README.md

nw.js webchimera demos

This repository demonstrates how to write a basic interface for WebChimera using nw.js (node-webkit) and either QML or CSS & JavaScript.

Installation

On OS X

1. Download nw.js, choose the 64bit version
2. Extract nw.js and copy the files from this repository to your nw root directory.
3. Download WebChimera for Mac
4. From your downloaded WebChimera disk image, copy the file WebChimera.plugin to the plugins folder in your nw root directory.
5. Rename the file package_osx.json to package.json

On Windows

1. Download nw.js, choose the 32bit version
2. Extract nw.js and copy the files from this repository to your nw root directory.
3. Download the latest WebChimera from the releases at GitHub. Choose the file named WebChimera_X.X.X_vlc_X.X.X.zip
4. Extract all of the contents of the zip file to the plugins folder in your nw root directory.
5. Rename the file package_win.json from this repository to package.json

Usage

Once installed simply run nw. You will be presented with an index page containing 2 links: QML and HTML, CSS & JavaScript. Each of the links demonstrates how to write a simple interface using the particular languages. Dig into the code to see how it works.

Further reading

To learn how to write QML, @gyzerok wrote a nice tutorial on how to get started with QML on the WebChimera Wiki.

Dig into the WebChimera JavaScript API to see how to implement interfaces using JavaScript.