[feat] [v2] How to create a child web view

[gusxodnjs]

[feat] [v2] How to create a child web view

[amrbashir]

In v2, I think I can make it using the parent method. But it doesn't seem to work in a Windows environment. And, it seems that the method used in v1 is no longer available. Is that right?

owner_window have been renamed to just owner, seems like the documentation for Windows have failed to build but it exists.

You can still use parent method which is more cross-platform, not sure how is it not working for you, could you explain more? and provide a minimal repro

[gusxodnjs]

@amrbashir
https://github.com/gusxodnjs/tauri-issues/tree/bug/parent-window

In Windows, the web views created by the parent method act like separate web views. Is there something I missed?

• macos
  

• windows

bandicam.2024-07-01.10-53-35-018.mp4

[amrbashir]

The macOS behavior doesn't have any equivalent on Windows. The nearest thing is Owned windows, which you can read about their behavior here https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/winmsg/window-features#owned-windows

Closing as this is the intended behavior.

[gusxodnjs]

@amrbashir
Thank you, but I think users expect the same behavior for each os when using the way the platform provides it. Can't it be abstracted in Tauri even if the specifications are different for each os?
Finally, how do I implement macos-like behavior in a v2 window environment? Should I change the location of my child's window directly whenever the location of the parent window changes?

[amrbashir]

@amrbashir Thank you, but I think users expect the same behavior for each os when using the way the platform provides it. Can't it be abstracted in Tauri even if the specifications are different for each os?

I understand the sentiment but not everything can be abstracted to behave the same on each OS.

Finally, how do I implement macos-like behavior in a v2 window environment? Should I change the location of my child's window directly whenever the location of the parent window changes?

You can try to listen for parent move events and update the child location.

[gusxodnjs]

@amrbashir
Thank you for your reply.