How to create a simple and fast web-browser with autoit?

[fielmann]

Hello autoit friends!

How to create a simple and fast web-browser with autoit?

Can somebody give me some tips how to begin?

Which basic commands do I need to start?

Is TCPRecv-command the right way?

[Valuater]

Straight from help

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#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>

Opt('MustDeclareVars', 1)

Example()

; Simple example: Embedding an Internet Explorer Object inside an AutoIt GUI
;
; See also: http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/browser/webbrowser/reference/objects/internetexplorer.asp
Func Example()
    Local $oIE, $GUIActiveX, $GUI_Button_Back, $GUI_Button_Forward
    Local $GUI_Button_Home, $GUI_Button_Stop, $msg
    
    $oIE = ObjCreate("Shell.Explorer.2")

    ; Create a simple GUI for our output
    GUICreate("Embedded Web control Test", 640, 580, (@DesktopWidth - 640) / 2, (@DesktopHeight - 580) / 2, BitOR($WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW, $WS_CLIPSIBLINGS, $WS_CLIPCHILDREN))
    $GUIActiveX = GUICtrlCreateObj ($oIE, 10, 40, 600, 360)
    $GUI_Button_Back = GUICtrlCreateButton("Back", 10, 420, 100, 30)
    $GUI_Button_Forward = GUICtrlCreateButton("Forward", 120, 420, 100, 30)
    $GUI_Button_Home = GUICtrlCreateButton("Home", 230, 420, 100, 30)
    $GUI_Button_Stop = GUICtrlCreateButton("Stop", 330, 420, 100, 30)

    GUISetState()       ;Show GUI

    $oIE.navigate("http://www.autoitscript.com")

    ; Waiting for user to close the window
    While 1
        $msg = GUIGetMsg()

        Select
            Case $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
                ExitLoop
            Case $msg = $GUI_Button_Home
                $oIE.navigate("http://www.autoitscript.com")
            Case $msg = $GUI_Button_Back
                $oIE.GoBack
            Case $msg = $GUI_Button_Forward
                $oIE.GoForward
            Case $msg = $GUI_Button_Stop
                $oIE.Stop
        EndSelect
        
    WEnd

    GUIDelete()
EndFunc   ;==>Example

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[weaponx]

Embedding internet explorer will not be any faster or slower than actually using Internet Explorer. All of the web browsers in Example Scripts work this way, with less functionality.

[fielmann]

Embedding internet explorer will not be any faster or slower than actually using Internet Explorer. All of the web browsers in Example Scripts work this way, with less functionality.

I don't want to use to embed the IE.

I'd like to create my own simple webbrowser.

Is there no easy method to realize a webbroser based on autoit without embedding IE?

[DW1]

I think you underestimate how complex a simple web browser really is...

[fielmann]

I think you underestimate how complex a simple web browser really is...

Complexity means compatibility!

I don't need complex compaibility to every website.

Plain HTML is what I need for my webbrowser-project.

Is that possible to realize whith autoit?

[weaponx]

Complexity means compatibility!

I don't need complex compaibility to every website.

Plain HTML is what I need for my webbrowser-project.

Is that possible to realize whith autoit?

Well I think you must understand you will have to write an html / javascript / vbscript parser AND a rendering engine.

[fielmann]

Well I think you must understand you will have to write an html / javascript / vbscript parser AND a rendering engine.

OK lets start at the beginning: HTML-parser!

javascript <- not necessary for version 1.0

vbscipt <- not necessary for version 1.0

rendering engine <- not necessary for version 1.0

How to start to write a HTML-parser with autoit?

[weaponx]

You must be insane. AutoIt lacks object-oriented goodness. Managing all of the possible parameters for HTML tags would be a nightmare with AutoIt.

Maybe start perusing the W3C reference for the HTML structure:

http://www.w3.org/html/wg/html5/

That ought to knock some sense into you.

[fielmann]

You must be insane. AutoIt lacks object-oriented goodness. Managing all of the possible parameters for HTML tags would be a nightmare with AutoIt.

Maybe start perusing the W3C reference for the HTML structure:

http://www.w3.org/html/wg/html5/

That ought to knock some sense into you.

OK now a have some sense for the stuff.

Looks like I don't need a complete parser.

What I need is to communicate with a webserver:

1) start communication

2) enter username

3) enter password

4) check that login was correct

Thats all.

Can I make that without (embeded) IE?

I think I could realize that with TCP commands.

Is that a way ?

[Cemilian]

Has anyone made a Web-Browser yet?

[Bert]

Has anyone made a Web-Browser yet?

 

 

Have you learned to see this post is over 5 YEARS OLD?

Edited November 17, 2013 by YogiBear

[NewPlaza]

ROTFL!

I just read this post and it made my day.

Thank you fielmann!