On 30 November 2013 13:28, Andrew Brunner <[email protected]> wrote:
> > On 11/30/2013 07:04 AM, silvioprog wrote: > > 2013/11/30 Michael Van Canneyt <[email protected]> > >> [...] >> I want to program the browser itself. In Pascal. >> > > Hello Michael, > > Why not use an existing webkit (like Qt or Chrome) and incorporate it > into Lazarus? That would leave the responsibility for compatibility with > HTML5, CSS3, mp3 encode, webGL, file manipulation, , support for > cross-platform etc. for the webkit. > > Please see this nice project: > > https://github.com/rogerwang/node-webkit > > > > What would it take - in the form of a bounty - to get a community wide > project to get Lazarus a *real* HTML5 browser for OSX and Linux? I assume > windows is already just an Active-X component. > > Any ideas? I can't stress this enough that it's like living in the > technical dark-ages without access to developing front-ends without rich > text and more often for me now, web apps. > > > I think I mentioned what your real problem was in the my previous response. Most of we want can be found in http://www.elevatesoft.com/products?category=ewb&type=web. The developer speaks of Linux version being in the works which could be because the backend probably depends on Delphi. Delphi as usual continues to be Lazarus and FreePascal's worse enemy. My own feeling is that getting the Lazarus form builder to generate Pascal code rather than, or as well as the .lfm files is the first step. Then Javascript next, QML or whatever. The Delphi legacy is still hanging over Lazarus. Phil Hess did something that could translate a subset of the components in.lfm files into Javascript some years ago and that may be a start. -- Frank Church ======================= http://devblog.brahmancreations.com
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