Re: GNUstep Web browser (was Re: WebKit Bounty)

[Richard Frith-Macdonald]

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On 4 Mar 2007, at 14:08, Rogelio M. Serrano Jr. wrote:

> Gregory John Casamento wrote:
> > > we still have uses for an xhtml only application right?
> >
> > Of course, but if we're going to write a browser or an html  
> > viewer, we may as well write one that will work in the general  
> > case.  I'm not discouraging anyone from writing their own.  If you  
> > want to, then that's up to you.  All I am saying is that it's wise  
> > to leverage the work of others when you can.
> >
> > GJC
> Well its a mar of getting a usable xhtml application within certain
> > constraints. I would like to ttehave it as soon as possible. How  
> > long would
> it take to port webkit?

From what's been said already in this thread, it sounds like this is  
in the region of several days to several weeks.
Using the SimpleWebKit from QuantumStep, sounds more like a process  
of hours (posibly little more than writing some gnustep make files).

So of course the question really is,  what is 'a usable xhtml  
application' for you?
If I needed quick html support for a specific problem in an  
application of mine,  I know my first resort would be to try  
SimpleWebKit ... then make a decision based on how well that works:
It might do what I want ... so I'd just use it.
It might come really close ... so enhancing it to do exactly what I  
needed would probably be my choice
It might be a long way from what I want ... then I'd have to spend  
serious time evaluating whether to enhance it or port WebKit or try  
something else.

My point is really that academic discussion on this list is fairly  
fruitless beyond getting a rough idea of what the options are.  After  
that, you *have* to get your hands dirty with some coding/ 
experimentation, looking at the easiest options first, and deciding  
what to do based on the knowledge you gain.

If your motivation is to get the bounty for porting WebKit, then the  
decision making process is simplified ... you port WebKit (unless you  
talk to Jesse and find that some other course of action is acceptable  
to him).  If your motivation is to get specific html functionality as  
quickly as possible, then you have to work out exactly what you need  
and see what the easiest solution is.


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