Re: Proposed external dependency: WebKit/GTK+

[David Bolter <david bolter utoronto ca>]

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