Re: [wxperl-users] embedded web browser

[Peter T. <pe...@Pe...>]

This is all very frustrating. I need just enough HTML rendering so my (HTML illiterate) user can see that he is working on the page he thinks he is working on. That means very basic layout (just BR and TABLES) and images that work. But it seems even that is beyond the state of WxHtmlWindow :-( Unless I parse the HTML for image tags, convert them all to a new local directory structure and download each image separately :-(
I may have better results stripping out all HTML tags and just displaying the text contents. Not the most user friendly option though.

-Peter

At 09:34 PM 2/11/2007, Marcus wrote:
>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
>
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