Web Gadget Development,6
Recent update: 2008-3-21

No "Add Stuff" Link?

225 byte By HitchhikerD at 2008-3-7
<div>Hey,</div> <div>Following the SDK guidelines I went to the live.com page to try and add the sample gadget, but I can't find the "Add Stuff" link anywhere.</div> <div> </div> <div>What am I missing?</div>

About the access data across the domainUsing Web.Network.CreateRequest API?

977 byte By pluto_sun at 2008-3-6
Hi All, In my gadget developing process, I have to consume web service from a different domain for gadget.start.com or live.com. so I met the issue, when my gadget published in third-party, and user want to use it, he has to change IE security level and set 'access data across domain' ...

Submission - what's the second file? Rejection reason?

677 byte By Hans_Schmucker at 2008-3-5
Two things about gadget submission.1. When you submit a gadget you get two fields for files. The first is for a thumbnail, but the second one requires a ZIP file and it doesn't say what the ZIP is supposed to contain (at least in FF). So wht should it be?2. I just submitted a WebGadget and it ...

[Q:] Event handler for onchange event (old and new value) - how to?

562 byte By EliBrodsky at 2008-3-3
Hi there,I want to write a JavaScript event handler that handles the 'onchange' event of a drop-down list (<select>). This even handler should take different actions based on the old value and the new value of the select. Is that possible? What I'm looking for is something like ...

embedding and updating content

647 byte By swn78 at 2008-3-1
Hello, 2 questions:1. What is the downside of embedding a web page as a gadget? In my case Im trying to convert what is originally a web page into a gadget. Is there any reason why I shouldn't just embed a modified web page?2. Im trying to write a simple gadget that contains links, when ...

Where's the "Add to Space" button

746 byte By nguyentanbao at 2008-2-28
Hi,I have uploaded my first web gadget, called A, onto the library. Everything worked fine.There's a bug in A. Then I edit A, upload a new zip file. A change to "pending approval". This morning, I logged in my gallery and I see 2 versions of A.The old A: with a bug in it, there are 2 ...

embedding and updating content

647 byte By swn78 at 2008-2-27
Hello, 2 questions:1. What is the downside of embedding a web page as a gadget? In my case Im trying to convert what is originally a web page into a gadget. Is there any reason why I shouldn't just embed a modified web page?2. Im trying to write a simple gadget that contains links, when ...

to MS Web Gadget API team..

790 byte By humbroll at 2008-2-26
hi. i develop my app by ur MS Web Gadget i want to some.. below.i want setting my XHR's header. in general JavaScript code.. var xmlHttp = new XMLHttpRequest(); xmlHttp.setRequestHeader("hearname","value") i can setting XMLHttpRequest object's request header. but i dont ...

center the gadget in the modules in the spaces live com

983 byte By albidochon at 2008-2-25
hi everybody,I have a little problem whith the center tag.I want my gadget to be centered in the module, and I use the CSS file to do this. As that did not function, i tried to use a global div whith a .style.align='center'; as well in the CSS file than in the js file.......still don't work, ...

Where's the "Add to Space" button

746 byte By nguyentanbao at 2008-2-24
Hi,I have uploaded my first web gadget, called A, onto the library. Everything worked fine.There's a bug in A. Then I edit A, upload a new zip file. A change to "pending approval". This morning, I logged in my gallery and I see 2 versions of A.The old A: with a bug in it, there are 2 ...

Flash SetVariable

362 byte By Follower46 at 2008-2-23
Howdy.I've been working on a gadget that allows the users to interact with a flash player by clicking on urls in the gadget.I'm having problems, though, when I try to use the "setVariable" command in javascript. Also, it seems that flash cannot access any javascript commands ...

About updating and submissions

789 byte By Drs.P. at 2008-2-22
I think this is a message for the aproval team.The 1st when I submit a webgadget for spaces (ok live.com too) both add buttons where availble http://gallery.live.com/liveItemDetail.aspx?li=e140b8bc-72e8-4902-8adf-3036e327cfd2&l=1 after we''ve updated only the live.com add button is ...

