On Fri, 17 Aug 2007 18:11:08 +0300 "Dotan Cohen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 17/08/07, Celejar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have noticed for a while that as I type into the IW / FF Google > > search box, a drop down list of suggestions (separate from a list of my > > previous searches) appears. I don't get the impression that the > > browser is downloading it on the fly, so when is that being pulled in? > > Is that included in the application installation, or is it also > > something the browser is doing on its own? > > > > > Krzysztof Lubanski > > > > It's AJAX, it's done in real time as you type. > > AJAX is also used in Gmail, and Gmail will periodically check for new > mail without refreshing the page. That's another potential source of > the connections. > > For more on AJAX: > http://what-is-what.com/what_is/ajax.html > > For more on Gmail: > http://what-is-what.com/what_is/gmail.html Thanks. I see that when the network is down, I don't get suggestions, so you're apparently correct, but the results are apparently cached, since any list that comes up while the network is up also comes up after I take it down. > Dotan Cohen Celejar -- mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
