Adding Multimedia to Google Web Toolkit (GWT) Applications

submited by krishnas on Tue Sep 21st, 2010

Just a short time ago, I had to develop a Call Center type of application, using Google Web Toolkit (GWT). This application was to poll a server, and when a certain situation was detected, attract the attention of the user by means of a sound. Adding sounds (and videos) to GWT applications isn't difficult, but complications arise from the lack of standards of some browsers. In this article, we'll look at several ways to add multimedia to an application, using some of GWT's more interesting features, such as JavaScript Native Integration (JSNI) and deferred binding.

Topic: ajax