Adapt Google Gears to work inside an extension

Google Gears is an extension/plugin, [login to view URL] This job is only concerned with the firefox version. Later jobs will address IE too. We'd like to use the gears db capabilities inside our own extension. We've already identified some of the steps involved: * copy components/[login to view URL] components/[login to view URL] into the root of our own extension. * Add an entry to the [login to view URL] database The problem we're facing is that when we do the above gears works fine for pages on localhost -- file://..., but not when invoked from the extentsion -- chrome://. We can give you more details about what we've tried. Your job is to figure a way around this issue. To see that your solution works, do the following: 1. Download the hello world sample extension. 2. When the menu button is used, instead of popping a window, do some kind of db operation (select count(*) from foo) and display the result in a javascript alert. Informed questions about this task are welcome. ## Deliverables 1) Complete and fully-functional working program(s) in executable form as well as complete source code of all work done. 2) Deliverables must be in ready-to-run condition, as follows (depending on the nature of the deliverables): a) For web sites or other server-side deliverables intended to only ever exist in one place in the Buyer's environment--Deliverables must be installed by the Seller in ready-to-run condition in the Buyer's environment. b) For all others including desktop software or software the buyer intends to distribute: A software installation package that will install the software in ready-to-run condition on the platform(s) specified in this bid request. 3) All deliverables will be considered "work made for hire" under U.S. Copyright law. Buyer will receive exclusive and complete copyrights to all work purchased. (No GPL, GNU, 3rd party components, etc. unless all copyright ramifications are explained AND AGREED TO by the buyer on the site per the coder's Seller Legal Agreement). ## Platform firefox extension.