Re: webkit integration in the xwidget branch

[joakim@verona.se]

joakim@verona.se writes:

> I did a proof of concept webkit xwidget in the xwidget branch.
>
> It loads www.fsf.org, moves about in the buffer like an image, and you
> can click on links and so on. (there are display glitches still)
>
> pros:
> - shows tighter webkit integration is indeed possible and that the
> xwidget branch is a pretty cool playground
>
> cons:
> - well, webkit doesnt have an out of the box mvc model. I find it
> perplexing that state of the art web engines in 2011 cant even do a 1990s
> type split pane view. I did some brief research around this mysterious
> ommission and found odd references in wikipedia that this might be
> covered by a patent or something. I hope I'm just having a bad dream.
>
> Links like these:
> http://www.chromeplugins.org/plugins/google-chrome-dual-view/makes me think time stands still. Which is good news for us Emacsers I
> suppose.
>
> Anyway, if proper real MVC can't be had, kludges can still be made, like
> copying DOM trees betwen views and stuff. But I'd prefer there to be
> something nice. 

The readme might be of interest:
http://bzr.savannah.gnu.org/lh/emacs/xwidget/annotate/head:/README.xwidget

-- 
Joakim Verona