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Posted to dev@flex.apache.org by OmPrakash Muppirala <bi...@gmail.com> on 2013/11/28 22:52:07 UTC
Re: Display Google Maps and Google StreeView in AIR [Need advice]
On Nov 28, 2013 11:24 AM, "Maurice Amsellem" <ma...@systar.com>
wrote:
>
> Hi Team,
>
> Someone has submitted an issue about displaying Google Maps and Google
StreeView through a web view in AIR (using StageWebView or mx:HTML).
> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLEX-33927
>
> The issue is that it displays correctly, but is barely usable (missing
features, legends not showing).
>
> My analysis is that this is because of its limited HTML5 support
(displaying http://html5test.com/ in a StageWebView get a score of 119/555).
> But it may be wrong.
>
> Does someone know how StageWebView is implemented internally on Windows?
> Does it use .NET WebBrowser class , or DCOM/ActiveX or something ?
>
I think even in Windows, the Webkit renderer that ships with the AIR sdk is
used.
> If we can't do much about that on the Flex side, are there any
alternatives for displaying Google StreeView in AIR?
>
> Thanks
>
> Maurice Amsellem
> SYSTAR R&D - BusinessBridgeFX
>
Re: Display Google Maps and Google StreeView in AIR [Need advice]
Posted by Dasa Paddock <dp...@esri.com>.
The StageWebView constructor takes a "useNative" parameter:
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashPlatform/reference/actionscript/3/flash/me
dia/StageWebView.html#StageWebView()
I think this was added at 3.9.
--Dasa
On 11/28/13 1:52 PM, "OmPrakash Muppirala" <bi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>On Nov 28, 2013 11:24 AM, "Maurice Amsellem" <ma...@systar.com>
>wrote:
>>
>> Hi Team,
>>
>> Someone has submitted an issue about displaying Google Maps and Google
>StreeView through a web view in AIR (using StageWebView or mx:HTML).
>> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLEX-33927
>>
>> The issue is that it displays correctly, but is barely usable (missing
>features, legends not showing).
>>
>> My analysis is that this is because of its limited HTML5 support
>(displaying http://html5test.com/ in a StageWebView get a score of
>119/555).
>> But it may be wrong.
>>
>> Does someone know how StageWebView is implemented internally on Windows?
>> Does it use .NET WebBrowser class , or DCOM/ActiveX or something ?
>>
>
>I think even in Windows, the Webkit renderer that ships with the AIR sdk
>is
>used.
>
>> If we can't do much about that on the Flex side, are there any
>alternatives for displaying Google StreeView in AIR?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Maurice Amsellem
>> SYSTAR R&D - BusinessBridgeFX
>>