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by amalcon 5379 days ago
It would be entirely possible to do both at the same time. There are javascript bindings for GTK. This isn't so much a workaround for javascript as a workaround for HTML.

And yes, there are absolutely cases where it would be easier to create a GTK application than an HTML application. You don't need to worry about choosing a widget library, for one, and placement is very straightforward.