Google Chrome for GNU/Linux will use GTK+ and not Qt. Why would Google choose GTK+ over Qt? Qt would integrate better with WebKit as both are written in C++ and have similar lineage. WebKit was initially a fork of KHTML, KDE's rendering engine, and KDE uses the Qt toolkit. Another reason to use Qt is it has better themeing support than GTK+, it'll look native on KDE and it'll look native on Gnome. Here are some screenshots of Arora web browser that uses Qt, it easily integrates with the underlying desktop environment.
Here's an idea
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If you're a freetard, but you need to run Windows at work or something,
I've got an idea for a utility that will keep you true to the cause.
Well, a mockup...
16 years ago
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