Toggle working, still requires a reload

mailscripts.js

@@ -11,50 +11,49 @@ var url = "";
 var tog;
 var def;
 var mailUrl;
-
-// Send a request to the extension for toggle status
-chrome.extension.sendMessage({sendMe: "toggle"}, function(response){
-	tog = response;
-    })
-
-//send a request to the extension for the default mail type
-chrome.extension.sendMessage({sendMe: "default"}, function(response){
-	def = response;
-	switch (def) {
-		case "g":
-			mailUrl = gMailUrl;
-			// Gmail uses a different subject identifier
-			subject = gMailSub;
-			break;
-
-		case "y":
-			mailUrl = yMailUrl;
-			break;
-
-		case "l":
-			mailUrl = lMailUrl;
-			break;
-
-		case "o":
-			mailUrl = owaUrl;
-			break;
-
-		// use Gmail as the default option, just in case.	
-		default:
-			mailUrl = gMailUrl;
-			subject = gMailSub;
-	}
-});
-
-
-
-
+var port = chrome.extension.connect({name: "localStorage"})
+
+port.onMessage.addListener(function(storage){
+    if (storage.toggle == "on")
+        tog = true
+    else
+        tog = false
+    def = storage["default"]
+    console.log(storage)
+})
+port.postMessage({sendMe: "localStorage"})
+
+switch (def) {
+        case "g":
+                mailUrl = gMailUrl;
+                // Gmail uses a different subject identifier
+                subject = gMailSub;
+                break;
+
+        case "y":
+                mailUrl = yMailUrl;
+                break;
+
+        case "l":
+                mailUrl = lMailUrl;
+                break;
+
+        case "o":
+                mailUrl = owaUrl;
+                break;
+
+        // use Gmail as the default option, just in case.	
+        default:
+                mailUrl = gMailUrl;
+                subject = gMailSub;
+}
 
 // note (for debugging/learning purposes) that the function above doesn't fire until
 // the script is fully loaded.  This is clearly a bug.  Luckily, the way the below
 // function is written, it doesn't take place until after the page is fully loaded.
 $("a").click(function() {
-	if (tog === "on") {
+        port.postMessage({sendMe: "localStorage"})
+    	if (tog === true) {
 		var url = this.href;
 		url = url.replace("mailto:",mailUrl);
 		url = url.replace("?subject=",subject);

manifest.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "Post Office",
-	"version": "0.9",
+	"version": "0.95",
 	"manifest_version": 2,
 	"options_page" : "preferences.html",
 	"description": "Chrome email functions",
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     },
     "content_scripts": [
     	{
-    		"matches": ["http://*/*"],
+    		"matches": ["*://*/*"],
     		"js": [
     				"jquery-1.7.2.min.js",
     				"mailscripts.js"
@@ -19,16 +19,13 @@
     ],
 	"background" : { 
 		"scripts": [
-                        "listener.js",
                         "mail.js",
                         "toggle.js"
                         ]
 	},
 
 	"permissions": [
-		"contextMenus",
-		"http://*/*",
-		"https://*/*"
+		"*://*/*"
 	],
 
 	"icons": {

options.js

@@ -36,8 +36,3 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () {
 
 //this resets the options when the page is loaded
 document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', restoreOptions);
-
-chrome.extension.onMessage.addListener(
-    function(message, sender, sendResponse) {
-    	sendResponse(localStorage[message.sendMe]);
-    });

preferences.html

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 <input type="checkbox" id="gmail"/> Gmail<br />
 <input type="checkbox" id="yahoo" /> Yahoo! mail<br />
 <input type ="checkbox" id="live" /> Microsoft Live mail<br />
-<input type="checkbox" id="owa" /> Outlook Web Access - <input type="text" id="owaUrl" value="Enter OWA address here" /><br />
+<input type="checkbox" id="owa" /> Outlook Web Access - https://<input type="text" id="owaUrl" value="Enter OWA address here" />/owa<br />
 <p>Select your primary webmail. This will be the default when the Post Office icon is toggled on.</p>
 <select id="default">
     <option value="g">Gmail</option>

toggle.js

@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@ chrome.browserAction.onClicked.addListener(function (tab) {
 	}
 })
 
-chrome.extension.onMessage.addListener(
-    function(message, sender, sendResponse) {
-    	sendResponse(localStorage[message.sendMe]);
-    });
+// Create listener that responds with the localStorage status
+chrome.extension.onConnect.addListener(function(port){
+    port.onMessage.addListener(function(request){
+        port.postMessage(localStorage);
+    })
+})