How to build an shipable, "local", branded mini-browser

Question

Since I don't really have a good idea for word to search with myself I’d like to ask you:

Is there some project, technology, w/e that enables you to build a 'browser' with a very slim ui. Just some CI and a customised "starting page".

I'm thinking of something like the Webkit engine (and interface) Valve/Steam uses for it's clients store page.

In what direction should I search for something like that ? How would one start implement something like that ?

Answers to questions:

• We need this to provide something like a "Kiosk" application (for touchscreens) and shippable to our Customers. Running a browser in "full screen" is a temporary solution.

• As of Platforms: Windows is absolutely sufficient for now, but Mac/Linux wouldn't hurt.

• Prism looks nice so far but lacks the "shippable" part, e.g. I see no way of packaging it.

Answer 1

Take a look at Mozilla Prism. It's a "UI-Less" version of the Mozilla/Gecko rendering engine aimed at deploying web apps on the Desktop. It's also multi-platform. It might be fairly close to what you need, with comparably little work.

Answer 2

WebKit has bindings for many languages, is cross-platform, and is full-featured as a HTML engine. A bit of work capturing signals and calling functions will make it into any kind of web browser you like.