• Hellfire103English
    264·
    2 months ago

    I wrote my own browser using WebKit. Chrome is bloat.

    • InverseParallax@lemmy.worldEnglish
      12·
      2 months ago

      Used to work on WebKit, built my own browser for a while, but damn if they kept breaking qt/WebKit all the damn time.

      • Hellfire103English
        5·
        2 months ago

        Ah, I am using WebKitGTK.

        Currently version 4.1, though, as 6.0 is not supported on GTK3, and upgrading the project to GTK4 would possibly require a complete rewrite.

        • InverseParallax@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          2 months ago

          I hate, hate, HATE GTK.

          Sorry, it’s visceral, can’t stand using GTK apps, but really hate the framework, it is just so badly hacked together, and QT spoiled me forever.

          Need to build one again, this time with a python wrapper, wrote one for VLC and it’s spoiled me too.

                • woelkchen@lemmy.world
                  2·
                  2 months ago

                  Probably too bare bones for what I would look in a web browser, though. Still refreshing to see someone with a WebKitGTK browser not mimic Gnome Web.

                  • Hellfire103English
                    1·
                    2 months ago

                    There are more features planned. Once it’s feature-complete, it will even have adblocking and KeePassXC integration.

                    However, as I am a student with a few mental health issues, development is slow. I don’t expect the browser to be “finished” for another year at least.

          • Hellfire103English
            1·
            2 months ago

            Recompile with updated libraries. There’s probably a better way, but it’s further down the list. This thing doesn’t even support downloads yet.