Comments on: Webkit GTK (and QT) get plugin support http://jbablog.com/2008/05/webkit-gtk-and-qt-get-plugin-support/ the personal blog of John BouAntoun Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:00:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: jba http://jbablog.com/2008/05/webkit-gtk-and-qt-get-plugin-support/#comment-53 jba Sat, 03 May 2008 03:06:36 +0000 http://jbablog.com/?p=32#comment-53 In my experience, when looking to embed a html engine in a windows app adding a dependency on gtk+ is not a good idea. There are many, many cool windows gtk+ apps (I've used pidgin for a long time), but each one comes with it's own shipped version of gtk+ sometimes causing conflicts. A native win32 port also has the benefit of using native widgets in the form elements that will obey the user's desktop theme. In my experience, when looking to embed a html engine in a windows app adding a dependency on gtk+ is not a good idea. There are many, many cool windows gtk+ apps (I’ve used pidgin for a long time), but each one comes with it’s own shipped version of gtk+ sometimes causing conflicts. A native win32 port also has the benefit of using native widgets in the form elements that will obey the user’s desktop theme.

]]> By: Benjamin Meyer http://jbablog.com/2008/05/webkit-gtk-and-qt-get-plugin-support/#comment-51 Benjamin Meyer Fri, 02 May 2008 01:55:16 +0000 http://jbablog.com/?p=32#comment-51 Do you need something that is only win32 or can it use Qt or Gtk on Windows? At least the Qt port on Windows is doing really well. Qt 4.4 includes a demo browser that you can play around with and look through the source. With a nice simple API (that isn't going to change) embedding WebKit with Qt on windows is easy. If you google for Qt demo browser you should get a bunch of hits. Do you need something that is only win32 or can it use Qt or Gtk on Windows? At least the Qt port on Windows is doing really well. Qt 4.4 includes a demo browser that you can play around with and look through the source. With a nice simple API (that isn’t going to change) embedding WebKit with Qt on windows is easy. If you google for Qt demo browser you should get a bunch of hits.

]]> By: Chris Lord http://jbablog.com/2008/05/webkit-gtk-and-qt-get-plugin-support/#comment-50 Chris Lord Fri, 02 May 2008 00:39:27 +0000 http://jbablog.com/?p=32#comment-50 It's maintained upstream - http://svn.webkit.org/repository/webkit/trunk/ - Have a look in WebKit/win - how well it works, I don't know, but probably as well as the gtk backend, minus the plugin support It’s maintained upstream - http://svn.webkit.org/repository/webkit/trunk/ - Have a look in WebKit/win - how well it works, I don’t know, but probably as well as the gtk backend, minus the plugin support

]]> By: jba http://jbablog.com/2008/05/webkit-gtk-and-qt-get-plugin-support/#comment-49 jba Fri, 02 May 2008 00:10:55 +0000 http://jbablog.com/?p=32#comment-49 Well I may be wrong, but I haven't seen a viable, actively developed win32 port of WebKit recently. I may not be looking in the right places, but I'd be happy to change my views if you have a decent link. Even searching for http://google.com/search?q=win32%20webkit doesn't seem to bring up a specific coherent project for it. Well I may be wrong, but I haven’t seen a viable, actively developed win32 port of WebKit recently.

I may not be looking in the right places, but I’d be happy to change my views if you have a decent link. Even searching for http://google.com/search?q=win32%20webkit doesn’t seem to bring up a specific coherent project for it.

]]> By: Chris Lord http://jbablog.com/2008/05/webkit-gtk-and-qt-get-plugin-support/#comment-48 Chris Lord Thu, 01 May 2008 23:24:44 +0000 http://jbablog.com/?p=32#comment-48 er, there already is a native Win32 back-end of WebKit? :) er, there already is a native Win32 back-end of WebKit? :)

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