Today

• 8 hours ago

  issue 847 ([Mac] [Safari 4] [Snow Leopard] Gears not working Safari 4 -...) commented on by relen.drkhmr   -   It is annoying that 1password solved this problem over two months ago[1] and google's team has not done anything to fix it. SIMBL's implementation uses this approach. I would love to help in the effort to get this working but I have neither the experience or the time. Google Gears has become rather important with the introduction of Wave, and with an official version of Chrome lacking, it would be nice if 64-bit Safari 4 were supported. [1]: http://kevin.sb.org/2009/09/02/1password-extension-loading-in-snow-leopard/

  It is annoying that 1password solved this problem over two months ago[1] and google's team has not done anything to fix it. SIMBL's implementation uses this approach. I would love to help in the effort to get this working but I have neither the experience or the time. Google Gears has become rather important with the introduction of Wave, and with an official version of Chrome lacking, it would be nice if 64-bit Safari 4 were supported. [1]: http://kevin.sb.org/2009/09/02/1password-extension-loading-in-snow-leopard/
• 16 hours ago

  issue 975 (FF 3.0.15 said to be incompatible with Gears 0.5.33.0) commented on by stevenrkirk   -   Also happening with Ubuntu Hardy 8.04 LTS, FF 3.0.15

  Also happening with Ubuntu Hardy 8.04 LTS, FF 3.0.15
• 22 hours ago

  issue 936 ( Gears windows mobile 6.5 support) commented on by kiran.mply   -   Don't have complete list. Is there any alternative you have. What are you planning next, any other alternative for gears Database.

  Don't have complete list. Is there any alternative you have. What are you planning next, any other alternative for gears Database.

Yesterday

• 34 hours ago

  issue 975 (FF 3.0.15 said to be incompatible with Gears 0.5.33.0) commented on by tbeposts   -   This is also happening with Ubuntu 9.10 and Firefox 3.5.* with the exception that checking for extension updates in Firefox shows no update available for Gears (installed version is 0.5.32.0). The Gears update that Ubuntu 9.10 (Update manager?) is trying to install is 0.5.33.0. Going to the Gears website only shows 0.5.32.0 available for Firefox 3.5.*.

  This is also happening with Ubuntu 9.10 and Firefox 3.5.* with the exception that checking for extension updates in Firefox shows no update available for Gears (installed version is 0.5.32.0). The Gears update that Ubuntu 9.10 (Update manager?) is trying to install is 0.5.33.0. Going to the Gears website only shows 0.5.32.0 available for Firefox 3.5.*.
• 38 hours ago

  issue 975 (FF 3.0.15 said to be incompatible with Gears 0.5.33.0) commented on by troyengel   -   Minor note, step one should be 3.0.15 not 4.0.15 :) Fedora 10 used here, same FF version 3.0.15 is installed.

  Minor note, step one should be 3.0.15 not 4.0.15 :) Fedora 10 used here, same FF version 3.0.15 is installed.
• 41 hours ago

  issue 936 ( Gears windows mobile 6.5 support) commented on by aras...@3i-consulting.com   -   Interesting. Is there a list of Windows Mobile devices that work and ones that dont?

  Interesting. Is there a list of Windows Mobile devices that work and ones that dont?

Last 7 days

• Nov 12, 2009

  issue 936 ( Gears windows mobile 6.5 support) commented on by kiran.mply   -   I have developed the whole application using Gears database on 6.1WM Professional Emulator. The project is almost done and Now I am experiencing while deploying and testing in Client Mobile. The gears is not supported in few Mobiles even with WM5,WM6,WM6.1 example It worked in Acer Mobile with 6.1 Prof , But its not working in HTC 6.1 Prof The OEM makers are making some changes to the original WM6.1 Prof and selling them Is there any other way to have Javascript local database like Gears Sqlite. We Silverlight for local storage but its not available for Mobile. I think we have to build our own from the Gears Source code.

