[webkit-gtk] webkitgtk and Google Maps API

[Philippe Charpentier]

Le mardi 16 août 2016 à 13:41 +0200, Carlos Alberto Lopez Perez a
écrit :
> On 16/08/16 11:52, Philippe Charpentier wrote:
> > Hello,
> > on my recent installation of Fedora 24, webkitgtk (2.4.11) seems not to
> > be compatible with Google Maps API. For example, if I run
> > /usr/libexec/webkitgtk/GtkLauncher
> > https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/examples/icon-simple?hl=fr
> > The site displays correctly but the mouse does not work properly:
> > - Impossible to move the map
> > - Can not zoom with the wheel
> > - Impossible to open streetview
> > ....
> > On various other sites, several other functions do not work.
> > Moreover, I noticed that the inspector crashes GtkLauncher.
> > With an older version (1.10.2 on Fedora 18 for example) everything was
> > working normally.
> > This behavior is it intentional or is it a bug (of webkitgtk or it's
> > installation in Fedora 24...)?
> > In the second case how to make Google Maps API works correctly with
> > webkitgtk in Fedora 24 (I have two python programs (which use
> > pywebkitgtk) who no longer work due to this problem)?
> > 
> > Thank you very much in advance.
> > 
> > Philippe Charpentier
> > 
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> > 
> 
> GtkLauncher uses the deprecated/unmantained WebKit1.
> 
> You should use instead the MiniBrowser launcher or the Epiphany (GNOME
> Web) browser. Both use the modern WebKit2 (2.12.3).
> 
> I'm not sure if the Fedora packages ship the MiniBrowser utility.
> 
 
Thank you very much for your quick answer!

The MiniBrowser is present in webkitgtk4-devel-2.12.3, but the result is
exactly the same as with GtkLauncher: same loss of mouse functionality.
The inspector works and shows a LOT of errors!