Matt, My im feature lets two or more people talk back and forth and there is no way to alert the end user when he gets a message. The way it is now, the end user has to have the im window open and sit and watch it for incoming messages. I could put up an alert box or change an icon in my application, but that doesn't help much if the browser window is hidden behind another os window. My browser polls the server for new messages. I am looking for a way to alert the end user when he gets a new message because the browser instant message window is just another window in my application and may or may not be open. Plus the entire browser may be hidden behind other os windows. The ideal solution would be to access the os taskbar and have an icon change. (like kopete or other instant messageing programs) I don't know if there is anything that lets the browser talk to the os in any way at all. Another solution might be to figure out how to play a sound. It is hard to keep up with all of the tools and new developments out there. It seems that google and others are coming up with ways to write to the users local hard drive, but what about running some kind of program. Maybe in some kind of limited scope?
tom Matthew Gregory wrote: > > You can't really. > It does depend on what you are trying to achieve though, if you give > more detail maybe there is a work around. Perhaps if you start with > explaining why do you want to notify the operating system and what do > you expect it to do? > > Matt > > tsmiller wrote: >> Developers, >> I have written and added a simple instant messaging feature to my >> application and I would like to know how to access the operating system >> from >> a browser. I would like to notify the operating system when I receive a >> message. Can someone point me in the right direction? I would like to >> know >> what options are available. Or even if it is possible? thanks. >> >> tom >> >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Come build with us! The BlackBerry(R) Developer Conference in SF, CA > is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your > developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay > ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9 - 12, 2009. Register now! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconference > _______________________________________________ > qooxdoo-devel mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/qooxdoo-devel > > -- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/How-can-I-access-my-os-from-the-web-browser--tp26123794p26134029.html Sent from the qooxdoo-devel mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Come build with us! The BlackBerry(R) Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9 - 12, 2009. Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconference _______________________________________________ qooxdoo-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/qooxdoo-devel
