[webkit-dev] API layer for GTK port in Web kit

[Holger Freyther]

Am 13.08.2007 um 13:20 schrieb Namaz:

>
> Hi All,
>
>  There is an API layer in WebKit/Gtk folder (although it is not  
> used by
> GdkLauncher presently). It provides the GObject interfaces for
> WebKitGtkFrame, WebKitGtkPage, etc. Great!

GdkLauncher creates a WebKitGtkPage and is using that. So the API is  
used by the GdkLauncher, the Openmoko RSS Reader, midori can use it  
as well.


>
> + Any idea, what are all the advantages of using these kind of  
> GObjects
> instead of C++ class interfaces (Frame, Page classes).

Having a C/GObject API is great because you can easily bind it to  
other languages (e.g. python)and it can be used by C Applications.  
For some strange reasons most of the GNOME stack is still implemented  
in C, so this is quite important.


>
> + And what classes are going to be added in future into this API  
> layer as
> GObjects.

We aim for implementing what WebView [1] on OS X is offering. So if  
you have need some feature, we will take a look at WebView and  
consider how to map it to the Gtk+/GObject world.


z.


[1] http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Cocoa/Reference/WebKit/ 
Classes/WebView_Class/Reference/Reference.html