Gtk conversion to html

Question

In order to have a OS with a uniform interface, allowing better mutual interoperabilities, I'm looking for a way to build a system in which all interface would be in html5.

For example, starting from the gtk library (in order to use the existing), it could be possible to translate code such as:

gtk_window_set_title (GTK_WINDOW (window1), "the title");

in

document.title = "the title"

I would like to know if there were any tools that could help me achieve this goal

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to clarify my question, and let understand what I'm looking for, I found this study

The first step may be to use/build a semantic ontology of what is formerly an ui. Then I could integrate the gtk library (or another desktop gui library) and the web interface languages into a same base. So I could make bijections between gtk and web methods.

I do not see that as a simple problematic, and I'm asking for ideas, tools, which could helps me.

Are you only considering looks, or the entire operations that gta can do? — Myforwik, Mar 02 '13 at 22:28
All that gtk can do, ie making the interface between the system and the user. — Gaël Barbin, Mar 02 '13 at 22:33
but something which could help me to convert just a static ui is welcome! — Gaël Barbin, Mar 02 '13 at 22:42
something like Swiffy for flash https://www.google.com/doubleclick/studio/swiffy/ — Gaël Barbin, Mar 02 '13 at 23:26
Have you seen this? http://www.geek.com/articles/news/gtk-html-5-update-puts-desktop-apps-on-the-web-20110318 — JSuar, Mar 05 '13 at 04:13
I've tested broadway, but I don't want to convert gtk to a canvas but to html — Gaël Barbin, Mar 06 '13 at 18:59
you are using any back end technology with html, like PHP, ASP?? — MarmiK, Mar 08 '13 at 06:52
I don't think that is the subject to know how the html code could be generated. — Gaël Barbin, Mar 08 '13 at 08:12
Just a side note - https://blogs.gnome.org/alexl/2011/03/15/gtk-html-backend-update/ — drahnr, Mar 08 '13 at 08:25

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 11 '13 at 05:09

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Once you introduce any complexity and interaction, you run into the need to convert from C\Python\Whatever-is-running-GTK into Javascript.

Your best bet is to do everything in native HTML5, have your "desktop app" be a wrapper for a web browser, which runs against (1) a remote website or (2) a local web server. Your "desktop app" would include a small web server, and automatically select an open port on localhost.

answered Mar 11 '13 at 05:09

Zach Riggle

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For serving html, something like that: https://github.com/GoogleChrome/chrome-app-samples/tree/master/webserver could be cool. But this is not the difficult part, it could finally be better to build the interface from shell commands. – Gaël Barbin Mar 11 '13 at 19:15
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There is one very interesting application, which has followed the path Zach have recommended: pgAdmin4. Check it out at: https://www.pgadmin.org/development/resources/ – ali65 Feb 28 '18 at 20:41

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