# Ruby/Tk web browser plug in **URL:** \ **Category:** ruby-talk\ **Created:** [24 June 2003 13:07 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/ruby-tk-web-browser-plug-in/6540 "2003-06-24T13:07:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![John\_Fletcher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7cd45c/32.png) [@John\_Fletcher](https://rubytalk.org/u/John_Fletcher)\ **Post date:** [24 June 2003 13:07 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/ruby-tk-web-browser-plug-in/6540/1 "2003-06-24T13:07:29Z")
I have been looking on the web to find a plugin for Nestcape and Internet Explorer which would enable me to provide Ruby/TK applications from a server running Linux/Apache to clients running those browsers on Windows XP. I have come to the conclusion that there is not yet such a thing. The plugin does exist for Tcl/Tk. There is an old version at [http://tcl.activestate.com/software/plugin/download.html](http://tcl.activestate.com/software/plugin/download.html). A newer (alpha) version is available at Bitwalk: [http://b2c-1.rocketbeach.com/~bitwalk/tcltk\_plugin\_download.html](http://b2c-1.rocketbeach.com/~bitwalk/tcltk_plugin_download.html) The source code of both is available. I have also found the source code of a perl/Tk plugin at [http://www.lehigh.edu/~sol0/ptk/ppl/ppl.html](http://www.lehigh.edu/~sol0/ptk/ppl/ppl.html) There was also the suggestion of a Broadway plugin - see [http://www.csn.ul.ie/~caolan/TechTexts/Broadway.html](http://www.csn.ul.ie/~caolan/TechTexts/Broadway.html) - but I have not found source for a windows version of this. I am sufficiently interested to look into the development of such a plugin. I would welcome suggestions on how to go about it and what in particular needs to be done about security. I have posted this on RubyGarden at [http://www.rubygarden.org/ruby?RubyTk/WebBrowserPlugin](http://www.rubygarden.org/ruby?RubyTk/WebBrowserPlugin) to provide a place for discussion. John Fletcher.