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Anonymous
September 11, 2013
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AIR Webkit upgrade

  • September 11, 2013
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Hello!

As you can see in the topic below, i'm totally stuck with AIR and Google Maps JS V3 embedded into my air application.

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18723453/air-and-google-maps-javascript-v3-street-view/18724082?noredirect=1#18724082

Can i just upgrade the webkit version used by AIR?

Otherwise... are you planning to upgrade it? The current one was used by Safari in 2010!

Thank you

Davide

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    Correct answer AdrianSmithUK

    Hi Chris

    I am also desperate for an update to webkit.

    The current browser object is awful. To see how bad it is, just make a simple browser app and try surfing the web for 10 minutes. It's so bad that I'm going to have to use Chrome or Mozilla in my current project. I couldn't possibly release something to the public that uses the current flex browser object.

    Davide has kindly created a bug report and the link is:

    https://bugbase.adobe.com/index.cfm?event=bug&id=3630656

    He posted it on StackOverflow. Unfortunately, I don't have voting privileges.

    Kind Regards,

    Adrian Smith

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    maretron
    Participating Frequently
    March 21, 2018

    Adobe - I am now also desperate for an upgrade to WebKit.    I have applications in the field that use Google Maps, and in February they withdrew support for the version of WebKit you are using.  I need interaction between the map JavaScript code and Actionscript and StageWebView can't do that (as far as I know). I need to call JavaScript routines from AS and have callbacks as well to "call" AS code from Javascript.

    Please can we get an update.

    Alex

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    marcanw
    Inspiring
    March 22, 2018

    calling javascript routine from AS is easy with stagewebview: webView.loadURL("javascript:myjsfunc('hello')");

    calling AS from javascript is trickier. You have to listen locationChanging, capture the url, decode your call and preventDefault. On the js side, change the location to trigger the locationChanging with your params.

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    maretron
    Participating Frequently
    March 26, 2018

    Thank you.   I'll try this over the next couple of days and let you know how it goes.  Again, thank you.

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    Anonymous
    March 15, 2014

    I'm not new to flex but I've not used the html component much. In an effort to reduce my dependency on AIR I decided to run most of the content in the html component only to find its old and crap just like the rest of it! Desktop AIR that it.

    I think if this carries on Adobes customers will go away, which seems to be what they want.

    Why do Adobe contribute to webkit and then ignore including in thier own products, its crazy.

    Air used to be awesome, the current situation with Adobe and Apache is frustrating to say the least.

    Just another sad flex user,

    Nigel

    chris.campbell
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    chris.campbellCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    September 11, 2013

    We don't have any immediate plans to update the built in webkit.  We've recently made changes to StageWebView to leverage the system's browser engine but that only allows very basic interaction with the html content.

    I know this is a common question but I couldn't find a feature request on our bug database.  If you get a chance, I would recommend adding one on http://bugbase.adobe.com and posting back with the URL so that others can add their votes and comments.

    Thanks,

    Chris

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    AdrianSmithUKCorrect answer
    Inspiring
    September 25, 2013

    Hi Chris

    I am also desperate for an update to webkit.

    The current browser object is awful. To see how bad it is, just make a simple browser app and try surfing the web for 10 minutes. It's so bad that I'm going to have to use Chrome or Mozilla in my current project. I couldn't possibly release something to the public that uses the current flex browser object.

    Davide has kindly created a bug report and the link is:

    https://bugbase.adobe.com/index.cfm?event=bug&id=3630656

    He posted it on StackOverflow. Unfortunately, I don't have voting privileges.

    Kind Regards,

    Adrian Smith

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