On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 11:50 AM, Michael Davidson<[email protected]> wrote:
> THE PROBLEM > > <snip> > feature parity with desktop applications. > <snip> > > A SOLUTION > > <snip> > hidden HTML/JS page running > in the background that can access the DOM of visible windows. > <snip> > > KNOWN ISSUES > > As mentioned in earlier discussions about persistent workers, > permissioning UI is a major issue. > The thing that rubs me the wrong way about this is not that there would be a permissioning UI, it would be the permission decision I would have to convey through said UI. How do I know that I want to let some site have the same permissions I give Gmail? Do you really, really need this? Gmail is already always running on my desktop.
