Re: Programmer Challenge: Worlds Smallest Gecko Browser DLL for C++ programmers to use in their apps? (programmatically controlled, ultra minimalistic-->ultra fast)

  Jani

Not quite sure I get this. Are you suggesting:

1. Exposing the browser as an MFC embeddable HWND style control?
2. combining the contents of /dist into a single DLL, complete with an 
embedded GRE?

On 08/08/2010 18:48, Jani Mäkinen wrote:
> Hello World.
>
>
> I'm curious, what is the smallest size you guys have gotten the gecko
> browser fitted into?
>
> I'm working on a project right now where I need(and I believe many
> others will need aswell) a programmatically controlled browser DLL for
> my windows software and I'm going to create a very very small Gecko
> browser without using activex's or external executables if I possibly
> can, and I'd like to challenge you guys also to this, so that we as C+
> + programmers can support Mozilla&  FireFox to get a nice smart fast
> browser to our use when we function in environments where do not have
> either the resources or the full capabilities to launch the real
> Mozilla Firefox or the users default browser.
>
> If we get a good DLL built,  the technology&  people of the mozilla
> organisation and the gecko engine will get some nice promotion(maybe
> include an obligatory mozilla and or firefox text/logo within the
> browser surface?) and gain a bit more foothold in the even still
> raging browser warz.
>
> These browser derivatives i've been studying so far all include lots
> of buttons like back&  home&  url bars and stuff like that which are
> completely useless to me&  to others wanting to control the flow of
> the browser through the game/utility app in question.
>
>
> Requirements:
>
> Must be able to open one URL address
>   - possibly download its contents to its calling directory
>   - render the html/css page properly
>   - enable functions like reacting to clicks on link elements rendered
>   - possibly loading mozilla flash plugin(most widely used plugin to
> render interactive critical content on the web)
> Must be able to render its HTML/CSS ontop of a Microsoft Windows
> Window Device Context or HWND in Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7
> Must be able to follow clicked links within the Window without
> spawning external windows, or utilizing tabbed browsing because these
> create extra code and slow things down.
> Must include some form of reckognition to the mozilla / firefox /
> gecko team, maybe the powered by -logo stuff, or something else, idk.
>
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>
> PS. Webkit is a tough contender, but I hate Quicktime etc crapula
> stuff which is required implementing it. The whole idea gives me the
> shivers so I'm gonna work on accomplishing this project rather than
> touch that crap.
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