Re: Proposed external dependency: WebKit/GTK+
- From: David Bolter <david bolter utoronto ca>
- To: Frederic Peters <fpeters 0d be>
- Cc: desktop-devel-list gnome org
- Subject: Re: Proposed external dependency: WebKit/GTK+
- Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:10:17 -0500
Frederic Peters wrote:
> Richard Hult wrote:
>
>
>>> WebKit/GTK+ is the new GTK+ port of the WebKit, an open-source web
>>> content engine that powers numerous applications such as web browsers,
>>> email clients, feed readers, web and text editors, and a whole lot
>>> more.
>>>
>> Was there a conclusion on this at some point? I can't find anything in
>> the archives. It would be great to be able to depend on it since I have
>> some improvements in Devhelp trunk which needs WebKit.
>>
>
> http://mail.gnome.org/archives/devel-announce-list/2008-August/msg00001.html
>
> + WebKit/GTK+ (external dependency):
> - lots of community support
> - accessibility support might not be good enough (no reply from
> WebKit/GTK+ people)
> - epiphany will still use Gecko for 2.24
> - yelp is still using Gecko at the moment (there's a WebKit branch)
> - devhelp trunk is WebKit-only
> - evolution people intend to use WebKit in 2.26
> - we'd prefer to avoid depending on both Gecko and WebKit at the same
> time
> => rejected for 2.24, but we'll propose a general switch for 2.26
>
Can someone remind me of the specific reasons to switch?
cheers,
David
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