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    BlackOp333 | # 1 | 2008-07-24, 03:24 | Report

    I was wondering if the gadgets for the windows vista sidebar (which are actually just .zip files renamed .gadget) could be made to appear on the IT desktop.
    I know that the CPU speed and such couldn't, but some are just radio streams or cool clocks (like the one attached)
    Could they be converted into a desktop applet?
    They are just html, xml, sound, and image files.
    Thanx

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    File Type: zip TwentyFourClock.zip (97.6 KB, 169 views)

     
    Underscore | # 2 | 2008-07-24, 03:36 | Report

    At the moment, I reeeaaaally dont think this is possible. But I would love to see an adobe air or yahoo widgets-like app that doesnt take up too much ram. There'd be alot more applets available for the home screen.

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    dtrask | # 3 | 2008-07-24, 03:38 | Report

    Not those particular ones as they are "owned" by a closed source company callled Microsoft, but perhaps something similar that runs on Linux...which is what the IT runs...coould be developed.

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    BlackOp333 | # 4 | 2008-07-24, 03:57 | Report

    If you actually opened the attached file you would see it was simple website-type stuff.
    You can view the app in a browser.
    http://www.systemex.net/gadgets/TwentyFourClock/

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    Wes Doobner | # 5 | 2008-07-24, 04:12 | Report

    I think it's a window manager issue on the tablets.

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    Khertan | # 6 | 2008-07-24, 12:20 | Report

    Not really ...

    You can modify some python applet to render something in a gecko gtk widget ... not really hard ... but this will eat most of the cpu ... (and ram)

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    BlackOp333 | # 7 | 2008-07-24, 19:35 | Report

    Could an applet be made of it?
    It's just simple javascript.

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    BlackOp333 | # 8 | 2008-07-24, 19:38 | Report

    just tried viewing the gadget in my IT browser.
    I could see it fine

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    BlackOp333 | # 9 | 2008-07-24, 19:39 | Report

    where's qwerty when you need him?

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    josiahg777 | # 10 | 2008-07-24, 20:09 | Report

    If it's a home applet you're after, Khertan might be a better person to ask
    I see that he's already replied to this thread, I would pay attention to his post... He knows what he's talking about

    What you're asking for is an applet that displays a webpage. This is do-able with python, but you'd be much better off just programming an applet targeted at the maemo desktop rather than trying to adapt vista-bloat.

    or was there a specific applet that you wanted? 'cause there's already several 24 hour clock applets for the system already...

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