From b148d2312e1a5069a7bada6105f650374da7e266 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Hans Dijkema <hans@dijkewijk.nl>
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2025 22:41:56 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] So, I think this is the minimal solution to this
 GtkWebkit WebView navigation problem.

Signed-off-by: Hans Dijkema <hans@dijkewijk.nl>
---
 src/webui.c | 50 +++++++++++++++++---------------------------------
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/webui.c b/src/webui.c
index 4db7447ec..0f7071106 100644
--- a/src/webui.c
+++ b/src/webui.c
@@ -264,7 +264,6 @@ typedef struct webui_event_inf_t {
         void* gtk_win;
         void* gtk_wv;
         bool open;
-        bool in_show;
         // WebUI Window
         char* url;
         bool navigate;
@@ -277,6 +276,8 @@ typedef struct webui_event_inf_t {
         bool stop;
     } _webui_wv_linux_t;
 
+    #define GTK_WEBVIEW_SET_IN_SHOW(win, status) if (win && win->has_all_events) { win->in_show = status; }
+
 #else
     extern bool _webui_macos_wv_new(int index, bool frameless, bool resizable);
     extern void _webui_macos_wv_new_thread_safe(int index, bool frameless, bool resizable);
@@ -387,6 +388,7 @@ typedef struct _webui_window_t {
     #ifdef _WIN32
     _webui_wv_win32_t* webView;
     #elif __linux__
+    bool in_show;
     _webui_wv_linux_t* webView;
     #else
     _webui_wv_macos_t* webView;
@@ -8190,6 +8192,10 @@ static bool _webui_show_window(_webui_window_t* win, struct mg_connection* clien
         _webui_log_debug("[Core]\t\t_webui_show_window(FILE, [%zu])\n", browser);
     #endif
 
+    #if __linux__
+        GTK_WEBVIEW_SET_IN_SHOW(win, true)
+    #endif
+
     #ifdef WEBUI_TLS
     // TLS
     if (_webui_is_empty(_webui.ssl_cert) || _webui_is_empty(_webui.ssl_key)) {
@@ -11876,35 +11882,19 @@ BOOL WINAPI DllMain(HINSTANCE hinstDLL, DWORD fdwReason, LPVOID lpReserved) {
         }
     }
 
-    static inline void _webui_wv_gtk_set_show(_webui_window_t* win, bool status) {
-        if (win) {
-            if (win->webView && win->has_all_events) {
-                win->webView->in_show = status;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    static inline bool _webui_wv_gtk_is_show(_webui_window_t* win) {
-        if (win) {
-            if (win->webView && win->has_all_events) {
-                return win->webView->in_show;
-            }
-        }
-        return true;
-    }
-
     static bool _webui_wv_event_decision(void *widget, void *decision, int decision_type, void *user_data) {
         switch(decision_type) {
             case WEBKIT_POLICY_DECISION_TYPE_NAVIGATION_ACTION: {
                 
                 _webui_window_t* win = _webui_dereference_win_ptr(user_data);
 
-                if (!win->has_all_events) {
-                    return false;
-                }
-
-                if (_webui_wv_gtk_is_show(win)) {
-                    _webui_wv_gtk_set_show(win, false);
+                // If all events are handled, check in_show
+                if (win->has_all_events) {
+                    if (win->in_show) { // Don't catch navigation event
+                        GTK_WEBVIEW_SET_IN_SHOW(win, false)
+                        return false;
+                    }
+                } else { // Don't catch navigation event
                     return false;
                 }
 
@@ -12137,7 +12127,7 @@ BOOL WINAPI DllMain(HINSTANCE hinstDLL, DWORD fdwReason, LPVOID lpReserved) {
         }
 
         // Show
-        _webui_wv_gtk_set_show(win, true); // TODO: Check if we need this here because we are about to load a URI
+
         webkit_web_view_load_uri(win->webView->gtk_wv, win->webView->url);
         gtk_widget_show_all(win->webView->gtk_win);
         win->webView->open = true;
@@ -12348,6 +12338,8 @@ BOOL WINAPI DllMain(HINSTANCE hinstDLL, DWORD fdwReason, LPVOID lpReserved) {
 
         // Linux GTK WebView
 
+        GTK_WEBVIEW_SET_IN_SHOW(win, true)
+
         #ifdef WEBUI_DYNAMIC
         #ifdef WEBUI_LOG
         _webui_log_debug("[Core]\t\t_webui_wv_show() -> WebUI dynamic version does not support Linux WebView\n");
@@ -12429,14 +12421,6 @@ BOOL WINAPI DllMain(HINSTANCE hinstDLL, DWORD fdwReason, LPVOID lpReserved) {
             }
         }
 
-        if (_webui.is_webview) {
-            // We have a Linux WebKitGTK WebView running
-            _webui_wv_gtk_set_show(win, true);
-        } else {
-            // Failed to start the Linux WebKitGTK
-            _webui_wv_gtk_set_show(win, false);
-        }
-
         #ifdef WEBUI_LOG
         _webui_log_debug("[Core]\t\t_webui_wv_show() -> Return [%d]\n", (_webui.is_webview == true));
         #endif

From cee79ad60be7679b8d8eb2288e0424bc20f89c3a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Hans Dijkema <hans@dijkewijk.nl>
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2025 22:52:21 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Remove unnecessary GTK_WEBVIEW_SET_IN_SHOW(win, true).

Signed-off-by: Hans Dijkema <hans@dijkewijk.nl>
---
 src/webui.c | 2 --
 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/webui.c b/src/webui.c
index 0f7071106..79d48cd02 100644
--- a/src/webui.c
+++ b/src/webui.c
@@ -12338,8 +12338,6 @@ BOOL WINAPI DllMain(HINSTANCE hinstDLL, DWORD fdwReason, LPVOID lpReserved) {
 
         // Linux GTK WebView
 
-        GTK_WEBVIEW_SET_IN_SHOW(win, true)
-
         #ifdef WEBUI_DYNAMIC
         #ifdef WEBUI_LOG
         _webui_log_debug("[Core]\t\t_webui_wv_show() -> WebUI dynamic version does not support Linux WebView\n");