Differences between WebView and Webkit

[Anton V. Tarasov]

Hi Steve,

You're correct, WebView doesn't include all the features that WebKit provides. This is configured at 
a compile time with a set of preprocessor definitions.

The reason is that a feature may not work from scratch for WebView and may require additional code 
changes in WebView port. So, every feature should be explored before including into WebView.

Regards,
Anton.

On 25.06.2015 7:39, Steve Hannah wrote:
> To sort of answer my own question, I found out that the JavaFX webview is
> missing quite a few APIs that are present in Webkit.  This is the result of
> the HTML test I ran:
> https://html5test.com/s/71bdbe284015d02b.html
>
> This gives me a starting point so I can create polyfills if I want to move
> forward.
>
> Steve
>
> On Wed, Jun 24, 2015 at 8:41 AM, Steve Hannah <steve at weblite.ca> wrote:
>
>> I have a javascript app that is not loading in the JavaFX webview (JDK8).
>>    User agent string indicates WebKit 537.44, so I downloaded the nightly
>> build for WebKit 537.44 to test, and the app works in that.
>>
>> No errors are reported in the webview (I've hooked up change listeners,
>> error listeners, etc...), and I hooked up Firebug lite - but it also
>> doesn't report any errors -- likely either errors are occurring before the
>> page is loaded (i.e. before Firebug lite is added).
>>
>> Does WebKit 537.44 use the exact same Javascript engine as the WebView
>> that reports 537.44 as the webkit version - or are there some differences?
>>
>> --
>> Steve Hannah
>> Web Lite Solutions Corp.
>>
>
>