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• WadeG Controlling a browser from a gadget

  This may be a more related to Vista/IE7, but I'm looking for an in-gadget solution so here goes. I need to collect a token by allowing a user to login through a website. The normal way is to open a browser via ActiveX and monitor it until the process is complete. The opening code looks like this: var ie = new ActiveXObject('InternetExplorer.Application'); ie.visible = true; ie.navigate2("https://loginpage.com"); At this point I can monitor the ie.Document.body.outerText until I reach the page and collect the token. But... The sidebar runs in protected mode, which gives me a protected mode IE, which returns a wrapper object instead of the IE handle after the call to navigate2. Any ideas how to accomplish this Can I write a simple ...Show All

• tchen777 OT: Suggestions about gallery.live.com

  Several things stand out about this site, now that people are starting to use it. So, here's some suggestions: Implement some sort of language filtering. Although I have nothing against the use of non-English and think it's actually commendable than MS allowing it, I would rather filter out Gadgets that are of no use to me. Alternatively allow multiple languages in the Gadget description, or some form of language translation. Improve Gadget images. It would be great if you could attach screenshots, as well as the 100x100 icon. Do something about Gadget spam. "Vamos Strip Player" springs to mind, I'd hate to think how many times it's posted. Remove the 1000 character limit on the description field, and allow it to be rich text ...Show All

• JIM.H. HDiSim currentDisplayMode

  It appears that HDiSim has the currentDisplayMode set to Player.DISPLAY_NONE by default. If I put this logic branch in my onLoad function, the HDiSim will fall into it: if (Player.currentDisplayMode == Player.DISPLAY_NONE) { } It looks like it is hard-coded to that value. May I ask what kind of things you wish to do based on the result We should of course be returning DISPLAY_HD. I'm building Comp5 for the forum. One of the requirements is display detection; so for instance you can start playing the audio on start if the device is an audio only player, or is not hooked up to a display. The compilation is complete (showed it to the Toshiba guys yesterday) except for display detection (3 line of code). So actually, the f ...Show All

• JIM.H. Does gadget support Netscape and Opera now?

  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 I agree with you. I also think this problem depends on browser's security setting. So, is there any solution Thanks The gadget is not be deployed on Localhost server. I have a server to put js and css files. The gadget works fine in IE6 or IE7.Actually, it will also work correctly when I sign in Live.com even if I use Opera or Netscape. So I am a little confused about this situation. Is there different in files loading of Live.com wit ...Show All

• White-Tiger-Eyes validation

  elem = document.createElement(tagName); I am not appending this 'elem' in markup document 1) The above document is a markup document. So, is it necessary to create an element with tagName(like div, p, timing....) mentioned in schema or can we use any user tagName 2) Will there be validation with schema for those elements and attributes created(not appended) at run time 3) If i append any element(that is not mentioned in schema) at run time, what will happen Thanks in advance Thanks peter. My doubt is whether we can create a element with any tagName (elem=document.createElement("yyy")). I am not appending this element(elem) anywhere in document. Is this also a invalid one ...Show All

• Dhruvesh Gadget behavior on spaces vs live.com?

  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.xml Basically the css is very different and also the function that rebuilds the list does not really work on Spaces and you have to manually refresh the page to get the new feed. Just curious if others have experienced this and have advice on what I should be doing differently. The function getfeed gets called but the content seems to be cached on Spaces where it works fine on live.com! Thank you Todd0s! That did the trick and generic proxy seems to work, so I we ...Show All

• su45937 Difference between Gadgets and Desktop applications

  Hi, Can anyone please list out the major differences between Gadgets in the sidebar and any Desktop applications.     Regards, Santosh Kalkeri Desktop applications are likely to be far richer because you are not constrained by the size of the application (as opposed to the limited gadget size) and the technologies at your disposal are far greater (as opposed to browser-based technologies of a gadget). However, the flexibility of a gadget to dock to the side of a screen, automatically load at runtime, be non-intrusive, etc. all make gadgets really appropriate for several functions. For example, you could never build the richness of Office or iTunes in a gadget. On the other hand, ...Show All

• sydes141 Search for a web address, edit it and show the result in Flyout automatically

