steam_activate_overlay_browser

Activate the Steam user interface overlay as a browser.

Syntax:

steam_activate_overlay(url);


Argument Description
url The (full) URL for the overlay to open.


Returns: N/A


Description

with this function you can open the Steam game overlay to its web browser and then have it load the specified URL. you need to use the full URL as a string for this to resolve correctly, for example: "http://www.steamgames.com/".


Example:

if keyboard_check_pressed(vk_f1)
   {
   steam_activate_overlay_browser("http://www.steamgames.com/");
   }

The above code polls the keyboard for the F1 key and if it is then Steam overlay will be opened and resolve to the given URL.


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