  I have developed the whole application using Gears database on 6.1WM Professional Emulator. The project is almost done and Now I am experiencing while deploying and testing in Client Mobile. The gears is not supported in few Mobiles even with WM5,WM6,WM6.1 example It worked in Acer Mobile with 6.1 Prof , But its not working in HTC 6.1 Prof The OEM makers are making some changes to the original WM6.1 Prof and selling them Is there any other way to have Javascript local database like Gears Sqlite. We Silverlight for local storage but its not available for Mobile. I think we have to build our own from the Gears Source code.
• Nov 12, 2009

  issue 975 (FF 3.0.15 said to be incompatible with Gears 0.5.33.0) reported by r.drew.davis   -   What steps will reproduce the problem? 1. Start with FF 4.0.15 without Gears. 2. Install by clicking the install link on gears.google.com. It installs 0.5.32.0. 3. After the Firefox restart, check for extension updates and allow it to try to install 0.5.33.0 What is the expected output? What do you see instead? You expect the offered update to install. Instead it pops up a box that says "Google Gears" could not be installed because it is not compatible with your Firefox build type (Linux_x86-gcc3). Please contact the author of this item about the problem." What version of the product are you using? On what operating system? I'm using Ubuntu 9.4 (Jaunty Jackalope). Please provide any additional information below. See http://groups.google.com/group/gears-users/browse_thread/thread/dd48ced4bc35c2ff - Gears won't update. See http://groups.google.com/group/gears-users/browse_thread/thread/4855fd8df82b11e4 - Januty [sic], Firefox 3.0 and gcc3 issue See http://groups.google.com/group/gears-users/browse_thread/thread/317d178b1cb5c055 - Google Gears is not compatible (Linux_x86-gcc3) There are disturbingly many other open issues that are awfully close to this one, but that involve different versions of Firefox. Seems like Gears is having a lot of trouble keeping up with new revs of Firefox. That is worrisome. Drew

  What steps will reproduce the problem? 1. Start with FF 4.0.15 without Gears. 2. Install by clicking the install link on gears.google.com. It installs 0.5.32.0. 3. After the Firefox restart, check for extension updates and allow it to try to install 0.5.33.0 What is the expected output? What do you see instead? You expect the offered update to install. Instead it pops up a box that says "Google Gears" could not be installed because it is not compatible with your Firefox build type (Linux_x86-gcc3). Please contact the author of this item about the problem." What version of the product are you using? On what operating system? I'm using Ubuntu 9.4 (Jaunty Jackalope). Please provide any additional information below. See http://groups.google.com/group/gears-users/browse_thread/thread/dd48ced4bc35c2ff - Gears won't update. See http://groups.google.com/group/gears-users/browse_thread/thread/4855fd8df82b11e4 - Januty [sic], Firefox 3.0 and gcc3 issue See http://groups.google.com/group/gears-users/browse_thread/thread/317d178b1cb5c055 - Google Gears is not compatible (Linux_x86-gcc3) There are disturbingly many other open issues that are awfully close to this one, but that involve different versions of Firefox. Seems like Gears is having a lot of trouble keeping up with new revs of Firefox. That is worrisome. Drew
• Nov 12, 2009

  issue 900 (Downloading file:///C:/Users/xyz/Downloads/clickonce_bootstr...) commented on by jasperhorn   -   Link worked for me, thanks!

  Link worked for me, thanks!
• Nov 12, 2009

  issue 974 (BlobBuilder binary API is extremely slow in Chrome, but reas...) reported by michael.glasten   -   What steps will reproduce the problem? 1. create a large array of integers (e.g. 1 million) 2. call blobBuilder.append( myArrayOfIntegers ) 3. observe how slow this operation is in Chrome and how fast this operation is in Firefox 4. it is also very slow if blobBuilder is fed integers one-by-one, and not as an array 5. blobBuilder.append( aLargeString) works reasonably fast This is probably related to issue http://code.google.com/p/gears/issues/detail?id=955 which also exhibits Chrome-only performance issues. What is the expected output? What do you see instead? I expect reasonably "fast" performance when building files up to 10Megs (e.g. images). Gears Plugin does it faster, and appending large strings is faster, so why Chrome stumbles in this specific configuration? What version of the product are you using? On what operating system? Google Chrome 3.0.195.32 on Windows 7 64 bit.

  What steps will reproduce the problem? 1. create a large array of integers (e.g. 1 million) 2. call blobBuilder.append( myArrayOfIntegers ) 3. observe how slow this operation is in Chrome and how fast this operation is in Firefox 4. it is also very slow if blobBuilder is fed integers one-by-one, and not as an array 5. blobBuilder.append( aLargeString) works reasonably fast This is probably related to issue http://code.google.com/p/gears/issues/detail?id=955 which also exhibits Chrome-only performance issues. What is the expected output? What do you see instead? I expect reasonably "fast" performance when building files up to 10Megs (e.g. images). Gears Plugin does it faster, and appending large strings is faster, so why Chrome stumbles in this specific configuration? What version of the product are you using? On what operating system? Google Chrome 3.0.195.32 on Windows 7 64 bit.
• Nov 12, 2009

  issue 955 (blob.getBytes and blob.slice performance issues in Chrome) commented on by michael.glasten   -   Yes, blob.slice() is also degrading in performance as you move further from the beginning.