Dynamic content from my personal site.

318 byte By cwallace at 2008-2-22
Are there any good tutorials on doing this?I want a small icon of my site on the side bar that when clicked opens in a window that lists recent activity on message boards and other dynamic content from my sites DB...Amature here so bare with my ignorance..:)Thanks in ...

Can't get xml back from Amazon Web Service?

1147 byte By incendy at 2008-2-21
I can put the feed url in the browser and all is well, but I can't seem to get a response using the code belowfunction GetFeed() { var r = Web.Network.createRequest( Web.Network.Type.XML, m_feedUrl, {proxy:"generic", numItems:m_numItems}, OnFeedReceived); r.execute(); }Is the ...

Rendering problems of the gadgets (mainly the height)

482 byte By danielebonini at 2008-2-20
About the ccs problems, the problems rendering the height of the gadgets in Live Spaces. Maybe is not just that the problem... I have noticed that if I right click the gadget and I refresh the start.com service which starts the gadget, the gadget is rendered always in the right way. This ...

Non Editable Text in Spin control(textbox)

306 byte By dmouser at 2008-2-19
I am using Spin Control (Javascript) in classic ASP Web application. Suppose i want to add Spin Control for seconds , I would like to display units in the spin box eg. 12 seconds where seconds is not editable but 12 is editable. I want to display 12 seconds in textbox. What could be the ...

OnChangeEvent.fire does not really fire event. (MS CRM server)

1263 byte By agnonikov at 2008-2-18
I have very strange problem with MS CRM. Some client-side code are not working at client computers.Finally I traced it down to DHTML behaviour problem.In MS CRM we have IMG.lu.htc behaviour, which implements some kind of lookupcontrol. To fill it I can eighter use a popup dialog (window) with ...

problems with the css file

713 byte By albidochon at 2008-2-17
hi, everybodyFirst, i want to thank everybody here, because i 've build my first gadget all in java because of the help and the posts here...Not so easy.....I still get a problem because of the CSS file, it looks like the js file don't care of this file, although i declare the className and ...

How to Display and/or Host Licrosoft Gadgets for your Website

14810 byte By rjstinyc at 2008-2-16
I suggest that you download this instruction file in either Word or PDF as the images are not appearing via MSDN forum.Or dig into the code and d/l from the respective servers.Gadgets.pdfGadgets.doc The simplest way to display any Microsoft Live.com gadget is to wrap it in an iframe on your ...

SetPreference does not always work?

649 byte By incendy at 2008-2-15
I never had this problem before, but in my latest gadget it seems that setpreference does not always work! Has anyone else had this happen? Or know why! Thank you in advanceMy code is straight forward so I don't know what I could be doing that would make it only work most of the timefunction ...

How to Display and/or Host Microsoft Gadgets for your Website

14810 byte By rjstinyc at 2008-2-15
I suggest that you download this instruction file in either Word or PDF as the images are not appearing via MSDN forum.Or dig into the code and d/l from the respective servers.Gadgets.pdfGadgets.doc The simplest way to display any Microsoft Live.com gadget is to wrap it in an iframe on your ...

Popup modal frame from web gadget

517 byte By nguyentanbao at 2008-2-15
Hi,I've tried to build a web gadget for Spaces. I'd like to implement a behaviour like when I click Customize while editing my spaces: it will popup, let's say a MODAL FRAME. And this frame can render a new URL inside it like another windows of the browser. And this should be cross-browser ...

attachElementBindingSync

135 byte By Raros at 2008-2-15
Can anybody explain what is this binding(Web.Bindings) all about and when to use "attachElementBindingSync" method? Thanks

The gadget.xml file should only refer to .js files that are in the package. It shouldn't re

786 byte By peking2toronto at 2008-2-15
Hi,My submission was not approved due to the reason in the subject, however I didn't refer any remote .js files. I just refer an remote .xml file which I learned from the <<Windows Live Gadget Developer's Guide>>, Consuming XML as a Source part. So I wonder this reference is not ...

