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

zura

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

Hi,

You can use the QQuickWidget to embed your QNL code.

SGaist

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

zura

@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

No, the QtWebView module is very much alive.

zura

@SGaist

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

SGaist

For macOS it depends.

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

zura

@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

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

mrjj

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

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

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.