  Yes, blob.slice() is also degrading in performance as you move further from the beginning.
• Nov 12, 2009

  issue 936 ( Gears windows mobile 6.5 support) commented on by aras...@3i-consulting.com   -   It's really a shame that support for Google Gears is so poor on Windows Mobile. Is your issue only relating to Win 6.5? Or are you having trouble with Windows 6.1 too? For us, we have seen issues with Win 6.1 too. Regards, Alon

  It's really a shame that support for Google Gears is so poor on Windows Mobile. Is your issue only relating to Win 6.5? Or are you having trouble with Windows 6.1 too? For us, we have seen issues with Win 6.1 too. Regards, Alon
• Nov 12, 2009

  issue 973 ([Safari 4 Leopard] Google Wave isn't recognised by Gears) reported by ranauei   -   What steps will reproduce the problem? 1. Clean install of Gears 2. Login into Wave account What is the expected output? What do you see instead? I espect to see the little dialog of Gears prompting me to trust Wave, like it appens in the gears demos, instead nothing happens. What version of the product are you using? On what operating system? Gears 0.5.32.0 on Leopard 10.5.8 PPC Full patched, Safari 4.0.4. Please provide any additional information below.

  What steps will reproduce the problem? 1. Clean install of Gears 2. Login into Wave account What is the expected output? What do you see instead? I espect to see the little dialog of Gears prompting me to trust Wave, like it appens in the gears demos, instead nothing happens. What version of the product are you using? On what operating system? Gears 0.5.32.0 on Leopard 10.5.8 PPC Full patched, Safari 4.0.4. Please provide any additional information below.
• Nov 12, 2009

  issue 955 (blob.getBytes and blob.slice performance issues in Chrome) commented on by fbuchinger   -   Have you tried to slice your huge file to "sub-blobs" of 1024 bytes using blob.slice()? You could then use getBytes on each sub-blob to access the bytes of the file in your loop. This could remove your looping delay, because AFAIK blob.slice() has a much better performance than blob.getBytes()

  Have you tried to slice your huge file to "sub-blobs" of 1024 bytes using blob.slice()? You could then use getBytes on each sub-blob to access the bytes of the file in your loop. This could remove your looping delay, because AFAIK blob.slice() has a much better performance than blob.getBytes()
• Nov 11, 2009

  issue 972 (Gears home page doesn't work) reported by ble...@google.com   -   What steps will reproduce the problem? 1. Go to gears.google.com using FF3.5/Mac, Gears not installed What is the expected output? What do you see instead? Expected: "Install Gears" button. Actual: No such button. Firebug says: google.gears.factory.getBuildInfo is not a function setAppContent()js_utils.js (line 305) doSetup()gears.google.com (line 287) gears.google.com()gears.google.com (line 517) var buildInfo = google.gears.factory.getBuildInfo();\njs_utils.js (line 305) What version of the product are you using? On what operating system? FF 3.5.3, Mac Os X 10.5.8.

  What steps will reproduce the problem? 1. Go to gears.google.com using FF3.5/Mac, Gears not installed What is the expected output? What do you see instead? Expected: "Install Gears" button. Actual: No such button. Firebug says: google.gears.factory.getBuildInfo is not a function setAppContent()js_utils.js (line 305) doSetup()gears.google.com (line 287) gears.google.com()gears.google.com (line 517) var buildInfo = google.gears.factory.getBuildInfo();\njs_utils.js (line 305) What version of the product are you using? On what operating system? FF 3.5.3, Mac Os X 10.5.8.
• Nov 11, 2009

  issue 936 ( Gears windows mobile 6.5 support) commented on by kiran.mply   -   Hi I have been too waiting for a respone. We are developing a Mobile based browser application and using only gears application. I seems that the project is dead for win32, since there are no updates in SVN since June2008, I have even downloaded the source and tried to build of my own but getting some unknown error. There is even other Guy who has posted about this. I think we can come together to find some solution for this.

