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Issue 6574028: Add info about "background" permission (new for M10). (Closed) Base URL: svn://chrome-svn/chrome/trunk/src/
Patch Set: Created 9 years, 10 months ago
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--- chrome/common/extensions/docs/manifest.html (revision 75887)
+++ chrome/common/extensions/docs/manifest.html (working copy)
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@
<p class="note">
<strong>Note:</strong>
Hosted apps can use the
-"geolocation", "notifications", and "unlimitedStorage" permissions,
+"background", "geolocation", "notifications", and "unlimitedStorage" permissions,
but not any other permissions listed in this table.
</p>
@@ -657,6 +657,37 @@
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
+ <td> "background" </td>
+ <td> <p>
+ Makes Chrome start up early and and shut down late,
+ so that apps and extensions can have a longer life.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ When any installed hosted app, packaged app, or extension
+ has "background" permission, Chrome runs (invisibly)
+ as soon as the user logs into their computer—before
+ the user launches Chrome.
+ The "background" permission also makes Chrome continue running
+ (even after its last window is closed)
+ until the user explicitly quits Chrome.
+ </p>
+
+ <p class="note">
+ <b>Note:</b>
+ Disabled apps and extensions
+ are treated as if they aren't installed.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ You typically use the "background" permission with a
+ <a href="background_pages.html">background page</a>
+ or (for hosted apps) a
+ <a href="http://code.google.com/chrome/apps/docs/background.html">background window</a>.
+ </p>
+ </td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
<td> "bookmarks" </td>
<td> Required if the extension uses the
<a href="bookmarks.html">chrome.bookmarks</a> module. </td>
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