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[[Category:EiffelVision2]]
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== Description ==

EV_GECKO is a Vision2 widget that allows an easy embedding of mozilla/gecko into Vision2 applications.

It is designed with the Vision2 structure (bridge pattern) to allow a multi-platform implementation, but right now only the Linux version (GTK) is implemented.

== Use ==

The widget is provided as an Eiffel library for EiffelStudio 5.7 (with an .ecf file)

It can be provisorily found [http://n.ethz.ch/~enricoa/download/ev_gecko/ here] together with an example use of the widget: a very basic web browser.

== Requirements ==

* Vision2

* In order to use the widget an environment variable (with the name EV_GECKO) has to be set to point to the directory containing the project file (.ecf).

* The widget requires mozilla and its development files, which are most easily installed through package management systems: package '''firefox-dev'''.

== Documentation ==

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== Sample Application using EV_GECKO ==
As an example of the use of the widget an extremely simple web browser has been implemented.
All the relevant code can be found in the MAIN_WINDOW class.

== Known Issues ==

* Secure HTTP is not supported and visiting an https url usually results in an application crash.

* A bug in the handling of new windows has been found and is being looked at at the moment