  Hi I have been too waiting for a respone. We are developing a Mobile based browser application and using only gears application. I seems that the project is dead for win32, since there are no updates in SVN since June2008, I have even downloaded the source and tried to build of my own but getting some unknown error. There is even other Guy who has posted about this. I think we can come together to find some solution for this.
• Nov 11, 2009

  issue 936 ( Gears windows mobile 6.5 support) commented on by aras...@3i-consulting.com   -   Is there any further update on this? We are unable to get Google Gears to work on any device 6.1 or higher.

  Is there any further update on this? We are unable to get Google Gears to work on any device 6.1 or higher.
• Nov 11, 2009

  issue 335 (Can't install on 64-bit Linux (linux-x86_64-gcc3)) commented on by victorhooi   -   heya, I tried the Gears 0.5.33.0 xpi on Firefox, worked fine, however, now I've updated to FF 3.5.5, all of the sites (e.g. Gmail) just show a blank page (i.e. white). Cheers, Victor

  heya, I tried the Gears 0.5.33.0 xpi on Firefox, worked fine, however, now I've updated to FF 3.5.5, all of the sites (e.g. Gmail) just show a blank page (i.e. white). Cheers, Victor
• Nov 11, 2009

  issue 847 ([Mac] [Safari 4] [Snow Leopard] Gears not working Safari 4 -...) commented on by eris.discord   -   Why has nobody suggested using SIMBL? I notice it was mentioned in passing as one project that survived the death of InputManagers, but instead of duplicating their solution (and having yet another daemon running in the background to do the same thing), I suggest reworking Gears for Safari as a SIMBL plugin. It may be the case that nothing even needs to be changed, provided it compiles and functions correctly as a 64-bit binary. In fact, tomorrow I am going to have a go at it. Checking out the source as we speak.

  Why has nobody suggested using SIMBL? I notice it was mentioned in passing as one project that survived the death of InputManagers, but instead of duplicating their solution (and having yet another daemon running in the background to do the same thing), I suggest reworking Gears for Safari as a SIMBL plugin. It may be the case that nothing even needs to be changed, provided it compiles and functions correctly as a 64-bit binary. In fact, tomorrow I am going to have a go at it. Checking out the source as we speak.
• Nov 10, 2009

  issue 722 ([Mac][FireFox3] Crashes when using Google Gears + Greasemonk...) commented on by andrey.desman   -   Same for Gears 0.5.33.0, Firefox 3.5.5, Windows Vista SP1. This line in greasemonkey script crashes FF: unsafeWindow.GearsFactory(); I have to inject a whole GM script into page, so it executes out of GM sandbox. Very inconvinient :(

  Same for Gears 0.5.33.0, Firefox 3.5.5, Windows Vista SP1. This line in greasemonkey script crashes FF: unsafeWindow.GearsFactory(); I have to inject a whole GM script into page, so it executes out of GM sandbox. Very inconvinient :(
• Nov 10, 2009

  issue 847 ([Mac] [Safari 4] [Snow Leopard] Gears not working Safari 4 -...) commented on by john.kmiecik   -   Man I sure do love "me too!" posts.

  Man I sure do love "me too!" posts.
• Nov 10, 2009

  issue 847 ([Mac] [Safari 4] [Snow Leopard] Gears not working Safari 4 -...) commented on by stephanuebelhoer   -   I am wondering what the great deal is here. Google simply appears to not be interested. I wonder why... Well. Enemy number one being Microsoft, of course development first goes into that platform. Some people said there are some user-built 64-bit versions of Gears around on the web. Any experience with that? As far as Mailplane / Fluid versions concern, as I understood, these are not 64-bit because Mailplane / Fluid both are not 64-bit applicatoins but rather modified 32-bit versions.

  I am wondering what the great deal is here. Google simply appears to not be interested. I wonder why... Well. Enemy number one being Microsoft, of course development first goes into that platform. Some people said there are some user-built 64-bit versions of Gears around on the web. Any experience with that? As far as Mailplane / Fluid versions concern, as I understood, these are not 64-bit because Mailplane / Fluid both are not 64-bit applicatoins but rather modified 32-bit versions.
• Nov 10, 2009

  issue 847 ([Mac] [Safari 4] [Snow Leopard] Gears not working Safari 4 -...) commented on by openmokoinc   -   Does Google even read (care about) this thread?! I'm yet another Google Apps user suffering from this problem.

