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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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Windows 7 gadget not loading

I'm developing a simple gadget for Windows 7 as a learning exercise. I read in this article (under the subtopic Gadgets and Script) that to initialize the gadget, you should use document.onreadystatechange instead of events such as onLOad. I've seen…
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Windows 7 gadgets, can you show them on top of other applications (like always on top)?

First I must say that I don't know windows gadgets or what are they capable of. But I need something to do the following: showing some info on the desktop of the user if there is really important info, then gadget must be shown on top of all other…
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windows 7 gadget development with php and also monetizing

Can I have a Windows Vista/7 gadget where the app is loaded from a PHP made website on my own host? Also, can I have one advertisement in the gadget, to make money, like using Google AdSense?
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Windows service inside windows form application

I created a windows form application using c#. Now I need to add a windows service along with this application. I added a new windows service and added installer. I created the windows installer and installed it in a PC, but the service is not…
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Filters collection unavailable on *some* versions of IE9

I've created a Windows Sidebar Gadget which uses the filters collection on HTMLElements, so that I can show transition effects (between photos... the gadget is a photo viewer). With the latest version of IE9 however, I've discovered that in some…
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