Google Gears Google Gears project is an open source Firefox extension that enables web applications to provide offline functionality.
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Google Gears project is an open source Firefox extension that enables web applications to provide offline functionality. Google Gears project is an open source Firefox extension that enables web applications to provide offline functionality using following JavaScript APIs:· Store and serve application resources locally· Store data locally in a fully-searchable relational database· Run asynchronous Javascript to improve application responsivenessRequirements:· Firefox 3.0.*What's New in This Release:· Added support for Firefox 3.· Added initial Desktop module with support for creating desktop shortcuts.Database changes:· Added the rowsAffected property. Factory changes:· Added the hasPermission property.· Added the getPermission() method. LocalServer changes:· Added the oncomplete, onerror, and onprogress events to the ManagedResourceStore class.· ManagedResourceStore will now retry captures under some circumstances to help with load balanced applications.· ManagedResourceStore now sends the special header X-Gears-Reason: validate-manifest when rechecking the manifest at the end of an update. WorkerPool changes:· The sendMessage method now accepts complex objects instead of just strings.· Added the body property to onmessage's message parameter. Download Page changes:· Added the icon_src and name parameters.· Added the action=upgrade querystring parameter.

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