290
291 // Temporary Workaround for Gears plugin - see bug 24215 for details and bug 24346 to track removal.
292 // Gears expects the plugin to be instantiated even if display:none is set
293 // for the object element.
294 bool isGearsPlugin = equalIgnoringCase(getAttribute(typeAttr), "application/x-googlegears");
295 return isGearsPlugin || HTMLPlugInImageElement::rendererIsNeeded(style);