Hi Gears community, I am currently evaluating Gears (more precisely GWT + Gears) for its value as a real platform for application development. I believe that this is the right step in the right direction and see great potential. However, there are shortcomings with regards to the current version. I know we are far from being version 1.0 so I wonder whether this is functionality soon to come or whether the community / the developers think that this will never work for security reasons. Here my scenario:
I am writing a web application that is making heavy use of a user's local files in a certain directory (and subdirectories). As far as I understood the Gears API, the only way to access local files is to use the Desktop class which offers me that functionality through a user dialog. (Would be happy to learn that I am wrong). This does not meet my needs though as I might want to frequently access diverse files in a certain folder without bugging the user all the time. I believe that full local filesystem access is mandatory for a "platform" that tries to enable desktop-like applications. So my question is: Will there be a way to get full access to a folder of the user's choosing? (Assuming the user granted all the rights and was informed about the implications). Is there a way to get that today, or if not, maybe sometime soon? Best, Daniel Vocke
