I'd like to embed a web browser control into a Visual Basic 6 application.
The only problem is that I would NOT like to use Internet Explorer, as it has several issues and that's currently what I'm using.
Firefox, Chrome or even Opera would be appreciated if it was reasonably possible.
I think that WebKit may be what you need.
WebKit is an open source web browser engine.
A guide is available on how to integratae WebKit
with VB
is available here:
http://vb.wikia.com/wiki/Embedding_WebKit
WebKit
is used by Google Chrome
and Apple Safari
. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebKit
From WebBrowser Control for Visual Basic 6.0 Users:
The Visual Basic 6.0 WebBrowser control, also known as the Microsoft
Internet Controls or Shdocvw.dll, is an ActiveX control that allows
you to host Internet Explorer inside your application.
Since the WebBrowser Control is a Microsoft ActiveX control, I assume that the only option is Internet Explorer, since that is also a Microsoft product.
WebkitX works well, but is commercial so will cost for licensing (but free to try):