XUL Support in Konqueror

[George Staikos]

On Sunday 26 June 2005 18:30, Philip Scott wrote:

> Just to say hi - I am your newest recruit, courtesy of Google - I intend to
> give Konqueror XUL support. I am not that familiar with khtml, or the
> Konqueror code-bases, so I thought before I dived in the deep-end, I would
> solicit a few opinions...
>
> There are two main approaches, as far as I can see
>
> - An XUL kpart
>   pros:	reusable
> 	can be used independantly of Konqui
> 	saves me having to get my head around khtml ;)
> 	can make use of Georges existing work with KaXUL
>   cons:	what about XUL embedded in web pages
> 	performance issues with lots of XSL transformations

   Don't underestimate the amount of work required to implement the remaining 
functionality in KaXuL.  It is probably very tedious and challenging in some 
areas.

  Also XUL in webpages is probably the most important use at this point.

> - Embedding directly into khtml
>
>   pros:	tight integration
> 	probably quickest
>   cons:	full XUL applications will need the complete khtml part
> 	khtml bloat
> 	harder to implement

  The KHTML bloat issue is a big factor for adoption.  It's probably unlikely 
that it will go into mainstream KHTML.

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