Re: [wxperl-users] embedded web browser

[Marcus <li...@wo...>]

On Sunday 11 February 2007 19:26, Eric Wilhelm wrote:
> WebCore:
>   + cross-platform
>   + see WebKit pros (ObjC layer is gone)
>   - wxWebCore layer is just recently getting to production grade
>   - I have to write the perl binding

Sounds like great news. I've had my application which uses wxHTML frozen 
for 4 years now because I could never realise WYSIWYG editing or 
up-to-date rendering. I think some form of WYSIWYG editing has been at 
the top of many wx wish lists for many years. I remember discussing it 
with Julian, and some of the other core wx developers, because he also 
wanted it for some app. At the time nobody could think of a way to 
develop one from existing components, like Mozilla/Gecko...at least not 
without a sponsor.

So I await the wxPerl binding with great anticipation. It's frustrating 
to have an application which is usable, but lacks the features which 
make it really user friendly. Requiring knowledge of HTML is not really 
user friendly.

To Peter:

I'm pleased wxHTML exists so that some HTML rendering is possible in 
wxPerl, only be forewarned before you invest any time in it.

The syntax of wxHTML is a mystery for which only trial and error can 
lead to a solution. It's supposed to be HTML 2.0, but either absolute 
or relative image links (one of the two) never worked for me, and I 
have really tried all syntactic variations. Patience is a virtue 
working with it is all I can say. I would not recommend spending your 
time with it unless you have very simple pages to render. Don't even 
bother trying to surf the open Web with it, unless the pages are HTML 
2.0 compliant and without javascript or any other technology of the 
past 8-10 years ;-)


A web browser would also open up running web-type apps on the desktop 
with a local server.


Marcus