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Google Wave extension for Programmers and their Code

Hi. Sorry if this is well known but Googling for my answer only came up with links about making Google Wave gadgets. My question is, are there any Google Wave gadgets that allow for better collaborative code editing? I mean, I can set the font to fixed width etc., but are their any gadgets designed for it? Responses shouldn't include a...

How to create embeddable gadget with Javascript and PHP?

I'm programming in Javascript and PHP. I've created a simple website that allows to fill in a quizz and get result. Now I would like to give users opportunity to embed this quizz on their website. How to do this? It should work in some near manner like Google Gadgets, Adsense and that: that so when someone will put my html code (with JS?...

Can I use flash in an OpenSocial gadget

I need to create an OpenSocial gadget with a flash object as part of the gadget. Is it doable? Are there and caveats I should be aware of? Where can I find samples to such gadget? ...

how to create two gadgets under post for blog?

I am using standard blog template. Normally it has one post gadget. But I want to create a table with one row and 2 column so that I add 2 gadgets left and right under the post. Just like this: Is it possible to do that?if so, where can I edit the code? ...

Using Java in the Gadget specification xml instead of javascript

How do I develop apps that run on Orkut.com using the OpenSocial java client libraries? I have read the OpenSocial tutorial for Orkut, and am running the simple tutorial app on Orkut. Now I want to use Java in the Gadget Specification xml file. Is there some sample code or tutorial out there that explains this? Thanks, Pranav. ...

Sidebar Gadget to Login to website and retrieve information?

I've been learning how to make gadget and the simple gadgets all make sense. How would I make a Gadget that logs into a website and retrieve details for that user (so it's pretty much simulating the user logging in and showing basic information ?? (eg. like the facebook gadget that shows any messages, "pokes" . etc. etc. .... ...

Why is ajax call to iis hosted wcf service still returning data when the site hosting the service is down?

I'm developing a windows sidebar gadget that calls out to a wcf service via a javascript xmlhttprequest. If you stop the iis site hosting the service, shouldn't all calls to that service from the client return a 404 or something similar? The gadget and wcf service are running on separate machines. When I stop the iis site hosting the ser...

Google Desktop - Possible to create a gadget with a pop-up window?

I'm trying to write a kind of wrapper for arbitrary Google Desktop gadgets where I will display some information about a given gadget. I need a way to display this info that will work for every gadget. The easiest way, I figure, is to have a window pop up which will display the information separately. Is there any way to do this? All I...

Is there a common format for desktop widgets?

I'd like to develop a gadget (a.k.a. widget) that would be multi-platform. Namely, I'm interested in OS X and KDE4 (Plasma). Is there any way that I do it without writing the code twice? Language is not the problem here, although Python is preferred. ...

Windows gadget in WPF - show while "Show desktop" is activated

Hi I'm trying to create a "gadget" like application using WPF. The goal is to get the same behavior as a normal Windows 7 gadget: No task-bar entry Doesn't show up when you alt+tab windows NOT always on top, applications can be on top Visible while performing 'Aero Peek' Visible while using 'Show desktop' / Windows+D I've been able ...

Unable to create more then one gadget in GateIn portal

Repost from: Jboss GateIn Discussion. Please refer that post for screenshots. Here what happens when I try to create 2 gadgets: I press "Create a new gadget" Leave content as is and press "Save". As the result gadget gets name "CHANGME" and there is no way to change it. Press "Create a new gadget" and change title to "hello2 ...." Pre...

API for plug device on iPhone

What the API uses for work with plug devices, something like this app: square iphone scanner ?CocoaTouch, some from Foundation? ...

Prevent Sidebargadget from destroying Flyout on lost focus

Does someone know how to prevent the flyout windows in a Windows Sidebar Gadget from being destroyed / hidden when it loses focus? I hope this behaviour isn't hardcoded in the sidebar engine or can somehow be workarounded..... but as soon as the Flyout loses focus the object gets destroyed and I could, so far, not find a way to prevent ...

Correct way of including remote CSS style sheet in OpenSocial gadget module XML

What is the correct/recommended way of including remote CSS style sheet in OpenSocial gadget module XML? I hope we CAN use remote CSS (to enable client caching etc), so that we can get rid of inline styling... Should a link tag be included in the CDATA section of the html typed Content tag below, or what are your suggestions? <?xml ve...

Pin WPF window on the desktop in Windows 7

I want to pin a WPF window on the desktop (it should be a desktop gadget). I know you can do this by setting the parent handle of the WPF window to the handle of the "progman" window. But this does not prevent the hiding of the WPF window when "Windows + D" is pressed. There must be another way do to this. The new desktop gadgets in W...

What standards and best practices should I follow to write interoperable portlets or web gadgets?

I am trying to design the standards and patterns for implementing portlets/web gadgets with the main goal of maximizing interoperability if those components were hosted in a Java app server framework or within an existing ASP.NET technology (SharePoint webparts), or a client side-only framework. Is there any guidance anywhere of the par...

Find out Desktop-Location of a windows Sidebar-Gadget with Javascript

Hello everyone.. I'd like to figure out the location of my gadget via Javascript.... I was thinking about something like System.Gadget.Docked.Document.Location ... but this would show the current URL. What I want to do is: Calling a .exe, passing the current Location (X,Y) as a parameter to show it at the same location. Is there a way...

Accessing backing storage file from both Host machine and emulating machine when using USB Gadget

I have an embedded machine that is running g_file_storage. I would like to be able to access the backing store in read only mode from the machine while g_file_storage is running and a host machine is dropping files into this backing store. Any idea how one can achieve that ? I know that it is not advisable, but would like to try it any...

Howto use Google Finance gadgets JavaScript API

How can i get access to the Google Finance gadgets JavaScript API (http://code.google.com/intl/de-DE/apis/finance/docs/finance-gadgets.html#JS_API) ?? I see the methods but how can i include the javascript api into a html file? Or must i use the google IDE? ...

html gadget development

Hi All How to develop the html gadgets for the asp.net web site using the html and javascript Thanks Jeyabalaji ...