The gadget.xml file should only refer to .js files that are in the package. It shouldn't refer

786 byte By peking2toronto at 2008-2-14
Hi,My submission was not approved due to the reason in the subject, however I didn't refer any remote .js files. I just refer an remote .xml file which I learned from the <<Windows Live Gadget Developer's Guide>>, Consuming XML as a Source part. So I wonder this reference is not ...

resize the gadgets by default

982 byte By albidochon at 2008-2-14
hi everybody,I have some problems whith te size of the gadgets....when i make a test on the http://test.livegadgets.net/ platform, everythingh is ok with the size, the gadget is full screened showed. But when the gadget is approuved, and is loaded in my space for a real test, it sometimes sized ...

Gadget for spaces only ?

489 byte By Drs.P. at 2008-2-13
We're writing a gadget with setprefererce, the behaviour of the gadget on spaces is good,but on live.com it doesn't work.The gadget isn't even intended for live.com because it has no usefull function over there.I thought I saw once a gadget that gives a message 'not intended for live.com' ...

resize the gadgets by default

971 byte By albidochon at 2008-2-13
hi everybody,I have some problems whith te size of the gadgets....when i make a test on the http://test.livegadgets.net/ platform, everythingh is ok with the size, the gadget is full screened showed. But when the gadget is approuved, and is loaded in my space for a real test, it sometimes sized ...

How to add Vritual Earth API in the Live.com Gadget?

261 byte By startlet at 2008-2-12
Hi, Is there any way to add Vritual Earth API to Live.com Gadget? It seems failure if writing "<script src=" http://dev.virtualearth.net/mapcontrol/v4/mapcontrol.js"></script> " in the gadget content. Thanks

about Web.Network.createRequest(~~)

808 byte By humbroll at 2008-2-11
hi. i have a question about Web.Network.createRequest()first of all .. my code..below..=============================================================var M_ObjHeaders = new Array();M_ObjHeaders["Application-Key"] = "humbroll";var request = Web.Network.createRequest(Web.Network.Type.XML, m_url, ...

Does gadget support Netscape and Opera now?

243 byte By startlet at 2008-2-10
I heard Live.com have supported Opera and Firefox. But there some problems happen when I add gadget by Opera and Netscape without signing in Live.com. Why the gadget could not be added correctly without signing in Live.com? Thanks

How to get Market information when add gadget by URL "http://www.live.com/?add=http://x

603 byte By startlet at 2008-2-10
When I add a gadget by inputing URL for example ' http://www.live.com/?add= http://xxx/xxx.xml', I can't get the correct market information but it gives me "en-us" all the time as I set the language in live.com is Chinese which's market information is "zh-cn". So is this a ...

The View privilege about my gadget?

623 byte By pluto_sun at 2008-2-8
Dear All, I have a question, I test runing a gadget in MyLocalhost, and want to display it in my MSN Space. When I use my own account to login space, I will upload and see my gadget in my space(Whenever edit mode or view mode).But when I log off and I can not see my gadget and its frame. So I ...

HTC files with gadgets?

311 byte By incendy at 2008-2-8
I have been reading about consuming web services with javascript and it seems every example uses an htc file to accomplish this. Does this work the same way with gadgets? I tried searching the forum but no results for htc. If anyone has an example that does this I would really appreciate it! ...

How to get Market information when add gadget by URL "http://www.live.com/?add=http://x

595 byte By startlet at 2008-2-7
When I add a gadget by inputing URL for example ' http://www.live.com/?add= http://xxx/xxx.xml', I can't get the correct market information but it gives me "en-us" all the time as I set the language in live.com is Chinese which's market information is "zh-cn". So is this a ...

All-in-One XML Web Gadget?

3577 byte By ChrisAbraham at 2008-2-7
I have just developed a special ATOM feed that really needs to be rendered in a Gadget in order to be best viewed -- the inline HTML must be viewable when someone "subscribes" to the feed, so I easily developed a Google Gadget, which was easy. Everything was inline, maintainable in ...

