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Windows Desktop Gadgets is the official name for the default widget interface on Windows 7. Windows Vista referred to them as Windows Sidebar Gadgets, but it was decided the sidebar that they would dock to should be removed in later versions of windows.

Windows Desktop Gadgets is the official name for the default widget interface on Windows 7. Windows Vista referred to them as Windows Sidebar Gadgets, but it was decided the sidebar that they would dock to should be removed in later versions of windows. They are written using standard web technologies (JavaScript, HTML, CSS) but have access to specific System APIs. They can also run unsigned ActiveX components without prompting the user for authorisation.

A basic Windows Desktop Gadget consists of 3 files;

  • a manifest file, gadget.xml, containing meta data such as title, description, author, etc;
  • a HTML file for the main gadget window; and
  • an image for the gadget background.

A gadget is packaged up for installation by compressing the files to a zip or a cab format and then renaming the extension to .gadget.

Example gadgets

a clock, a calendar and a weather application. http://i.msdn.microsoft.com/dynimg/IC295047.png

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Weather gadget Windows sidebar

Recently, the sidebar gadget fell off, in which parsing from the site accuweather.com took place. I got the API from the accuweather.com. Is it possible to somehow force this gadget to receive and parse information from the accuweather website…
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Filling in a form client-side [Javascript]

I'm coding up a small Vista/7 sidebar gadget for our web based employee schedule system and I've run into a Javascript problem that my Google-FU can't solve. I can't figure out how to fill in a login form from the client. I'm creating a new…
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Firefox shows .gadget files in tab instead of downloading

I have a simple HTML file which references .gadget so that it can be downloaded: Download me! IE, Opera, Safari and Chrome all offer saving file to disk, however Firefox loads binary file in a tab. Why does Firefox hate me…
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How to paint on wallpaper above icons? Alternative to progman 0x052C

I created a simple windows app that i want to pin to my desktop similar to a wallpaper widget. I am using a nodeJS module that is almost doing everything i want. Essentially from my limited understanding this module is utlizing windows libraries and…
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How to access XML data from different source for windows gadgets in Javascript

I have looked at this site before and can't find a response that I'm think will work with a desktop gadget on Windows 7. Basically, I want to access XML data from weather.gov using Javascript(or anything that will allow me to access it, as long as I…
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Is it possible to change the scrollbar width in windows gadgets?

Does anyone know if it is possible to create a thinner scrollbar for my windows gadget. I am already using these attributes to change the scrollbar colors: scrollbar-face-color: #EEEEEE; scrollbar-highlight-color: #FFFFFF; …
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Is it possible for a Windows 7 Gadget to bring itself to the top?

I am developing a monitor gadget that monitors production exceptions (by making JSONP Ajax requests). Most of the time the information is not of interest and I wish for it to be behind other windows. However, when an exception occurs, I would like…
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Logging into a website from a Windows Desktop Gadget

I'm developing a Windows Desktop Gadget. From within the gadget, I have to login to an external website, get a response from a specific page and display required information from it. I have implemented the request using jQuery's $.post(). First, I…
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using windows gadget "connectionChanged" event in my c# program

I'm writing simple program which using some wlan info. For example I need to know when my wlan interface change his network. While searching network I've found this msdn reference which I believe would solve my problem. And my question is: is it…
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Windows Gadget resize fail

I have a windows gadget that dies when I close a flyout using the following code: function CheckDockState() { System.Gadget.beginTransition(); var oBody = document.body.style; if (System.Gadget.docked) { oBody.height = 80; }…
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Google Desktop Gadget to Vista Sidebar Gadget converter

I have some problem. I need to convert Google Desktop Gadget (not iGoogle gadget) to Vista Sidebar Gadget Do you know any way to do this? Thanks for any answers
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Can a folder browser be included in a Windows 7 gadget?

I'm developing a windows gadget for windows 7 and I was wondering if there's a way to add a folder browser to it. I'm aware that's not an input type in HTML, and therefore, coding must be done (I already achieved that) but I would like to know if…
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Windows 7 Gadget AJAX stopped working

I am writing a little Gadget that will show me the current status of my game server. It gets its information via an URL that returns JSON. At the beginning it worked fine. But now it seems to be stuck at the AJAX call. This is my script: function…
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Sidebar Gadget not Running ActiveX Control

I built a gadget that shows an on-call rotation for a team, and I am trying to integrate their communicator presence into that shedule. I am using the GetStatus method from the NameCtrl object to get user presence. It works fine in IE when I run it.…
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Create Windows Desktop widget which connects to SQL Server

I want to create a desktop widget for Windows 7. My requirements are below I can provide SQL Server login credentials It should connect to SQL Server List out all the jobs in the server Can anyone guide me on how to do this and where to start…
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