Vista Sidebar

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Vista Sidebar is a desktop application included in Microsoft Vista.

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Installation method

Widgets can be downloaded to Vista Sidebar using a simple link. The URL can be built programatically as follows: 

http://www.widgetavenue.com/wdg/loaders/msv.php?[Encoded list of args]

For example,using the Hello World widget built here, if your source HTML file is located at http://myserver.com/HelloWorld.html, you will be able to download your widget to Vista Sidebar using the following link: 

http://www.widgetavenue.com/wdg/loaders/msv.php?root=html&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyserver.com%2FHelloWorld.html

Specific features

Widgets (called Gadgets) can be rendered either inside the sidebar, or on the desktop. The WidgetAvenue platform supports this feature using either the _docked_ parameter, or the ldWidgetUid_isWidgetDocked function.

Issues

  • A "pink effect" (magenta halo) appears when using transparent zones around widgets.
    • When using the Flash format, there is no way to avoid this, so Flash widgets in Vista should be rectangular to be properly rendered
    • When using the waHTML/waJS format, this can be avoided by coloring the transparent zone in magenta.

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