QML WebView counter-part for C++/Qt Widgets? (i.e. use native browser)

zura · wrote on 3 Feb 2018, 12:35

Hello,

As I know, QML WebView component uses a native browser/API for each platform so no need to bundle webkit or chromium to your app... Is there a similar component in C++/Qt Widgets world?

Thanks!

SGaist · wrote on 3 Feb 2018, 21:22

Hi,

You can use the QQuickWidget to embed your QNL code.

SGaist · 2 May 2018, 20:53

Just in case, QtWebView has support for native browser API where it's available, otherwise it uses QtWebEngine where possible.

zura · S SGaist 3 Feb 2018, 22:05

@SGaist said in QML WebView counter-part for C++/Qt Widgets? (i.e. use native browser):

QWebView has support for native browser API where it's available

QWebView seems completely removed in Qt 5.10.

SGaist · 5 Feb 2018, 22:04

No, the QtWebView module is very much alive.

zura · S SGaist 5 Feb 2018, 20:53

@SGaist

Does it use native browsers for desktop platforms? i.e. webkit on Mac and MSHTML (IE) on Windows?

SGaist · 5 Feb 2018, 22:12

For macOS it depends.

For Windows, unless it's WinRT, no, it uses QtWebEngine. AFAIK, Windows as no system web view.

zura · 5 Feb 2018, 22:22

@SGaist

Btw, I meant QWebView (C++ Qt Widgets component) not QtWebView (QML component) - is this still available (and supported)? And is this the thin wrapper on top of platform browsers on desktop?

SGaist · wrote on 5 Feb 2018, 22:20

QWebView is a class from either QtWebKit or the QtWebView module. Which one do you mean exactly ?

mrjj · Z zura 5 Feb 2018, 22:12

Hi
Do you mean the one from WebKIT ?
http://doc.qt.io/archives/qt-4.8/qwebview.html#details
WebKit has been removed but still alive from external party.
https://forum.qt.io/topic/76739/webkit-status-2017

zura · 2 May 2018, 22:28

To get to the original question - I'm interested if there is a web view component in Qt (preferable on C++/Widgets side) that uses native browsers for each desktop platform (Mac and Win at the moment, not winrt) - so there is no need to bundle webkit or chromium.

wxWidgets has wxWebView: http://docs.wxwidgets.org/3.0/classwx_web_view.html

mrjj · wrote on 5 Feb 2018, 22:36

Hi
Not as far as i know.
You can use the MS ActiveX if you want (MSHTML)
http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/activeqt-activeqt-webbrowser-example.html
and other techs on the other platforms.