Coding a web browser

EmXtrix · Jul 19, 2003, 06:41 PM

Does anyone have a link to an introductory tutorial for coding a web browser in either Visual Basic or C++?

Jeff · Jul 19, 2003, 11:45 PM

Do you want to build is using the IE or Mozilla API, or from scratch?

~~craig588~~ · Jul 19, 2003, 11:49 PM

My friend wrote his own browser, but it was absoloute crap, and he spent like 2 months on it. It was very slow, and didn't have the ability to change any settings. It barly functioned. He wrote it in C++. Writing a browser isn't a feasable thing for one person to do. Its better if you just take the source code of mozilla and modify it in some cool way. (Don't just copy someone elses code though, make it a worthwhile modification that hasn't been done before)

I'm not sure if he ever uploaded it to the web, but if you even find a browser called "Bena" that would be it.

Jeff · Jul 19, 2003, 11:54 PM

Even writing your own using the Mozilla rendering engine would be all right.

RIV@NVX · Jul 20, 2003, 01:43 PM

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Originally posted by Cyborg
Even writing your own using the Mozilla rendering engine would be all right.

I always thought how good would it be if all those IE-frontends (myIE2, AvantBrowser etc.) used Mozilla as rendering engine... or perhaps Opera UI with Mozilla rendering engihe

Jeff · Jul 20, 2003, 08:26 PM

I see no reason for it, they have an interface to Internet Explorer, which more people have, and they don't have to make people download a rendering engine, when the IE engine suits it just fine.

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Jul 19, 2003, 11:54 PM	#4
Jeff Yarr... I be blind! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 3,191 Rep Power: 80	Even writing your own using the Mozilla rendering engine would be all right. __________________

Jul 20, 2003, 08:26 PM	#6
Jeff Yarr... I be blind! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 3,191 Rep Power: 80	I see no reason for it, they have an interface to Internet Explorer, which more people have, and they don't have to make people download a rendering engine, when the IE engine suits it just fine. __________________

Jul 19, 2003, 11:49 PM	#3
~~craig588~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In clothing Posts: 3,510 Rep Power: 0	My friend wrote his own browser, but it was absoloute crap, and he spent like 2 months on it. It was very slow, and didn't have the ability to change any settings. It barly functioned. He wrote it in C++. Writing a browser isn't a feasable thing for one person to do. Its better if you just take the source code of mozilla and modify it in some cool way. (Don't just copy someone elses code though, make it a worthwhile modification that hasn't been done before) I'm not sure if he ever uploaded it to the web, but if you even find a browser called "Bena" that would be it.