[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 18836] New: [GTK] integrate Swfdec natively
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Thu May 1 14:49:12 PDT 2008
http://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=18836
Summary: [GTK] integrate Swfdec natively
Product: WebKit
Version: 526+ (Nightly build)
Platform: PC
URL: http://swfdec.freedesktop.org
OS/Version: Linux
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: Normal
Priority: P2
Component: Plug-ins
AssignedTo: webkit-unassigned at lists.webkit.org
ReportedBy: otte at gnome.org
Swfdec is a project to write a Free Flash player. It contains of a player
library libswfdec and various applications making use of it. One of those is
the Swfdec mozilla plugin, that plays back Flash content in supporting
browsers.
However, there is multiple advantages with integrating Swfdec natively into
Webkit:
- No overhead and limitations when using the NPAPI. (This is a maintenance
problem, not a performance issue)
- Can make use of various backends directly. Examples include Cairo (+
printing), Accessibility, GStreamer and libsoup.
- Tighter integration with the browser's features. Examples here include
sharing of settings (cookies, audio/video, popups, autoplay etc), shared
caching, including requested files in the page info or providing a proper
right-click menu.
- And last but not least, it's simple to swap in other Flash plugins on-demand
for specific sites should the user wish to do that.
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