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'''WebCore''' is a ] developed by ], and licensed under the ], to provide an ] ] for ]. It is one of the two primary components of the ] framework (the other being ]). | |||
WebCore combines the ] ] layout engine developed by the ] project, with an adapter ] called ] (pronounced Quack). Apple created the KWQ adapter to replace KHTML's dependency on code from the ] and other KDE modules. KWQ also presents an ] ] to the ]-based KHTML rendering engine, allowing it to easily be referenced by ]-based applications. | |||
Apple announced WebCore at the ] ] ] with the release of the ]. Later that day the developers submitted their changes to the KHTML library to the KDE project . Later, in June ], Apple further opened access to their ] (now, ]) source code repository and ] bug database, its previously closed nature once being an obstacle to merging WebCore changes back into KHTML. | |||
Since then, a number of projects have built on the WebCore library, porting it to other platforms like ] mobile or the cross-platform ] libraries, or adopting it for use in their own browsers like ]'s ] browser. | |||
Although Mac developers can use WebCore to incorporate an HTML layout engine into their applications, Apple recommends the use of WebKit, which is included by default from Mac OS X version 10.2.7 onwards and whose interfaces are stable. | |||
==WebCore based applications== | |||
* ] — default ] viewing application in Mac OS X. | |||
* ] — websites creation software released by Apple and included in ] '06. | |||
* ] — The Mac OS X email client software. | |||
* ] — a web browser produced by the ] for Mac OS X. | |||
* ] — an easy to use website creation tool that follows ] standards. | |||
* ] — a ] with a built in web browser (OS X version uses WebCore). | |||
* ] — an easy to use website creation tool that follows ] standards. | |||
* ] - a mobile web browser for Nokia Series 60 phones. | |||
==See also== | |||
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==External links== | |||
* at developer.apple.com | |||
* — launched by Apple in June ] | |||
* — initial communication between WebCore and KHTML teams | |||
* — Nokia port of WebCore | |||
* — based on GTK-WebCore | |||
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