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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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Confused about windows gadget

I have developed a Windows desktop gadget using Silverlight (MVVM pattern) and WCF. I want to know whether it will work on Windows 8, since there is no option as sidebar in Windows 8. If possible please tell what should I do to make it compatible…
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Windows Desktop Gadget using jQuery to call JSON from web site

Before anyone says this, yes, I did read through the various examples cited here in SO but none of them did what I'm looking to do. :) I can get my gadget to appear in the gadget list, and I can add it to the desktop. I'm looking to have a simple…
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Reliably detecting OS architecture in a Windows Desktop Gadget

I have some Javascript code that will programmatically register an COM interop assembly by writing all the necessary keys and values to the registry. An older version of this COM object was written in VB6 and didn't work correctly on x64 versions…
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Website Iframe to windows 7 gadget

I have a website for my gadget files and I’ve made a windows 7 gadget with an iframe to connect to it. The problem that I’m having is that I need to somehow send a message using javascript. The best option for me was to try parent.loadPage(‘page’)…
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Windows gadget - rounded corners

Is there any way how to create border-radius for an element in windows gadget? I tried to use ie-css3.htc but doesn't work. Any ideas ? //edit: I'd like to reconstruct my question. I am looking for solution which wouldn't need to use images.
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Windows Gadget - Text on transparent background

You see my problem on those text. I need to know, can I have g:text or html text on a transparent background without the pink effect like picture. Thanks This is my code:


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Installing windows gadget fails

At least I finished developing a new windows gadget. I zipped it and removed the ".zip", so that it's a valid ".gadget"-file now. When I execute this file the install-dialog pops up, i click "install" but nothing happens.. Any suggestions? When i…
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How do I make a GWT RPC call from a Windows gadget?

I created a Windows desktop gadget using GWT RPC but how could I make a remote call? The gadget may only run client part of code (javascript).
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GWT Windows gadget displayed incorrectly

I created a Windows gadget (Windows sidebar gadget) using GWT but it is displayed incorrectly. In IE it looks good, but gadget is shown as a small white box.
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Windows Gadget context menu

I my Gadget application i have an issue with showing standard gadget context menu. The problem caused because of silverlight control, when i click right button Silverligh control handle contextmenu event. So first my solution was to put on top of…
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Calling lists.asmx Webservices using Script out of sharepoint environment

I want to use List.asmx getallitems webservice to get all the list items in a windows 7 gadget, I have been doing research for last 10 days,but couldn't really find what i want. Keeping in mind, there's hundred tutorial I find on google that are…
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Windows Gadget for Sharepoint 2007 List using SOAP, Javascript, C#, Webservices, jQuery

I am trying to develop a Gadget for Sharepoint 2007, which will authenticate a user and then fetch him a sharepoint list from a specific URL, For the last 4 days I have been working on it and came across different ways of making it, but because…
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Getting Data from a SOAP envelope

I am trying to populate a gadget with a sharepoint list, but I couldn't find any way or tutorial on google to help me with this, however I find this tutorial that is getting the XML feedbacks of a news website, and displaying them in a…
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Getting List data using Javascript in a Vista Gadget

I am trying to get all list items of a sharepoint list using WebServices into a Windows 7 gadget, but I am not really sure how I can do that, I find this code on google without any explanation, So I dont know how I will get the data of list using…
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Sticky Note Gadget - Preserve Text Through Log-Out

I am working on a very simple sticky note gadget for Windows 7. Everything is works except every time I log out, the contents of the notes get flushed. What is the best way to preserve these contents so that the text will reappear after reboot?
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