  Hi guys I'm studying gadgets development and would like to make some tests with an idea that popup in my mind. Let's suppose that when I hit "enter" on my gadget it does...: - load a webpage (in background) - edit html code (for ex.: delete first 30 lines of code) - show the result in Flyout. Ok, I've already basic knowledge of sidebar/gadget development, but I would be very happy if somebody could explane me points 1&2. I mean, how can I load a webpage, edit it and write the result to a file so I can open it in Flyout Thanks in advise ...Show All

• Dietz Question about saveTextFile

  Dear All: I have a problem about the function FileIO.saveTextFile(stream, callbackFunction). I do not know how to use this function even after read through the HD DVD menu . I want to modify an file "test.txt" when doing action. But when call the function FileIO.saveTextFile(), the stream value is not so clear. I tried to use: var stream = FileIO.CreateTextFile("c:\testfile.txt", True) ; but cannot work. Anyone know how to call this function, kindly give an answer. Thanks a lot. Try it like that: function openFileCB(stream, errorInfo) { // that function as called as soon as the file is ready for reading/writing // stream is TextStream object and can be used to write into the file now // call FileI ...Show All

• Joshizzle XML Parser Performance..

  Does anyone have any relationship data between XML Parsing (using the built in spec Parser) and specific CES devices We are looking for data based on the parsing and handling the parsed xml stream, such as dynamically creating menus, pop up messages, dynamic playlist navigation, game engine datasets etc. Our SAX implementation and DOM implementations are multi-format compatible but we are looking to verify performance at this time before giving up on the built in spec parser. Any one doing this kind of dynamic work already and willing to share their experiences Thanks, Denny B. Are you saying you implemented an XML parser in ECMAScript and you are thinking of using it instead of the built-in XML engine That would not ...Show All

• gala123 Gadget for File encryption

  Is it possible to encrypt/decrypt a file from a Vista's sidebar gadget Thanks, Luca ...Show All

• naffets Can someone test my gadget please?

  I posted my gadget a couple weeks ago and it has gotten a good number of downloads (~1500 atm) but mostly negative response. I suspect the problem is that I developed and tested this gadget on Vista RTM, but the Gallery only lets you choose "RC1" as the newest compatibility level (stupid ). I have not had any problems loading into the Sidebar on any RTM machine. What would really help me is to get a few people try to load it up and make sure it is working properly under a variety of environments (RC1, RC2, Beta, RTM, whatever), so I can figure out what the issue is that people are having. You won't be able to test the full functionality of the gadget because it requires you to have a particular type of webcam to stream video. ...Show All

• Jon Watte Pixel Buffer Questions

  Where in the spec is the Pixel Buffer discussed My kingdom for an index. Is the Pixel Buffer for markup elements only Or does video also use the Pixel Buffer If I scale a 10x10 image to 10x20, is the Pixel Buffer footprint 100 or 200 It's supposed to have a footprint of 100 pixel. Take a look here: http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx PostID=765076 I understand the answer based on Gunner's link, but honestly I did not get that at all from the smiley face example. In fact I cannot figure out what 4.3.12.1.3 is talking about. The pretty smiling faces that illustrate this are in section 4.3.12.1.3 It's really just showing that scaling doesn't affect pixel buffer. From ...Show All

• vbtheo Using Settings to Choose Color of Gadget

  I have a simple gadget where I have 4 different color .png bachground colors. The default is red and I want a user to be able to enter settings and choose the background color. I think I'm close, but if someone could give some pointers, I would really appreciate it. You see the bold else If I add and remove that by hand, I can change the color and then change the color back after I remove it. Any thoughts looking at the code I am a beginner, so any help is once again very moch appreciated. <html xmlns=" http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml "> <head> <title>Settings</title> <script type='text/javascript' src="js\Settings.js"></script> <script> System.Gadget.onSettingsClosin ...Show All

• bikedoc1 Possiable to have text with no background or transparent background

  I'd like to have text just floating with no background at all how would I do that. Thanks I have this working <body> <g:background id="bodyBackground" src="blank.png"/> <script language="JavaScript"> text = "Some text"; bodyText = bodyBackground.addTextObject(text, "Segoe UI", 12, "White", 1, 1); </script> </body> the style tag seem to make the text dissapear If I load a non blank png, the picture is offset to the right by quite a bit, therefore you can't see anything, plus you get a weired halo floating away from the main part of the picture and the text. If I scale up the font size of the text I g ...Show All