  Does Google even read (care about) this thread?! I'm yet another Google Apps user suffering from this problem.
• Nov 09, 2009

  r3410 ([Author: steveblock] Fixes WINCE build bustage due to setlo...) committed by gears.daemon   -   [Author: steveblock] Fixes WINCE build bustage due to setlocale being unavailable on WinCE. PRESUBMIT=passed R=andreip CC=gears-eng@googlegroups.com DELTA=16 (16 added, 0 deleted, 0 changed) OCL=13468931 SCL=13497195

  [Author: steveblock] Fixes WINCE build bustage due to setlocale being unavailable on WinCE. PRESUBMIT=passed R=andreip CC=gears-eng@googlegroups.com DELTA=16 (16 added, 0 deleted, 0 changed) OCL=13468931 SCL=13497195
• Nov 09, 2009

  issue 847 ([Mac] [Safari 4] [Snow Leopard] Gears not working Safari 4 -...) commented on by HMHackMaster   -   Is there any word of a official 64bit version of Gears coming down the pipe to establish compatibility with Snow Leopard? I am astonished this is not a higher priority issue and/or that no progress has been made! I was pulling the trigger on a large Google Apps deployment when we ran into this issue! Firefox usage is a workaround but not a fix!

  Is there any word of a official 64bit version of Gears coming down the pipe to establish compatibility with Snow Leopard? I am astonished this is not a higher priority issue and/or that no progress has been made! I was pulling the trigger on a large Google Apps deployment when we ran into this issue! Firefox usage is a workaround but not a fix!
• Nov 08, 2009

  issue 313 (Gears website erroneously reports "browser not supported" fo...) commented on by steffen....@googlemail.com   -   Two words : epic fail ! Shiretoko != ( Firefox || Iceweasel ) ?? Can't you guys parse simple text string ? In case someone doesn't know how to quick fix use this addon : https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/59 and change Shiretoko or anything to Firefox for all low quality websites like gears.google.com

  Two words : epic fail ! Shiretoko != ( Firefox || Iceweasel ) ?? Can't you guys parse simple text string ? In case someone doesn't know how to quick fix use this addon : https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/59 and change Shiretoko or anything to Firefox for all low quality websites like gears.google.com

Last 30 days

• Nov 06, 2009

  issue 313 (Gears website erroneously reports "browser not supported" fo...) commented on by JayenAshar   -   Let's face it, guys. Google doesn't care about user-friendliness for debian users. And it sure doesn't care at all about 64-bit users.

  Let's face it, guys. Google doesn't care about user-friendliness for debian users. And it sure doesn't care at all about 64-bit users.
• Nov 06, 2009

  issue 971 (will not install under linux) reported by johnfranck   -   What steps will reproduce the problem? 1. Allow linux users who use the "iceweasel" version of firefox to install the code. What is the expected output? What do you see instead? It should recognize iceweasel as a valid version of firefox. What version of the product are you using? On what operating system? The most recent version of iceweasel on linux debian testing. Please provide any additional information below. It is absolutely absurd that no one has taken care of this! People have been asking for two years! How hard can this be! At the very least, you should not LIE and say that you can install gears on Linux, when you CANNOT BECAUSE NO ONE PAYS ATTENTION TO THE BUG REPORTS!

  What steps will reproduce the problem? 1. Allow linux users who use the "iceweasel" version of firefox to install the code. What is the expected output? What do you see instead? It should recognize iceweasel as a valid version of firefox. What version of the product are you using? On what operating system? The most recent version of iceweasel on linux debian testing. Please provide any additional information below. It is absolutely absurd that no one has taken care of this! People have been asking for two years! How hard can this be! At the very least, you should not LIE and say that you can install gears on Linux, when you CANNOT BECAUSE NO ONE PAYS ATTENTION TO THE BUG REPORTS!
• Nov 06, 2009

  issue 879 (geo.getCurrentPosition do not return good position on linux ...) Status changed by steveblock@google.com   -   Fixed with change http://code.google.com/p/gears/source/detail?r=3409

  Status: Fixed

  Fixed with change http://code.google.com/p/gears/source/detail?r=3409

  Status: Fixed
• Nov 06, 2009

  issue 313 (Gears website erroneously reports "browser not supported" fo...) commented on by johnfranck   -   Why is this not fixed yet. This is ridiculous!

