Thursday, September 03, 2009

Some samples to get your gadgeting going – Your Windows Sidebar gadget, that is…

Microsoft Downloads - Gadget Samples for Windows Sidebar

“Sample gadgets that demonstrate the functionality of the Windows Sidebar scripting elements.

File Name: GadgetSamples.EXE
Version: 1.0.0.2
Date Published: 9/3/2009
Language: English
Download Size: 605 KB


Overview

These gadget samples are intended to demonstrate the functionality of the Windows Sidebar scripting elements. Most of the code snippets found throughout the Sidebar Reference documentation are extracted directly from the gadget code provided here.

Here’s a rundown and brief description of each of the gadget samples:

Hello World
Demonstrates a simple 'Hello World' gadget.

Flyouts
Demonstrates gadget flyout functionality.

Settings
Demonstrates gadget settings functionality.

Docking
Demonstrates the gadget docking functionality.

Debugging
Demonstrates gadget debugging functionality.

Text and Graphics
Demonstrates the g:background, g:image, g:text elements and the gimage protocol of the Windows Vista Sidebar.

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Samples are good, I like samples. With the success that Windows 7 will be, maybe Sidebar Gadgets will have a resurgence…

It’s a shame there are not some new, cool ones in the Win7 box. Is the fact that there are not an indicator that there’s no long term (post-Win7) gadget viability? Or just that Microsoft was focused on the guts more than the glitz in Win7?

If we see some “Gadget Packs” from Microsoft next year, that could answer the question (for if there’s no gadget love in 2010/2011 then I’d bet against Gadgets in Win8… but that’s just my WAG  ;)

 

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