MxO Gadgets/Widgets for Vista SideBar, Google Sidebar, etc...

**Mindsweep**

I can't get my new the clock to work in the sidepanel? I stored the Mxo clock in the folder where the other gadgets are, but I can't add it? Any suggestion?

MindsweepX

Havocide

Make a folder called MatrixClock.gadget

Put all the files in it, then just add it like normal as it will already be installed.

**phi** · 04/07/2008 17:38:39

To install a vista Gadget just run it.
The .gadget file is just a .zip file renamed.
if you run it windows will extract the file to the right location.
By default it will install in:

C:\Users\[USER_NAME]\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Sidebar\Gadgets\MxOWorldClock.gadget

If you want to make it available to all accounts you need to move the MxOWorldClock.gadget folder to:

C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\Gadgets

Then exit and re-start the sidebar to make it available immediately.

To uninstall a gadjet, open the "Add Gadgets" window from the Sidebar and right click the gadget to remove. On the pop-up menu select "Uninstall"

Before installing an updated version of a gadget, ALWAYS uninstall the previous version first.

**Mindsweep**

It works now, thanks

**Michael1**

Do you have any other cool Mxo Vista Gadgets?

**nubious81**

hows the Yahoo widget going?

**Phluff**

nubious81 wrote:

hows the Yahoo widget going?

you beat me to that question. =P

I'd really like to have a yahoo widget for this too. =)

**phi**

Sorry folks... Between interviewing for a new job (and a $48k pay rise) and actual work I've not had the time to finish it.
It's not so much a conversion as a total re-write due to the difference in the way the Widgets work versus Gadjets.

One thing Vista got right... Gadgets are heaps easier to code than Widgets. Seriously... Widgets are needlessly complex. :/

**nubious81**

id code one on mac i have xtools and all but id still have to learn it but mainly when im playing mxo im on the pc side heh and i refuse to touch vista... to bad they havent realsed a thing were you can use gadgets on xp.

**Phluff**

What about google gadgets? Might be easier to code than yahoo widgets?

I use google gadgets at work on xp, and yahoo widgets on xp at home, so I know either will work. SMILEY

...just a thought. SMILEY

**ExternalError**

you can get the vista sidebar in xp as some clever people have found out how to get it to run i wont post it here but if you PM me ill kindly send you a link of where to get it

Siepher

I would love to have that gadget on iGoogle.

**phi** · 04/30/2008 02:02:45

I'll check out google gadgets tonight.

The bonus with Vista Gadgets is that you can use various system resources easily... such as timezone and Daylight Savings Time offsets. Widgets require the zones to be hardcoded.

I have a large list of cities and their zone and DST offsets approved for use in the MxO world-clock by the compiler of the list (The same site that provided the data for the commonly used world-clock widget.)

All in all the widget is about 60% done... mostly it's interface issues. The back-end code is pretty straight forward.

Siepher

phi wrote:

I'll check out google gadgets tonight.

D:

Thank you!

**nubious81**

any new updates with the google or yahoo widgets