PyXPCOM and SVG

[Johann Höchtl]

Gerhard Häring wrote:
> Trent Mick wrote in comp.lang.python:
> 
>>[Johann Höchtl wrote]
>>
>>>Hello !
>>>
>>>I was thinking of using Mozillas new SVG and/or the gecko rendering 
>>>engine and XUL capabilities in a wxpython-application using PyXPCOM 
>>>bindings.
>>
>>Phew. I don't know how you would mix XUL and wxPython.
> 
> 
> Stupid question maybe. What does XUL have to do with Gecko? I had the
> impression that you could embed Gecko in win32 or gtk apps just fine
> without having to touch XUL at all :)
Well XUL is of course not my primer as i can always use the wxwindows 
widgets. But I thought about the ability to "remote control" mozilla 
(maybe gecko and the upcoming SVG features) and therefore I need xpcom, or?

> 
> Especially on Windows, I believe there are only one or two lines to be
> changed to replace wxPython's upcoming IE component (in 2.3.3) with
> the Mozilla COM component. The IE and Gecko controls are interface
> compatible and only differ in class name and clsid.
> 
> I've just read about it this evening.
> 
> URLs of interest for the win32 side:
> http://www.iol.ie/~locka/mozilla/mozilla.htm
> http://www.codeguru.com/controls/iemozilla.html
> 
> Being able to use Gecko in the gtk flavour of wxPython would be extra
> cool, but I have no idea how to do _that_.
> 
> Gerhard