google apps and dotted box thing in firefox

[throdon]

For those of you that use igoogle and gmail, does anyone know why this yellow bar shows up?
and in firefox what is the dotted box called and is there a way to activate this in chromium?

[dunsurfin]

I don't use igoogle and know nothing about chromium but to get rid of the missing plugin notification (a plugin that isn't available for Linux) you can do this:
Open the configuration page (about:config) accept the warning, scroll down to plugins_hide_infobar_for_missing_plugins, double click it to set it to "true" and restart Firefox.

[DHalens]

Yes, it's there for everybody. The plugin needed is the google gears one but at least for 64 bits is almost impossible to make it work.

[wolfden]

those crazy google guys

Jump on them upstream to make it's gears easier to maintain in linux

[throdon]

thank you about the google gears explanation.
now who knows whats the dotted box is called? or is it an event, because it is really only a place holder for the last link you have clicked. chrome/chromium are both missing this feature and I am even unsure if it is available.
thanks for half solving this.

[phlo]

Hi,


this will solve your add-on request for 64bit SL 5.0

Google Gears addon

BR

Florian

[hxod]

Well, I have had the same problem.
I never liked to use e-mail client, but I do need to check my e-mail offline (damn, I live in Amazon, internet here is horrible). That's why I got really happy when google announced Gmail and Gcalendar Offline. BUT, unfortunately I never could try this... Firefox says that gears is not "suitable", and by Chromium, Gmail says that I'm not using a supported browser! Holy shit...

Does anyone have any idea? I really need this... and my abilities for searching are dying....




Sammondane,
Ĥod

[throdon]

I can't remember but, google "google gears for linux" I don't know if you have x86 or x86_64 but I believe you can find it here.http://nielspeen.com/blog/2009/02/google-gears-64-bit/ go to where the comments start up and look at the bottom link that one works sometimes. as in every time you open your browser is a flip of the coin on whether it works. I just restart my browser till it works. I guess it might work for you, if you have an x86 sabayon I don't know if it works haven't use 32bit in a while. good luck. I hope this fixes it.

[hxod]

Ahahahahaha,
yesterday, after hours I found Niels' page and by this link http://nielspeen.com/blog/wp-content/up ... -05210.xpi I successfully succeed to use Gears and Gmail Offline, but I was too tired to share the information, and now, fortunately I see you did it first. (:


Sammondane,
Ĥod

[throdon]

dude, I spent 2 years here to scared to post, don't worry you will get more comfortable as time goes on.
I look back at some of my posts and dislike the noob that posted them, now as I am more comfortable with forums and my Sabayon, I am more willing to post. Forum confidence comes with time, be patient you will know when you are ready to post, so don't rush it.