10 extensions including jQuery won't bog the browser down, as each extension runs in a separate process anyways. However using Google CDN makes the extensions smaller and jQuery will be loaded from the browser cache most of the time.
-------------------------------------------------- From: "Doug @ Straw Dogs" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 9:19 PM To: "Chromium-extensions" <[email protected]> Subject: [crx] Re: Using jQuery > Is including jQuery recommended? > Are there any plans to implement some mechanism to include jQuery more > efficiently from say the Google CDN for multiple extensions at a time? > > I'm just thinking that if 10 authors include jQuery individually then > it's going to bog the browser down unecessarily. There must be a nicer > way of doing it? > > On Dec 29, 6:48 pm, Brian Kennish <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 11:57 AM, Schalk Neethling >> >> >> >> >> >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > For testing purposes I basically have a popup.html defined in my >> > Manifest and then have the following in my background.html: >> >> > <html> >> > <head> >> > <script src="jquery.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script> >> >> > <script> >> > $("p").css({'background-color': 'yellow'}); >> > </script> >> >> > </head> >> > </html> >> >> > In my popup I do have a little Hello World paragraph but on loading the >> > extension and clicking on the icon the popup pops with the paragraph >> > but >> > the background color does not change :( >> >> > Am I going about this the wrong way? I have tried adding the: >> >> > <script> >> > $("p").css({'background-color': 'yellow'}); >> > </script> >> >> > to the popup.html but with no success. >> >> Hey Schalk, you'll have to include jQuery in your popup file to >> reference the library there. Extension components don't automatically >> have access to a background page's JavaScript objects. >> >> Also, you might find it easier to load jQuery remotely rather than >> bundling it with your extension. For example, the Google AJAX >> Libraries API provides a convenient way to do so: >> >> <script >> type="text/javascript" >> src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1/jquery.min.js";> >> </script> > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Chromium-extensions" 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/chromium-extensions?hl=en. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Chromium-extensions" 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/chromium-extensions?hl=en.
