[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 55473] [GTK] Add support for about: protocol handlers

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https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=55473





--- Comment #3 from Sergio Villar Senin <svillar at igalia.com>  2011-03-01 10:15:49 PST ---
(In reply to comment #2)
> (From update of attachment 84235 [details])
> View in context: https://bugs.webkit.org/attachment.cgi?id=84235&action=review
> 
> Instead of adding new API (though perhaps we still want to), would it make sense to just query soup for an installed "about:" handler while handling a request. If the handler is installed then remove it from the empty document schemas.

That's indeed possible. I went for the new API approach because all the other ports offer that API, so I thought it'd be sensible to have it also in WebKitGtk+.

> What does Chromium do to get around the empty document scheme issue?

I didn't check that but Dan commented once that they just don't issue the request to webkit and handle it all at browser's level.

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