  Why is this not fixed yet. This is ridiculous!
• Nov 06, 2009

  r3409 ([Author: steveblock] Force use of C locale for JSON communi...) committed by gears.daemon   -   [Author: steveblock] Force use of C locale for JSON communication with Geolocation network location provider. This fixes http://code.google.com/p/gears/issues/detail?id=879. PRESUBMIT=passed R=andreip CC=clambert,gears-eng@googlegroups.com APPROVED=andreip DELTA=12 (10 added, 0 deleted, 2 changed) OCL=11831898 SCL=13467193

  [Author: steveblock] Force use of C locale for JSON communication with Geolocation network location provider. This fixes http://code.google.com/p/gears/issues/detail?id=879. PRESUBMIT=passed R=andreip CC=clambert,gears-eng@googlegroups.com APPROVED=andreip DELTA=12 (10 added, 0 deleted, 2 changed) OCL=11831898 SCL=13467193
• Nov 06, 2009

  issue 970 (Geolocation timeout parameter behaviour does not match lates...) reported by steveblock@google.com   -   The latest version of the W3C Geolocation spec (http://dev.w3.org/geo/api/spec-source.html) requires that in the case of a watch, only a single callback is made per acquisition step. - On success, the success callback is called and any timer is stopped - On failure, the error callback is called with code POSITION_UNAVAILABLE and any timer is stopped - If neither of the above occurs, the error callback is called with code TIMEOUT on timeout Currently, Gears may make multiple error callbacks for a single watch acquisition process - one callback per provider. If a timeout is specified, these callbacks may then be followed by a further error callback with code TIMEOUT on timeout.

  The latest version of the W3C Geolocation spec (http://dev.w3.org/geo/api/spec-source.html) requires that in the case of a watch, only a single callback is made per acquisition step. - On success, the success callback is called and any timer is stopped - On failure, the error callback is called with code POSITION_UNAVAILABLE and any timer is stopped - If neither of the above occurs, the error callback is called with code TIMEOUT on timeout Currently, Gears may make multiple error callbacks for a single watch acquisition process - one callback per provider. If a timeout is specified, these callbacks may then be followed by a further error callback with code TIMEOUT on timeout.
• Nov 05, 2009

  issue 969 (krys) reported by boras18   -   What steps will reproduce the problem? 1. 2. 3. What is the expected output? What do you see instead? What version of the product are you using? On what operating system? Please provide any additional information below.

  What steps will reproduce the problem? 1. 2. 3. What is the expected output? What do you see instead? What version of the product are you using? On what operating system? Please provide any additional information below.
• Nov 05, 2009

  GearsHttpRequestProposal (Gears Http Request Proposal) Wiki page commented on by kmike84   -   leonjanzen, multipart forms can be constructed in javascript using BlobBuilder. You can check the implementation here: http://bitbucket.org/kmike/gearsuploader/src/tip/GearsUploader/GearsMultipartForm.js

  leonjanzen, multipart forms can be constructed in javascript using BlobBuilder. You can check the implementation here: http://bitbucket.org/kmike/gearsuploader/src/tip/GearsUploader/GearsMultipartForm.js
• Nov 05, 2009

  issue 968 (Blob.getbytes() weirdness) reported by yh.ether...@gmail.com   -   What steps will reproduce the problem? 1. Using either slice or getbytes try to input a file of size 57-62 bytes long. 'getbytes' fails with a message of "Error: Read error during getBytes.". 2. I can access file slices of length 0-56 and 62-1024. Happening on Gears 0.5.32.0 on FF 3.5.4 using Ubuntu Linux 9.10. BTW: This configuration gives me more than adequate file access throughput contrary to earlier complaints regarding performance. I can perform a JS SHA256 digest on a 1M test vector with instantaneous feedback.

  What steps will reproduce the problem? 1. Using either slice or getbytes try to input a file of size 57-62 bytes long. 'getbytes' fails with a message of "Error: Read error during getBytes.". 2. I can access file slices of length 0-56 and 62-1024. Happening on Gears 0.5.32.0 on FF 3.5.4 using Ubuntu Linux 9.10. BTW: This configuration gives me more than adequate file access throughput contrary to earlier complaints regarding performance. I can perform a JS SHA256 digest on a 1M test vector with instantaneous feedback.
• Nov 05, 2009

  issue 931 (File Drag Drop not working In FF3.5) commented on by krishnaraj.bb   -   bugzilla shows issue has been fixed. but not able to find any patch.

  bugzilla shows issue has been fixed. but not able to find any patch.
• Nov 04, 2009

  issue 967 (firefox.exe process is not unloaded after closing all Firefo...) commented on by deman777   -   Also there is a related bug in FF bugzilla - https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=523854

