Browser Widget Issue

[Andrew at MidWest Coast Media]

This lesson hints at the fact that Chromium (CEF) is the default for all platforms except Mac that uses WebKit
https://lessons.livecode.com/m/2592/l/278115-create-a-browser-instance-within-your-app <https://lessons.livecode.com/m/2592/l/278115-create-a-browser-instance-within-your-app>

-Andrew Bell

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> Date: Wed, 26 May 2021 11:29:04 +0100
> From: David Bovill <david.bovill at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: Browser Widget Issue
> 
> Thanks Keith - the issue is with the HTML5 that uses modern webrtc standards for video - either the javascript is excluding the type of embedded framework Livecode is no using on MacOS - or the framework doesn?t;t yet support those. Features - I?d like to check - but not sure what Livecode is using under the hood. Would be nice if it were in the dictionary entry.
> On 25 May 2021, 18:11 +0100, Keith Clarke via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>, wrote:
>> Hi David,
>> Pass on the framework, but regarding the page?
>> 
>> FWIW from the message box, I was able to set the url of widget ?Browser? to "https://obs.ninja? (apparently empty...) but then put the htmltext of widget ?Browser? to see that there is indeed some content.
>> 
>> So, it?s not scripting itself to hide and there?s some content & potential to investigate why it?s rendering as 'white on white'. However, only inline styling is available as AFAIK there?s no dev tools nor access to any downloaded css files, wherever resources might get cached by the LC browser widget??
>> 
>> Good luck,
>> Keith
>> 
>>> On 25 May 2021, at 17:53, David Bovill via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I?m having trouble keeping track of which framework the browser widget uses - on MacOS is it using webkit or Chromium?
>>> 
>>> A url I am trying to access is blank - https://obs.ninja - while it is showing in Safari and Chrome on the desktop - any suggestions?