I'd like to write an application that would use both Javascript and HTML as for the user interface. The app wouldn't really need an internet connection but will need access to the user's local files.
My first thought was that this would be impossible in a browser due to the security restrictions on the access to local files.
My second thought was to try to use webkit directly from C++ and use Python instead of Javascript, but that seems rather complicated, and I feel like overkilling by using Qt.
My third thought was to use a signed Java applet to make all local accesses, but then I'm not too sure of this either.
Any suggestions on what I should do?