From: Randy Kramer <rhkramer@...>
Date: 2005-02-25T01:31:24+09:00
Subject: Simple HTML Renderer / Browser?

I need a simple HTML renderer (to get started--eventually, I want to be able 
to interface to the gecko, khtml, and possibly other renderers/browsers, but 
for now I'm looking for something simple that won't be too hard for me (as a 
Ruby newbie) to get working).

Suggestions?

Current Questions:

I have been doing some research and have some thoughts / questions:

   * tkhtml () sounds like a possibility, but I don't know if there is a Ruby 
interface to it--I 've been searching the web and reading up on Tk in Teach 
Yourself Ruby in 21 Days and Programming Ruby.  Anybody have any experience 
with it (in Ruby).

   * Programming Ruby says I can access a Tk widget by prefixing it with 
Tk--is that all that has to be done (along with whatever you get with 
'require Tk') or does that depend on someone having created a Ruby 
"interface" specifically for tkhtml beforehand?

   * If I use tkhtml I should name it something like Tktkhtml based on what 
the book says?  (Uncertain about the double tk and capitalization in 
general.)

As I said, someday I'll want to use khtml (kde/qt) and gecko (Gtk) but I'm 
afraid Gtk and qt would overwhelm me at this point.  I'd like to stay in a 
simpler (and lighter) GUI family, like Tk or Fox (at least I'm assuming they 
are simpler and lighter).

Ideally, it would be nice to find a "cookbook" example, where I could  copy 
some code verbatim to get something working, then expand from there.

Simple rendering will do to start, for an application I'm envisioning, I'll 
eventually want both multiple renderers and at least one full-fledged 
browser.

Randy Kramer