ajay thapar wrote: > From your email, I understand that with Android 1.5 SDK (pre), Android > application developers cannot develop and install new Web Browser > plug-ins based on NPAPIs using C/C++ language or Object-C. It is only > possible today through the firmware modifications, via the Android open > source project.
Correct. > *Please clarify the following:* > * > **What is the technical limitation for disallowing the Android > Application developers to create and register new Web browser > plug-in (say based on NPAPIs using C/C++ language)? ** There is no means to distribute and install C-compiled shared libraries at the SDK level. In particular, there is no means to distribute and install C-compiled shared libraries for every possible chipset at the SDK level. As I understand it, that is the aim of the android-ndk project. > ****Where this limitation is officially documented? ** That is like asking "where is the limitation on Windows running UNIVAC applications documented?" Documentation rarely covers all of the things that cannot be done, preferring to devote more space to the things that can be done. The issues surrounding the means to distribute and install C-compiled shared libraries for every possible chipset at the SDK level has been covered in the official Android Google Groups many times over the past year. > ****Any plans to remove this limitation?** Step #1: http://groups.google.com/group/android-ndk > * > **How websites which are based on plug-ins (e.g Flash plug-in) > will work in Andorid Browser.** Generally speaking, they do not work. More specifically, Web sites that require Flash have a big empty space wherever the Flash animation would reside on the page. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://twitter.com/commonsguy Warescription: Three Android Books, Plus Updates, $35/Year --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
