[webkit-dev] Canvas API in Webkit

[Zalan Bujtas]

> Well, those browsers aren't open source, so there's no real way for you to
> find out how they implemented the feature.
>
> I think it's safe to assume that they draw the web pages into a bitmap and
> then shrink the image.
>
> It certainly has nothing to do with the HTML <canvas> element in either
> case.
>
>    -- Darin
The function below indicates that s60 browser is using a bitmap to
implement the history feature.

void CHistoryController::UpdateHistoryEntryThumbnailL(const
CFbsBitmap* aBitmap);
http://trac.webkit.org/browser/S60/trunk/HistoryProvider/inc/HistoryController.h#L190

Zalan.