Gtk+ 3.2 will let you run any application in a browser

[mmix]

http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/03/17/1739233/Gtk-32-Will-Let-You-Run-Applications-In-a-Browser?from=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Slashdot%2Fslashdot+%28Slashd ot%29

http://www.webupd8.org/2011/03/gtk-32-will-let-you-run-any-application.html


Gtk+ 3.2 will let you run any application in a browser thanks to the new HTML5 gdk backend. That means you'll be able to run GIMP, Gedit, a video editor or whatever, remotely (or on the same computer), using a web browser.

[Captain Smiley Pants]

That actually sounds pretty cool.

[dh04000]

Sounds cool. How would be this be used though?

Could I have gtk+ 3.2 installed on my netbook(with 4GB of SSD) and use a website hosting these apps instead of installing them on harddrive?

[Lucradia]

Sounds cool. How would be this be used though?

Could I have gtk+ 3.2 installed on my netbook(with 4GB of SSD) and use a website hosting these apps instead of installing them on harddrive?

Putting browsers in browsers?

[dh04000]

Putting browsers in browsers?

I don't get what your saying/asking.

[slackthumbz]

Yo Dawg, we heard you like to browse, so we put a browser in yo browser so you can browse while you browse!

[forrestcupp]

I'll bet you still won't be able to run a Linux app in a Windows browser. That could be useful.

[dh04000]

I'll bet you still won't be able to run a Linux app in a Windows browser. That could be useful.

Windows has gtk+.

You'd have to run the windows version of the gtk+ app into your browser, I'm sure.

[Lucradia]

Windows has gtk+.

You'd have to run the windows versus of the gtk+ app into your browser, I'm sure.

Windows can run any linux app, as long as you compile first the runtime environment you need. (You then need to compile the app for your environment, as it's not "exactly" the same.)

[juancarlospaco]

A browser inside a browser inside a browser inside a browser inside a browser inside a browser inside a browser inside a browser inside a browser inside a browser inside a browser inside a browser inside a browser inside a browser inside a browser inside a browser inside a browser inside a browser *SEGFAULT*

Just a joke, i think its a great feature that other legacy operating systems doesnt have...
:D

[forrestcupp]

Windows can run any linux app, as long as you compile first the runtime environment you need. (You then need to compile the app for your environment, as it's not "exactly" the same.)

Try doing that with something like Cinelerra. It's not going to happen.

[Copper Bezel]

It sounds like you could shortcut some of the things you might use VNC for. It could be insanely useful for all kinds of cloud computing, I'd think.

[matthewbpt]

What would be amazing is if you could run the entire gnome desktop like this, remotely!

[gnomeuser]

I have yet to hear a compelling use case for this. I mean it is cool as a proof of concept and such but really, honestly.. isn't it just technological wank?

[Lucradia]

I have yet to hear a compelling use case for this. I mean it is cool as a proof of concept and such but really, honestly.. isn't it just technological wank?

Tell that to google, with Chrome OS.

[bruce89]

I'll bet you still won't be able to run a Linux app in a Windows browser. That could be useful.

I'm sure it could. All that GTK+ needs to do is send compressed images over to the browser, it doesn't care what browser you're using and on what OS. Of course, the server would need to be Linux.

At least, I think that's true.

[kevin11951]

This would definitely make "web apps" into very powerful applications!

I wonder if when you hit File > Open, does it open of the computer running the web browser, or the server?

[Copper Bezel]

Server. It wouldn't have access to local resources.

[Merk42]

Tell that to google, with Chrome OS.
Hi I only use the computer to browse the internet, so I want a cheap laptop (tablet?) to do that.
Hi, I run a coffee shop/airport/etc and we have terminals for web browsing. We'd like a basic OS where people can only do that.


There's two use cases for ChromeOS. What is the use case for apps in your browser? Also why doesn't anyone think this would be horrible from a security standpoint?

[Kimm]

Also why doesn't anyone think this would be horrible from a security standpoint?

Why would it be any less secure than running any kind of web server?

[Copper Bezel]

Yeah, there's no reason the information couldn't be SSH'd like anything else.

But thank you for the use cases, because I'd never been able to understand what ChromeOS was for until now. I can understand it if it's designed for airport kiosks.

[koleoptero]

Yo Dawg, we heard you like to browse, so we put a browser in yo browser so you can browse while you browse!

Damn, I wanted to say that.

[BigCityCat]

I have been using jolicloud. Isn't that what this is?

http://www.jolicloud.com/

[Lucradia]

I have been using jolicloud. Isn't that what this is?

http://www.jolicloud.com/

Nope.avi