Re: Webkit-gtk and MacOSX

[Xan Lopez <xan gnome org>]

On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 10:20 PM, Kristian Rietveld<kris gtk org> wrote:
>> to provide a Gtk-Carbon shim library using the approach in
>> http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/DisplayWebContent/Tasks/CarbonApps.html
>>  will it integrate OK with gdk-quartz and cairo-quartz?
>
> What I am wondering about is how this will work with GTK+ applications
> that are using Webkit.  Does Webkit-GTK have any specific APIs?

WebKit is the native layer on top of WebCore offered by each port for
their platform, so the answer to that is: yes, WebKitGTK provides
GObject APIs which are all "specific" to it.

> Does font rendering look similar?

Similar to what? The system WebKit? I believe WebKitGTK+ uses pango in
OSX, so I suppose it depends on what pango does in OSX.

> Does Webkit-GTK handle parts of GTK+ theming that are not possible using the Carbon shim approach you are
> suggesting?

I'm not sure of what that Carbon shim approach is or how it works, but
WebKitGTK+ uses the current GTK+ theme for all its rendering,
including web forms, media controls, etc.

Cheers, Xan