Spent half the day trying to get tap/click events to work on SVG elements on #Webkit.
Managed to make it work on MacOS, failed on iOS.
Looked at other sites to figure out how they do it. Turns out they don't. They just don't.
Did I say "spent" half a day? I meant wasted.
At this point I am half thinking I'll have my sites just refuse to work on Webkit.
No, I won't file a bug, I've filed enough.
Tomorrow at 14:55 CET, our very own Lauro Moura will be in Valencia speaking at @seleniumconf to deliver his presentation “Advancing WebDriver BiDi support in WebKit”, where he will navigate through the historical motivations, current challenges and future steps of his ongoing work to support WebDriver BiDi in WebKit. Feel free to come and say hi!
#GNOME Web is truly independent from #Google. Though still dependent on #Apple, they don't have as much power as Google. It is still better than a Google monopoly. And #webkit is developed with proper APIs and meant to be embedded in other applications unlike Google's #blink.
One big feature missing is support for audio / video calls (webrtc). With #BoringSSL switching to Apache 2.0, a big blocker for webrtc support is resolved.
‘The UK's Mobile Browsers and Cloud Gaming Market Investigation Reference (MIR) has published its final report. The conclusion is clear: #Apple’s “#WebKit restriction”, which forces all browsers on #iOS to use Apple’s engine, harms competition, stifles innovation and functionality, particularly for #WebApps.’ #CMA #DMU #DMCCA
https://open-web-advocacy.org/blog/uk-regulators-final-verdict--apples-browser-engine-ban-harms-competition/
iOS 18.3.2: Important Update to Patch Actively Exploited WebKit Vulnerability - https://www.redpacketsecurity.com/ios-18-3-2-patches-actively-exploited-webkit-vulnerability/
#Kagi, the company behind a paid, private search engine of the same name, has announced it’s bringing its #Webkit based #Orion web browser to #Linux.
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/03/kag-orion-web-browser-coming-to-linux
Kagi is Bringing Orion Web Browser to Linux
Kagi, the company behind a paid, private search engine1 of the same name, has announced it’s bringing its Webkit-based Orion web browser to Linux. In a post on BlueSky, Kagi said: “We’re thrilled to announce that development of the Orion Browser for Linux has officially started!”. Feature-parity with the macOS version is expected by next year (all going well). Orion is said to best Safari, Google Chrome, and Firefox in many areas on macOS: zero-telemetry browser; built-in ad and tracking blocking; lower memory usage; faster page speeds; greater battery efficiency, support for Chrome Extensions and Firefox Add-ons. Whether all of 
#News #Kagi #Orion #WebBrowsers #Webkit
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/03/kag-orion-web-browser-coming-to-linux
Non-Gecko (Firefox), non-Blink (Chromium) and non-Webkit (Safari) browsers:
Servo (browser engine)
https://servo.org/
Ladybird
https://ladybird.org/
They don't seem ready for use yet though.
Gnome Web, maybe? it's #WebKit. I haven't tried it, though.
@karolherbst
As far as I know, #WebKit still has 40-50% marketshare on mobile in rich non-EU countries, due to the iOS platform rules. For example:
* https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share/mobile/united-states-of-america
* https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share/mobile/canada
* https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share/mobile/united-kingdom
* https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share/mobile/japan
Closer to 25-30% in Europe, probably because other engines are allowed on iOS there.
I presume that is the reason why Epiphany (WebKitGTK) sometimes works better on financial institutions' websites than Firefox does…
Pour le scroll erratique : passer l'option "enable_smooth_scrolling" à 'true' à l'instance #Webkit semble améliorer les choses.
C'est pas aussi fluide que sous Firefox mais ça peut le faire.
Me en train d'écrire une petite application #Webkit #Gtk pour lancer mes applications #web locales sous #Gnome.
Deux points qui me chiffonnent pour le moment :
* Non reconnaissance des certificats auto-signés (ça à la rigueur, ça peut se comprendre...)
* Plus gênant, le scroll saccadé des pages, déjà remarqué dans Gnome Web. Règle css parasite / mal comprise ? Implémentation boguée ?
We see that we do have options, that we may have many #browsers, but only a few #browserengines.
Wether you're using #Vivaldi, #Opera or #Brave, it's the #Blink engine.
If it's any of the free browsers made for #Gnome or #Plasma, or #Safari for #Mac and #iOS, it's #WebKit.
#zenbrowser, #librewolf and #floorp are based on #firefox (or the gecko engine) and are safe refuge for people defecting from Firefox.
Yeah, it's a pity that there's no way to get to #WebKit through #Qt anymore. Somewhat ironic, since Webkit was forked from from #Konqueror, which was a #KDE project built on Qt.
There's also #Suckless Surf as an über-minimalistic browser (not too bad as an #SSB, honestly), but it's not a serious contender for daily driving. I don't even daily drive #LuaKit, and I love vim-style programs.
