google-desktop

Undocking a Google Desktop Gadget

I'm creating a gadget for Google Desktop, and I can't find a way to undock the gadget programmatically. Is it possible? ...

how embed flash video in google desktop gadget?

I have requirement were I need to create google desktop gadget which can play flash videos from given video URL, So if I give the http://www.someweb.com/xyz.flv than the gadget should play that video ... Please provide some sample code if anybody has worked on this kind a widget. Any Help Appreciated ... ...

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...

Dynamically create an element in google desktop

How can I dynamically create elements, like labels and such, using the google desktop API? Put differently, how can I duplicate the browser's: document.createElement('br'); ...

Check if an object is an element on google desktop

In javascript on a browser, I can do this to see if an object is DOM-related: obj instanceof Node How do I accomplish this with google desktop? Node is undefined, and this doesn't work either: obj instanceof basicElement ...

What language is used in Google Desktop gadgets?

The language Google Desktop gadgets use resembles JavaScript, but it's different in subtle ways. For example, I saw this line in a gadget: options(HISTORY_OPTIONS_NAME) = items_.join("|"); which looks like it's assigning to a function call. That's just not OK in JavaScript... what language is this? And what exactly is that line doing?...

Creating a custom google desktop video sidebar by using a flash.

hi all, I am new to google desktop sidebar.....I want to create an video gadget in which the videos should be playing one by one....Can we use flash player for creating an video gadget in google desktop sidebar.....Can any one help me pls.... Thanks ...

google desktop gadget registering a .net 2.0 dll

I am trying to create a gadget which uses a COM visible .net 2.0 dll. And I have been trying to make it work since last one week. Here are a few instructions that I found to make it work: http://markmail.org/message/jkbjk2kjbyyqozc6 But I am not able to understand the 3rd step. I have manually registered the dll classes in the regi...

how do i use variable of one view in another view in google desktop gadget

how can i use variable of one view in another view, can i use preferences? ...

How to save user preferences in google desktop gadget?

Hi, I want to save the user preferences in a Google Desktop Gadget. I am not able to find any documents for it. Can anyone tell me how can I do that? Thanks, Hardik ...

In which language was google desktop developed ?

In which language was google desktop developed ? ...

Integrating Google Desktop Search into a website using PHP, hosted in a Linux environment.

Is there a way to make a search call to GDS in PHP and have it return XML containing the search results? The Google Desktop API documentation page specifically states: "This document describes methods for issuing Desktop search queries using HTTP and XML. This XML-based API is supported by both the Windows and Mac OS X versions of ...