How to get Market information when add gadget by URL "http://www.live.com/?add=http://xxx/x

595 byte By startlet at 2008-2-7
When I add a gadget by inputing URL for example ' http://www.live.com/?add= http://xxx/xxx.xml', I can't get the correct market information but it gives me "en-us" all the time as I set the language in live.com is Chinese which's market information is "zh-cn". So is this a ...

Gadget behavior on spaces vs live.com?

758 byte By incendy at 2008-2-7
I am still working on my first gadget and noticed things work really different on live.com compared to spaces. If you want to load what I have so far and see what I mean, the manifest can be found at http://www.incendy.com/MyRSS/rssgadget3.xmlBasically the css is very different and also the ...

multiple Web.Network.createRequest

650 byte By sams_2 at 2008-2-6
HelloI'm trying to develop a gadget with a search-interface that includes a text input field and a button. When you press the button a function is called that takes the text from the the input field and attaches it to the url which is then passed on to the Web.Network.createRequest Method. The ...

Is there a way to track where your gadget is?

223 byte By incendy at 2008-2-6
I am sure it is possible to write something to do this in the gadget, but is there a way to track this through the gallery? If not, what is the best way to get the url of the space through the gadget? Thank you in advance!!

Unable to get xml file from my webserver

3146 byte By PeterDeak at 2008-2-5
Hi,I have a little problem getting a xml file from my webserver (that isn't on the localhost) with the following code:function getValue(){var url = " http://myserver.com:8080/something.xml"; //this address is just examplevar req = Web.Network.createRequest( Web.Network.Type.XML, url, ...

How to Save User Preferences on Spaces?

367 byte By abowman at 2008-2-5
Can someone explain to me how to save user preferences on Spaces or point me to some instructions?If there is a way to determine whether a gadget is on Spaces or Live,that would be good to know too so that I can hide the preference linkin Spaces view mode.I got one of my gadgets to save user ...

How to submit a gadget questions?

1745 byte By incendy at 2008-2-4
It says that all the files need to be zipped together and that the manifest needs to reference the relative value of the js and css files. Does there have to be a folder structure or could I just zip the gadget.xml, gadget.css and gadget.rs files and have the manifest as so "in bold ...

Is there a place to test Spaces Author vs Visitor mode?

183 byte By incendy at 2008-2-4
I have tested my gadget using a toggle button to imitate the modes, but was wondering if there was a way to see how it would actual work before I release my gadget! Thanks in advance!

Submit a GADGET :ERROR !

237 byte By OEIL2MOSCOU at 2008-2-4
Since two days , it is not possible to submit a web gadget in the gallery .live ! I recieve a message : "<strong>ERROR .... try in few minutes ...." </strong>since two days , ... the minutes are very long in Microsoft gallery !

Using gadget from a 3rd party place.

1256 byte By PeterDeak at 2008-2-4
Hi!I have a gadget, that Ii don't want to send to the live gallery, but I'd like to use it on live.com from different machines (home, work). And I don't want to install web server on each of these PCs, and use the gadget from localhost. So i want to put it on a web server I can reach from ...

Layout for gadget

180 byte By Sarah71 at 2008-2-3
If I would like to create a layout with a navigation bar on the top for access to 3 different areas/panel of the gadget .... how Can I do this? I hope you can help me!

How to link to additional javascript files?

130 byte By abowman at 2008-2-3
I want to use Scriptaculous libraries in my gadget. How do I go about linking these files so that my main js file can access them?

control of client web window

316 byte By rikriv at 2008-2-2
I am using a web access to a terminal server. The initial window start second browser window of a certain size and starts my software on the terminal server host. I want to software to programatically force the client browser window to the front at certain times. Is there a method to accomplish ...

Saving XML in Gadget using Javascript

1471 byte By Batman at 2008-2-2
Hi,I have opened an XML in my gadget using XLMDOM, the code is:if (window.ActiveXObject) var xmldoc=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM");else if (document.implementation&&document.implementation.createDocument)var ...