  Also there is a related bug in FF bugzilla - https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=523854
• Nov 04, 2009

  issue 967 (firefox.exe process is not unloaded after closing all Firefo...) reported by deman777   -   What steps will reproduce the problem? 1. Install Google gears plug-in 2. Open Firefox browser 3. Close Firefox browser 4. Open windows task manager 5. You will find firefox.exe process still in memory 6. Repeat with steps 2-5 and you will find many firefox.exe processes in memory. What is the expected output? What do you see instead? Expected: After closing Firefox windows, there is NO firefox.exe process in memory. Instead: After closing Firefox windows, there IS firefox.exe process in memory. What version of the product are you using? On what operating system? Operating system - Windows XP SP3 Google gears - 0.5.33.0 Firefox - 3.5.4

  What steps will reproduce the problem? 1. Install Google gears plug-in 2. Open Firefox browser 3. Close Firefox browser 4. Open windows task manager 5. You will find firefox.exe process still in memory 6. Repeat with steps 2-5 and you will find many firefox.exe processes in memory. What is the expected output? What do you see instead? Expected: After closing Firefox windows, there is NO firefox.exe process in memory. Instead: After closing Firefox windows, there IS firefox.exe process in memory. What version of the product are you using? On what operating system? Operating system - Windows XP SP3 Google gears - 0.5.33.0 Firefox - 3.5.4
• Nov 02, 2009

  GeolocationAPI (Provides the geolocation of a device running a Gears-enabled...) Wiki page commented on by apsbi...@live.com   -   Randy SMith 4601 S Crysler Independence, mo 64055 - 35833 358-2638

  Randy SMith 4601 S Crysler Independence, mo 64055 - 35833 358-2638
• Nov 02, 2009

  issue 961 (Appears to be a 2Gbyte limit on blob slicing/storage Mac OS ...) commented on by ben.roeder   -   Is anyone reading this? does anyone know what is going on with OSX support ? There seem to be a number of issues, including Safari 4.0 support, and nothing much appears to be going on ? I would have thought the fact that the 2 GB limit effects Googles own products ( 16GB upload in google apps video for instance does not work ), that this would have had some action, or at least a comment ???

  Is anyone reading this? does anyone know what is going on with OSX support ? There seem to be a number of issues, including Safari 4.0 support, and nothing much appears to be going on ? I would have thought the fact that the 2 GB limit effects Googles own products ( 16GB upload in google apps video for instance does not work ), that this would have had some action, or at least a comment ???
• Nov 01, 2009

  issue 847 ([Mac] [Safari 4] [Snow Leopard] Gears not working Safari 4 -...) commented on by woody.gilk   -   My apologies, Mailplane is not providing a 64-bit version of Gears, but there are several user-built 64-bit versions of Gears floating around the web.

  My apologies, Mailplane is not providing a 64-bit version of Gears, but there are several user-built 64-bit versions of Gears floating around the web.
• Nov 01, 2009

  issue 847 ([Mac] [Safari 4] [Snow Leopard] Gears not working Safari 4 -...) commented on by lem...@gmail.com   -   "Mailplane is already building a 64-bit version of Gears." Really? Their site says you need to do things like "restart Mailplane 2.1-beta or any other 32bit Browser like Fluid," and select Safari's "Open in 32-bit mode."

  "Mailplane is already building a 64-bit version of Gears." Really? Their site says you need to do things like "restart Mailplane 2.1-beta or any other 32bit Browser like Fluid," and select Safari's "Open in 32-bit mode."
• Nov 01, 2009

  issue 847 ([Mac] [Safari 4] [Snow Leopard] Gears not working Safari 4 -...) commented on by woody.gilk   -   "If Gears can be converted into the 64-bit environment..." This is simply not the case, as Mailplane is already building a 64-bit version of Gears. The lack of progress, or even response, from Google on this issue is very, very strange.

  "If Gears can be converted into the 64-bit environment..." This is simply not the case, as Mailplane is already building a 64-bit version of Gears. The lack of progress, or even response, from Google on this issue is very, very strange.
• Nov 01, 2009

  issue 847 ([Mac] [Safari 4] [Snow Leopard] Gears not working Safari 4 -...) commented on by silvio.sousacabral   -   I would like to know what Google is doing to solve this issue. Gears is a important plugin to a lot of people, especially because of Google Services like the Offline versions of Gmail, Docs and Reader. Users of Safari on Snow Leopard also cannot use the “My Location” feature on Google Maps, the “drag-and-drop” of content from the desktop inside a Wave in Google Wave, and so on. Why Google is not letting us know when we’ll be able to get a version of Gears that work on Safari 4 for Snow Leopard? If Gears can be converted into the 64-bit environment, at least try to provide alternatives to it. Safari has the HTML 5 specs for App Cache and Database: is not possible to adapt the Offline web apps to use this technology natively?

