Hi String and Ziv, Long polling will only work in a gadget of type url. The Javascript cross domain security will prevent using the HttpXmlRequest, and the _IG_Fetch...() API has a 10 second time out which will prevent any efficient long polling.
With a gadget type url, you can pretty much do anything you would do on a normal webpage (other than using cookies with browsers other than Firefox). Therefore, the long polling would work there. Jerome On Nov 30, 12:13 am, String <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Ziv, > > As Jerome said, there's no support for such a mechanism in the Gadget > API, but that doesn't mean it isn't possible. Gadgets are mini web > pages at their core, so any server push technology that works on a web > page will work on a gadget. In addition to Java and Flash, long > polling is a viable option as well. > > HTH, > > String > > On Nov 26, 3:40 pm, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > Hey, > > > I would like to know if it is possible to "communicate" in any way or > > method with a gadget from an outside source, without the gadget > > needing to request data every 1 sec. > > Just open connection and retrieve the data upon request, and then do > > something with it... > > something like registering to a server with the gadget/google account, > > and then when something new happens in the server, it will send me a > > notification that will be displayed in the gadget.. > > > any ideas? > > > -Ziv --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "iGoogle Developer Forum" 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-Gadgets-API?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
