Oops, accidently dropped webkit-help from Cc. > - My application opens a intranet URL (I think Webkit can be used here).
Does this webpage need to interact with user? > - My application needs to execute a Javascript script (Webkit should allow me > to do that). If you only need JavaScript, you could try Node.js. > - The worst: the intranet page needs to execute and access things in my > application. So, basically, you need IPC between JavaScript code and your desktop application. Security considerations doesn't allow you to do that. The only possible way (without using NPAPI plugins) I can think about is via WebSockets or some kind of REST API. > > The final point is where I'm stuck :( > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ivan Yani > Sent: 29/08/2012 18:44:47 > Subject: RE: [webkit-help] Communicate using Microsoft COM > > So you're talking about a specifically crafted web page? Yes you could > develop an NPAPI plugin that would communicate via COM interface. But > that's a very complicated approach. > > What do you you want to achive? > On Aug 29, 2012 8:34 PM, "Nuno Centeio" <nuno.r.cent...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Thanks for replying.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> I will use WebKit in my application. That’s decided.**** >> >> However, I need that an HTML web pages (which can be opened using Google >> Chrome, for example) can communicate with my application. Currently, web >> pages can include an <object> tag that communicates with my application via >> (Microsoft) COM.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Do you think that WebKit can help me in this subject?**** >> >> ** ** >> >> I’ve looked into XPCOM but it seems that I will have a lot of work >> creating the XPCOM interface.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Thanks**** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> *From:* Ivan Yani [mailto:van...@gmail.com] >> *Sent:* quarta-feira, 29 de Agosto de 2012 18:31 >> *To:* Nuno Centeio >> *Subject:* Re: [webkit-help] Communicate using Microsoft COM**** >> >> ** ** >> >> If I understood correctly you want to use webkit in the .NET application. >> I'm afraid COM interfaces is not what you need. What you need is a .NET >> wrapper for WebKit. Take a look at this one: >> https://github.com/webkitdotnet/webkitdotnet**** >> >> On Aug 29, 2012 7:25 PM, "Nuno Centeio" <nuno.r.cent...@gmail.com> wrote:* >> *** >> >> Hi.**** >> >> **** >> >> I have a WPF application that contains a WebBrowser object that is, in >> fact, a wrapper for Internet Explorer.**** >> >> I need to change that because of performance reasons while rendering same >> pages. I want to use WebKit. However, I have a problem.**** >> >> **** >> >> My application exposes a (MS)COM interface. This way, pages inside the >> WebBrowser can communicate with my application. Most of the clients is able >> to simply use the <object> tag in the HTML.**** >> >> **** >> >> Is there any ways of enabling WebKit to communicate somehow with an >> application? I can replace my COM interface.**** >> >> **** >> >> Thanks a lot.**** >> >> **** >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> webkit-help mailing list >> webkit-help@lists.webkit.org >> http://lists.webkit.org/mailman/listinfo/webkit-help**** >> > _______________________________________________ webkit-help mailing list webkit-help@lists.webkit.org http://lists.webkit.org/mailman/listinfo/webkit-help