  I would like to know what Google is doing to solve this issue. Gears is a important plugin to a lot of people, especially because of Google Services like the Offline versions of Gmail, Docs and Reader. Users of Safari on Snow Leopard also cannot use the “My Location” feature on Google Maps, the “drag-and-drop” of content from the desktop inside a Wave in Google Wave, and so on. Why Google is not letting us know when we’ll be able to get a version of Gears that work on Safari 4 for Snow Leopard? If Gears can be converted into the 64-bit environment, at least try to provide alternatives to it. Safari has the HTML 5 specs for App Cache and Database: is not possible to adapt the Offline web apps to use this technology natively?
• Oct 31, 2009

  issue 890 (googledocs offline cause blank page on safari 4) commented on by digitalmyst   -   Same here Safari 4.0.1 Leopard

  Same here Safari 4.0.1 Leopard
• Oct 29, 2009

  issue 966 (On loading a new version of firefox I had to reload the offl...) reported by graham.snook   -   What steps will reproduce the problem? 1. change the firefox version 2. 3. What is the expected output? What do you see instead? back to not loaded the offline program What version of the product are you using? On what operating system? Please provide any additional information below.

  What steps will reproduce the problem? 1. change the firefox version 2. 3. What is the expected output? What do you see instead? back to not loaded the offline program What version of the product are you using? On what operating system? Please provide any additional information below.
• Oct 29, 2009

  GearsHttpRequestProposal (Gears Http Request Proposal) Wiki page commented on by apsbi...@live.com   -   Randy Smith 4601 S Crysler Independence, mo 64055 - 35833 358-2638

  Randy Smith 4601 S Crysler Independence, mo 64055 - 35833 358-2638
• Oct 28, 2009

  issue 878 ([Mac][Tiger ][PPC only] Error enabling gears for Gmail " fai...) commented on by guitondello   -   @mendeh: You nailed it. after I enabled third party cookies it works right away (no need to reinstall, delete e-mails, restart, anything.. just click offline-0.2, the bar goes all the way and it starts to syncronize) Let`s face it, it`s not the most elegant solution, as i`m not very comfortable having third party cookies enabled, you never know who`s puting a cookie there and sucking all your surfing info... But at least it gets me going until firefox 4.0, gears 3.0, north-pole-frozen-killer-leopard or whatever comes first. much thanks for the tip.

  @mendeh: You nailed it. after I enabled third party cookies it works right away (no need to reinstall, delete e-mails, restart, anything.. just click offline-0.2, the bar goes all the way and it starts to syncronize) Let`s face it, it`s not the most elegant solution, as i`m not very comfortable having third party cookies enabled, you never know who`s puting a cookie there and sucking all your surfing info... But at least it gets me going until firefox 4.0, gears 3.0, north-pole-frozen-killer-leopard or whatever comes first. much thanks for the tip.
• Oct 28, 2009

  issue 878 ([Mac][Tiger ][PPC only] Error enabling gears for Gmail " fai...) commented on by mendeh   -   I was able to solve this issue by enabling third party cookies. I had it turned off but I guess Gears doesn't like that.

  I was able to solve this issue by enabling third party cookies. I had it turned off but I guess Gears doesn't like that.
• Oct 28, 2009

  issue 878 ([Mac][Tiger ][PPC only] Error enabling gears for Gmail " fai...) commented on by guitondello   -   Is there any known solution out there already? I get exactly the same as k2a1z9: " Clicking on the "offline 0.2" brings "Status: finishing offline installation" which disapears at once the first time a necessitate a second click to stick. From this point on, the behavior will always be the same, with "Status: finishing offline installation". " I'm running Leopard 1.5.8 on an intel 2.53ghz C2D. How is it on Snow Leopard? anyone tried it yet?

  Is there any known solution out there already? I get exactly the same as k2a1z9: " Clicking on the "offline 0.2" brings "Status: finishing offline installation" which disapears at once the first time a necessitate a second click to stick. From this point on, the behavior will always be the same, with "Status: finishing offline installation". " I'm running Leopard 1.5.8 on an intel 2.53ghz C2D. How is it on Snow Leopard? anyone tried it yet?