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Creating
Vista"
Gadgets:
Using
HTML,CSS
and
JavaScript
with
Examples
in
RSS,
AJAX,
ActiveX(COM)
and
Silverlight
Rajesh
Lal
Contents at a Glance
Introduction
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1
Part IThe Foundation
1Innovate with Windows Vista Sidebar Gadgets
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72The Architecture
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293An Approach to Design
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494Selling Your Gadget
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75
Part IIDeveloping a Gadget
5Creating a Simple Gadget with RSS/Atom Feed
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916Design Patterns and Standard Practices
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1157The MyBlog Gadget Revisited
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1398Debugging and Deploying a Gadget
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159
Part IIIAdvanced Samples
9Site Statistics Gadget with AJAX—An Information Gadget
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18310Most Recent Used .NET Projects—An Application Gadget
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21111Radio Gadget and YouTube Video Gadget—Fun Gadgets
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23712A Silverlight World Clock—Utility Gadget
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Part IVAppendices
ATips and Tricks
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289BExtras
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315Index
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Table of Contents
Introduction1
What’s in the Book
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1Section 1:The Foundation
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1Section 2:Developing a Gadget
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2Section 3:Advanced Samples
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2Special Features and Notations
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2Supporting Website
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Part IThe Foundation1Innovate with Windows Vista Sidebar Gadgets 7
Introducing Gadgets and the Vista Sidebar
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7Windows Sidebar
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8Technology Behind Gadgets
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8Brief History of Gadgets
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9Innovate with Gadgets
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10Types of Gadgets
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12Information Gadgets
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12Application Gadgets
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13Utility Gadgets
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14Fun Gadgets
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14Gadgets in Depth
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15What Gadgets Are Not
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15Different Views—The Three Hats of the Gadget
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16Opacity Level and Always on Top Property
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17Using Flyout for More Information
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18Customization
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18Multiple Platforms for Gadgets
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19Meeting Points for Different Gadgets
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20The Development Platform
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21Gadget Ecosystem
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21Other Desktop Gadget/Widget Platforms
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22Gadget Comparison Chart
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