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.

#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.

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1101132

‘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/

Once again, I find myself building #Clang 20.1 to build our #WebKit ports for Linux *with* libc++ and see whether we may be able to enable yet more compiler safety checks that aren't available in GCC. I also hope your day is going well

C++Now 2025 SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT: Memory Safety in WebKit by Geoffrey Garen

https://schedule.cppnow.org/session/2025/memory-safety-in-webkit/

Register now at https://cppnow.org/registration/

This week in my search for a macOS+iOS alternative to Firefox I’m trying out Kagi’s Orion browser on macOS and iOS. It's WebKit based.

Pros: no telemetry (they say); built in ad and tracking blocking; can install Chrome and Firefox extensions; it can run uBlock Origin (even in iOS!).

Cons: not open source (their FAQ says they're "working on it”); requires iCloud for bookmark and tab syncing; WebKit.

Thoughts? #browsers #privacy #kagi #orion #OrionBrowser #macOS #iOS #WebKit

WebKit : le régulateur britannique accuse Apple de freiner l’innovation dans les navigateurs mobiles http://dlvr.it/TJVgRW #WebKit #Apple

#Apple fixes #WebKit #ZeroDay exploited in ‘extremely sophisticated’ attacks

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/apple/apple-fixes-webkit-zero-day-exploited-in-extremely-sophisticated-attacks/

Apple schließt kritische 0-Day-Sicherheitslücke in iOS und iPadOS
Apple hat ein dringendes Sicherheitsupdate für iOS und iPadOS veröffentlicht, um eine kritische 0-Day-Schwachstelle zu schließen. Die Lücke, die unter der Kennung CVE-2025-24201 geführt
https://www.apfeltalk.de/magazin/news/apple-schliesst-kritische-0-day-sicherheitsluecke-in-ios-und-ipados/
#iPad #iPhone #News #0Day #Apple #CVE202524201 #Cyberangriff #iOS #iPad #iPadOS #iPhone #Sicherheitsupdate #SoftwareUpdate #Webkit

Apple bringt Notfall-Sicherheitsupdates für fast alle Geräte. Zero-Day-Lücke in #WebKit ermöglicht Ausbruch aus der Sandbox-Umgebung. Dringende Updates für MacOS, iOS, iPadOS und VisionOS erforderlich. #Apple https://winfuture.de/news,149495.html?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=ManualStatus&utm_campaign=SocialMedia

Cuando volvamos a vivir una época en la que sólo hay un navegador y tengamos que sufrir los desmanes de ese navegador, como ocurrió con #InternetExplorer, nos acordaremos de todos estos defensores de la pureza que se van a cargar a #Firefox

Y no penséis que estoy siendo melodramático. Vengo notando desde hace un tiempo que hay webs que sólo funcionan correctamente con #webkit

#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.