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06-08-2013, 06:13 PM
I've been playing with HTML and Windows 7 Desktop Gadgets, anyone else have a hobby like this? Got any ideas for Gadget?

http://i1102.photobucket.com/albums/g457/ChanClan66/Development/Mine/UnrealGadget_zps21c4bf12.png


Edit: Developing a Gadget for Windows Sidebar >Developing a Gadget for Windows Sidebar Part 1: The Basics (Windows) (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/bb456468%28v=vs.85%29.aspx)


Path to Windows 7 User Gadgets: C:\Users\Operator\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Sidebar\Gadgets
Path to Windows 7 Global Gadgets: C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\Gadgets

Path to My UnrealGadget: C:\Users\Operator\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Sidebar\Gadgets\UnrealGadgets.gadget
Unreal Icon download Link: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/124859421/UnrealTournament/Unreal.ico


Pastebin link to UnrealGadgets.html file (http://'http://www.r0t.co.uk/paste/p/FZUVpS40.html")

Pastebin link to Gadget.xml Manifest File (http://www.r0t.co.uk/paste/p/FHBqMe71.html)

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06-11-2013, 02:44 PM
Now here's an interesting idea, a desktop Spectator Gadget. This image is actually of a video embedded in my gadget, but I could just as easily have it be a stream or something else.

http://i1102.photobucket.com/albums/g457/ChanClan66/Development/GadgetConcept_zps3c567da9.png