[Qt-qml] QML in the browser

Ivan De Marino ivan.de.marino at gmail.com
Wed Apr 28 10:51:23 CEST 2010


I agree 100% with Allison.
This kind of "plugin" would make sense only in a QWebView based App that
wants to add that "QML-thing" plus.
It's not for a real-everyday-browser.
The Web is already "declarative", after all ;)

On 28 April 2010 01:58, <warwick.allison at nokia.com> wrote:

> Just be aware that asking users to install plugins that can load ARBITRARY
> data off the network is prettu unreasonable. It's not like a PDF plugin or
> such. QML can do all sorts of wild stuff and right now there is no facility
> to limit it in any way.
>
> A QML application should be thought of as equivalent to a native
> application. You couldn't ask someone to install an "EXE Plugin", so be
> careful asking them to do the same for QML.
>
> Import restrictions and other controls will come eventually I'm sure, but
> not in 4.7.x.
>
> --
> Warwick
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: qt-qml-bounces at trolltech.com [mailto:qt-qml-
> > bounces at trolltech.com] On Behalf Of ext Ivan De Marino
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 11:08 PM
> > To: Alpert Alan (Nokia-D-Qt/Brisbane)
> > Cc: qt-qml at trolltech.com
> > Subject: Re: [Qt-qml] QML in the browser
> >
> > Given that you can build a QWidget and plug it into QWebView
> > straightaway... you may build a QWidget that embeds a QGraphicsView
> > with QML stuff in it. And then plug that into the QWebView.
> >
> > :D
> >
> > And then try to explain what you are doing to someone not accustomed to
> > this Qt-madness (in a very good way ;) )... and enjoy their quotation-
> > mark-face :D
> >
> > An example of how to build such a plugin for QWebView is here:
> > http://doc.trolltech.com/qq/qq26-webplugin.html. Here instead how to
> > extend the supported protocols: http://doc.trolltech.com/qq/32/qq32-
> > webkit-protocols.html. In general, the QQ (Qt Quarterly Newsletter) is
> > a great source of "from 0 to app" examples http://doc.trolltech.com/qq/
> >
> > On 27 April 2010 11:47, Alan Alpert <alan.alpert at nokia.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >        Tirsdag 27. april 2010 19:59:55 skrev ext Florin Braghis :
> >
> >       > Hi,
> >       >
> >       > Is there an ongoing effort to provide a library to run QML apps
> > in the
> >       > web browser ?
> >       >
> >       > If not, how much effort would it take to develop one (which
> > runs QML
> >       > at least partially) ?
> >       >
> >
> >
> >       If you are referring to developing a web browser plugin, we have
> > no plans to
> >       provide one but there is a Qt Solution (
> >       http://doc.trolltech.com/solutions/4/qtbrowserplugin/ ) for
> > creating web
> >       browser plugins which would make it very easy to develop a QML
> > plugin.
> >
> >       If you are referring to having QML elements inside a QWebView,
> > the QtWebkit
> >       module should already make that easy.
> >
> >       --
> >       Alan Alpert
> >       Software Engineer
> >       Nokia, Qt Development Frameworks
> >
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> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
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>


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