Re:Ladybird: A new cross-platform browser project
by resoluteteeth on Monday September 12, 2022 @08:59AM
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> So, the project does _not_ cover rendering web pages and tracking the HTML, CSS and JS standards. Those are separate projects.
> What remains, then? I guess that would be the user interface and user experience.
To be clear it uses a novel rendering engine (libweb) that the creators of LadyBird develop, it's just that that rendering engine has its own name and exists as a separate library.
This is not just another skin around webkit or chromium.
Re:Ladybird: A new cross-platform browser project
by trashburger on Monday September 12, 2022 @08:55AM
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They're "separate" projects only in name; Ladybird is under the SerenityOS organization on GitHub.
Re:Ladybird: A new cross-platform browser project
by einpoklum on Tuesday September 13, 2022 @09:55AM
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But SerenityOS was started 4 years ago...
Re:Ladybird: A new cross-platform browser project
by zppln on Monday September 12, 2022 @08:56AM
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Doesn't Ladybird let you work on LibWeb and LibJS from a Linux angle though?
Re:Ladybird: A new cross-platform browser project
by rhdunn on Monday September 12, 2022 @09:28AM
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Yes. LibWeb and LibJS were written for the SerenityOS. As mentioned in the article, some work was done to make them buildable and usable on Linux in a headless environment. The Ladybird project is then taking that work and adding a Qt GUI on top of it.
So, the project does _not_ cover rendering web pages and tracking the HTML, CSS and JS standards. Those are separate projects.
What remains, then? I guess that would be the user interface and user experience.