The database in Webkit is their implementation of the HTML5 "Structured client-side storage" spec. It looks like there's an effort to make the Gears API mirror this spec (and maybe use it behind the scenes if its implemented on the current browser?): http://code.google.com/p/gears/wiki/Database2API
rob On Mar 10, 12:16 pm, Max <[email protected]> wrote: > Now, I'm no coding expert, wouldn't claim to be. I did notice, > however, that google gears and the latest versions of Webkit both > implement client side databases. I detest the duplication of space > and efforts, especially on my own computer, but I enjoy the added > functionality offered by Gears, as well as the control aspect of > tighter browser integration using Webkit. > My question is this: Is there anywhere to request that the storage > method used by gears be selectable by the user? I would like Gears > and WebKit to work together, when possible, because that makes sense > to me. Any thoughts? > > Thanks, > > Max
