Gtk 3.2 Will Let You Run Applications In a Browser 184
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from the never-get-off-the-merry-go-'round dept.
from the never-get-off-the-merry-go-'round dept.
An anonymous reader submits this intriguing tidbit: "Gtk+ 3.2 will let you run any application in a browser thanks to the new HTML5 gdk backend. That means you'll be able to run GIMP, Gedit, a video editor or whatever, remotely (or on the same computer), using a web browser. Just imagine the possibilities!" At this point, says the article, it's only possible with Firefox 4.
Why exactly? (Score:5, Interesting)
Why exactly do I want do this?
And more importantly, can I run firefox 4 in firefox 4 in firefox 4 in firefox 4?
Not really running in a browser (Score:4, Interesting)
More accurately, GTK 3.2 will let you take a GTK program running /outside/ the browser and, assuming it does not use anything X11-specific, forward drawing as gzipped data: URIs to your browser which then assembles things in a element. It's basically a poor reimplementation of a VNC that only works in GTK. Significantly more interesting would be a GTK that draws with PPAPI and runs in NaCl, which would allow you to develop a web app using GTK, deploy it on the web, and run it (safely) within your browser.