Embedded browser - implement chromium

Embedded browser - implement chromium

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Currently safari is the only supported/implemented browser for embedded browsing. It would be a major UX upgrade if chromium can be used:

  • better extensions support
  • no system level proxy config needed

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this would also deal with various webapps (eg vsphere) that do not support safari as browser AND would allow for embedded usage (my primary reason to use rdm)

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and https://devolutions.net/web-login also does not list a safari extension ...

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and trying to install from within rdm: The specified blob does not exist. 

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Hi Hans,

Implementing Chromium for Mac is far from trivial. In Windows they use a third-party module (EO.WebBrowser). As far as I'm aware, there are no such convenient package for macOS. We would need to start, most likely, from Chromium Embedded Framework and build up from there. This is quite a task and is not a priority for now.

this would also deal with various webapps (eg vsphere) that do not support safari as browser AND would allow for embedded usage (my primary reason to use rdm)


If webapp do not support Safari, there is indeed not much we can do at the moment. I'm not saying we won't ever integrate Chromium, but let's say that if other users want it, it might be a good time to post your interest in this thread.

and https://devolutions.net/web-login also does not list a safari extension ...


I'm not sure why this is an issue? RDM does not support web browser extensions. Anyway, there is a Safari extension of Devolutions Web Login being worked on, it was removed because of changes in Safari a while back and it was tricky to make the required adjustments.

and trying to install from within rdm: The specified blob does not exist. 


Trying to install what? Blob URL (blob:https://[...]) indeed do not work at the moment. This is weird that the WebKit WebView component does not manage them automatically, but it is possible we may be able to implement them ourselves (we alreadyhave an opened ticket for this).

Best regards,

Xavier Fortin

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Hi,

Just a mention that blob URL download has been implemented in the latest release of RDM Mac 2022.1.3.0.

Best regards,

Xavier Fortin