embedding - How can I embed firefox in a GUI application?

Question

Has anyone ever embedded the firefox web browser technology in their own [unmanaged] C/C++ GUI application in the same way that IE can be embedded as a COM object? (I would like to do this on Linux, not Windows). Are there "better" alternatives to firefox? I'm open to anything as long as I can use it with non-GPL code. My needs are fairly basic; I only need fundamental HTML parsing and display of static local files, but I'd take advantage of more sophisticated technology, if I can get it. I'd like to be able to use JavaScript, but I can get by without it.

Answer 1

First you need to differentiate between HTML engine and JavaScript Engine.

• Firefoxs HTML rendering engine is called Gecko. And here is a guide about Embedding Gecko in your application.

• Firefoxs JavaScript engine is called SpiderMonkey and here is How to Embed SpiderMonkey in your C application