers ranging from the inability to type in input fields, events not occurring, to browser crashing when media plays/finishes.
This is greatly hampering adoption because players will try out the new version, see it is unplayable, and downgrade.
Numbered Steps to Reproduce Problem:
1. Close your pager and any byond applications
2. Delete Documents\Byond\cache\WebView2 if it exists
3. Install 516.1651_byond.exe (all default checkmarks - will launch pager after install - doesn't matter if you're already on 516.1651) https://www.byond.com/download/build/516/
4. Run my project
5. Try to type in the box (doesn't work right?)
6. Close the game & pager
7. Delete Documents\Byond\cache\WebView2
8. Start pager again
9. Run my project
10. Try to type in the box (works now right?)
Code Snippet (if applicable) to Reproduce Problem:
/world
fps = 25
icon_size = 32
view = 6
/client/New(TopicData)
..()
var/html = "<html><input type=\"text\"><br>If you can type in this box, congratulations you have a not-busted byond browser!</html>"
var/id = "browser"
src << browse(html, "window=[id]")
macro "macro"
elem
name = "North+REP"
command = ".north"
elem
name = "South+REP"
command = ".south"
elem
name = "East+REP"
command = ".east"
elem
name = "West+REP"
command = ".west"
elem
name = "Northeast+REP"
command = ".northeast"
elem
name = "Northwest+REP"
command = ".northwest"
elem
name = "Southeast+REP"
command = ".southeast"
elem
name = "Southwest+REP"
command = ".southwest"
elem
name = "Center+REP"
command = ".center"
menu "menu"
elem
name = "&Quit"
command = ".quit"
category = "&File"
saved-params = "is-checked"
window "default"
elem "default"
type = MAIN
pos = 291,0
size = 640x480
anchor1 = -1,-1
anchor2 = -1,-1
background-color = none
is-default = true
saved-params = "pos;size;is-minimized;is-maximized"
macro = "macro"
menu = "menu"
outer-size = 656x558
outer-pos = 291,0
inner-pos = 8,51
screen-size = 2560x1392
elem "browser"
type = BROWSER
pos = 0,0
size = 640x480
anchor1 = 0,0
anchor2 = 100,100
background-color = none
saved-params = ""
Expected Results:
A working browser after a 516 install. E.g. w/ the ability to type in input fields.
Actual Results:
A busted browser after a 516 install. E.g. w/ no ability to type in input fields.
Does the problem occur:
Every time? Or how often? Always
In other games? Yes
In other user accounts? Yes
On other computers? Yes
When does the problem NOT occur?
Unsure how this isn't more widely reported, but I have gotten others to reproduce these steps.
Did the problem NOT occur in any earlier versions? If so, what was the last version that worked? (Visit http://www.byond.com/download/build to download old versions for testing.) Applicable to all versions of 516 as far as I can tell.
Workarounds:
Manually delete your WebView2 cache after any update/install of 516. (Pager will not delete this cache).