Re: navigator.requestMIDIAccess() not defined in Chrome extensions

Yep.  James, the easiest way to do this is run a local web server and run
from localhost/ - appcache works well, but it's a pain in the butt while
you're developing (every time you change anything else, you have to change
the manifest file too.)


On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 9:14 AM, Charlie Roberts <bigbadotis@gmail.com>wrote:

> Or (much easier) run a web server on your computer and then load the files
> via http from there... perhaps I'm not understanding the question correctly
> though.
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 9:11 AM, Charlie Roberts <bigbadotis@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> This doesn't exactly answer your question, but as a workaround perhaps
>> you could use the cache manifest?
>>
>> http://www.html5rocks.com/en/tutorials/appcache/beginner/
>>
>> It has worked well for me when performing, although I haven't been using
>> MIDI.
>>
>> - Charlie
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 5:26 AM, James Ingram <j.ingram@netcologne.de>wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I'm trying to make a version of my application [1] which will work
>>> offline.
>>>
>>> This is important, because I want to use it during live performances,
>>> and can't rely on the internet being available at all venues.
>>>
>>> So I need to work with local files.
>>>
>>> As far as I can see, the only way to load local files into a web page in
>>> Chrome is to deliver them inside a Chrome extension.
>>>
>>> But Chrome extensions can't share variables (e.g. midiAccess) with the
>>> JS on the main page, so I need to call navigator.requestMIDIAccess() inside
>>> the extension.
>>>
>>> But navigator.requestMIDIAccess() isn't defined there, so I'm stuck.
>>>
>>> I see no reason why navigator.requestMIDIAccess() shouldn't be defined
>>> inside an extension. There's no more security risk accessing midi devices
>>> there than anywhere else. Maybe it's just an oversight?
>>>
>>> Any ideas?
>>>
>>> All the best,
>>> James
>>>
>>> [1] http://james-ingram-act-two.de/open-source/assistantPerformer/
>>> assistantPerformer.html
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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