I'm a newbie. Checked the FAQ but not sure if I got the right answer. I am developing a desktop gadget that needs to be able to process asynchronous events from a program running on the same machine as the gadget. I could write a DLL that is embedded in the gadget that can can communicate with the local program, i.e. Gadget<->Javascript<- >DLL<->Program, but it doesn't look like it is possible for asynchronous events to be bubbled from the Program into Javascript without polling. Is that true? Is there anyway for the DLL to invoke an arbitrary Javascript function in the gadget? My worry is that if the Javascript had to resort to polling the DLL, the CPU might be impacted. The gadget needs to process an event within about 250ms from when the event actually occurs.
My next guess would be to use XMLHttpRequest and to put some kind of HTTP handler within the program. Are there any security concerns here? Can the XMLHttpRequest in a desktop gadget send the request to the local machine? What if the gadget were running in the browser? Any other ideas for bubbling an arbitrary event from a program/DLL into a gadget on the same computer? Thanks for the help. Michael --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Desktop Developer Group" 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/Google-Desktop-Developer?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
