Though there is already a bug report existing for this matter[1], I'm posting this to webkit-gtk list to present the problem to a broader public.
Gtk port currently does not implement media controls. These are necessary for control of HTML5 audio and video elements when a document does not provide custom controlling. What actually needs to be done is to implement RenderThemeGtk::paintMedia* functions. These paint images of play, pause, mute, unmute, forward, backward, fullscreen buttons and the slider track and thumb into given rects. While slider track and thumb will probably need to be drawn through graphics context, there are possibilities to draw the buttons with various images. Possibilities for implementation as I've found them: (1) Stock images There are stock images available in the Gtk+ library for every button that we need to draw _except_ mute and unmute buttons. While the latter two can be found in some other icon themes, this is not guaranteed - it is not assured these two icons will be available. Getting stock images into WebCore::Image container can also get tricky. >From this point of view, there are easier methods. (2) Icons from (default) icon theme This way, a nice integration into GNOME is guaranteed. But again, it is not assured all the proper icons are available for use. (3) Icons distributed with WebKit We could produce a set of necessary icons and ship it with WebKit. This way, we are guaranteed to have all the proper icons we need. They can then easily be loaded with Image::loadPlatformResource and drawn. But no integration is available with the environment, if that is actually important. (4) On-the-go drawing In this method, all the icons would be drawn through GraphicsContext's functions. It is perhaps the most simple way of doing it. Qt port draws it's controls this way[2]. In my opinion, the way to go is (3). 16x16 icons are not very memory-consuming, and we also get the coolish look with all the icons being available. With that covered, just a nice slider track and thumb are needed to fulfill the look. What I'd like is others' opinion - comments, discussion and ideas are welcomed. Regards, Zan Dobersek [1] https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26304 [2] http://labs.trolltech.com/blogs/2008/05/13/top-secret-hush-hush/ _______________________________________________ webkit-gtk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.webkit.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/webkit-gtk
