google-gadget

Google gadget and ajax

I want to develop google gadget and i want to user AJAX push technology.Is that possible at all? I have found this http://softwareas.com/google-gadget-api-for-ajax-developers but i cant see the "push" part there. in short ... i want changes on my server to refresh my google gadget, is that possible and how? ...

Google gadget Unique ID

How to get unique Google Gadget ID from a gadget added to a iGoogle website, with Javascript? ...

Google Desktop Gadget to Vista Sidebar Gadget converter

Hello, everyone! 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 ...

Google Gadgest Refreshing

I'm creating a test Google Gadget. Its a simple hello world gadget. However, after I add the gadget to iGoogle the first time, any subsequent changes I make to the file on my server have no effect on the gadget! If I change the name of the xml file and then read it, then I see the change. But no amount of changing, or deleting and re-...

jQuery UI Sortable and Google gadgets

I have seen a couple similar questions, but nothing that specifically covers my problem. I am trying to place several Google gadgets in a set of sortable divs. When I drag one of these divs and drop it in a new location, the whole page is refreshing and showing me only the content of that gadget's iframe. I have seen from the other SO q...

How can I use asp.net forms authentication to authenticate a Google/OpenSocial Gadget

I have a web site that uses Asp.net forms authentication to login. I need to enable users to login and interact with the site via gadgets using the same authetnication/authorization schema I use on the site. I could not find any good information regarding asp.net authentication and google gadgets. How can I make the gadgets login using...

force google gadget rss tabber open link in new window

i'm using google gadget "rss tabber" http://www.gmodules.com/ig/creator?synd=open&url=http%3A%2F%2Fclingman.org%2Fplatypus%2Fcustomized-rss-feeds.xml&lang=en I tried to use jquery to force all the link to open in new window but failed. anyone got suggestion how to do this ? force all the link to be open in new windows? $('...

How to open a new window in Google Gadget?

It opens neither a tab nor a window: the code for a Google Gadget here. If you know 'target="_blank"' from HTML, I am looking for a similar tool for Google Gadgets. More precisely, I cannot understand why the JavaScript piece does not work: window.open("http://www.google.com/"); ...

How to embed SVG tag inside google wave gadget?

I'm creating a google wave gadget that needs to embed SVG. I don't want to do because that means I need to generate separate svg file and store somewhere on the web. I would like to simply add inside the Google Wave Gadget. The person who created the Canvas Gadget (Source Code) has done this, but I can't figure out what he did to get...

Problems with my google gadget

Hi, For my gadget the title appears blank. I cannot get it listed when I search for my gadget. Need some explanation as to what to do. Here is the xml link to my gadget: http://hosting.gmodules.com/ig/gadgets/file/115976558690780681327/the-twitter-search.xml PS: yes I use the google gadget editor to do the job... ...

What javascript tools and/or techniques can I use to manage conflict resolution when multiple users are updating shared state within a Google Wave gadget?

I think the answer to this question hinges on the whether or not it's possible to have access to the Operational Transformation architecture directly within the gadget API. It isn't currently there, so what might be the alternatives for fine-grained deltas, as opposed to just a big lock on each variable? ...

Google Desktop Gadgets vs. Yahoo Widgets

I am trying to figure out which widget development platform is superior. I want a cross-browser widget and so I a thought either the Google or Yahoo solution will be best. They both seem to be using the same technologies - JavaScript, HTML, XML, etc. Any thoughts on which is a better platfrom in terms of development, performance and...

Developing Google Gadget on a Mac

I have developed some Mac Widgets and want to port them to Google Gadgets. The technology is pretty similar (please disabuse me if this is not the case) but it looks like i need to download and use the Google Gadgets to speed things up which means i have to use Windows. Is there a way of running it on the Mac. Basecamp? Or is it easy eno...

Images in Google Gadgets

Anyone know how to add images into google gadgets? The documentation is not very clear but the method seems to be do to create a base64 encoded version of the image and load it in the content area of the xml. As i need 150+ images in the body of the widget this is, well painful if doable. ...

Multiple Javascript gadgets per page

I'm writing an in-house gadget in Javascript and jQuery. I've written it in an object-oriented manner with a top-level object called, as an example ggObj and assigned methods via ggObj.prototype. To use my gadget, you include the myGadget.js file and you call the function makeMyGadget() in your page. My JS file looks like this: var myG...

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...

gadgets.Prefs in type url Google Gadget

Is it possible to access gadgets.Prefs in content of type="url"? <Content type="url" href="remote address"></Content> gadgets.Prefs is set in content of configuration <Content type="html" view="configuration"> ...

google gadget and sites api

I'm writing a google gadget (nothing but plain html + javascript) to upload a file onto a private google site using the sites api. http://code.google.com/apis/sites/docs/1.0/developers_guide_protocol.html#UploadingFiles I can only upload the file using a multi-part form. But it doesn't work because the api needs oauth authentication. Au...

Any Tips for Writing a Google Gadget / Google Android App?

I'm going to be starting on a project building a Google Gadget and a Google Android with similar functionality. I've read through a bit of the documentation, but before I start I thought I'd ask if anyone has any tips they'd like to share to make the job easier. I program in lots of different languages, so I don't think it'll be too h...

How do I overlay custom polygons with custom tooltips in a Google Maps Gadget?

I'd like to be able to achieve something like this: http://www.google.com/intl/en_us/2008election/ However, I haven't tried making custom Google Maps Gadgets before, and I have no idea where to start (which API version is capable of this, is a Google Gadget what I should be doing, etc). ...