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vista dev: updated sidebar gadget templates

i did a quick refresh on my windows vista sidebar gadget templates for visual studio.  it is a simple refresh that accomplishes the following:

  • puts both the VB and C# web project templates in the same visual studio content installer
  • moves the structure around to demonstrate how to use locale folders within gadgets (see image below)

i get questions on the first one (VB/C# templates) a lot.  really there is no difference between the templates, the only reason i created two is so that when you choose "new web site" it will show up under both language options.  that's it.  gadget development itself is mostly html/javascript (unless you are using something like script#), so the templates are there for convenience only.

new structure:

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i've refreshed the old download links, but here is the link to the updated single VSI file as well:

file: VistaSidebarGadget.vsi

  1. 3/18/2007 8:57 PM | # re: vista dev: updated sidebar gadget templates
    very nice. :)
  2. 4/7/2007 9:44 AM | # re: vista dev: updated sidebar gadget templates
    How in the world do I get the templates to show up in VStudio? I run the installer, the appropriate files are placed under my project templates dir, but they never show up in the "New Project" dialog?

    I have double-checked my settings, and vstudio is pointing at the correct templates folder.

    Help!
  3. 4/7/2007 11:50 AM | # re: vista dev: updated sidebar gadget templates
    lars: they are web templates...choose file...new website
  4. 4/18/2007 11:54 AM | # re: vista dev: updated sidebar gadget templates
    Excellent job on the template.

    It might make sense to also include some default resource files in the root of the package so that non-EN users will see something when it is loaded.
  5. 5/2/2007 5:20 AM | # re: vista dev: updated sidebar gadget templates
    Thanks for the templates.

    I just posted another step that I think would be useful in the readme.txt that's included: http://cromwellhaus.com/blogs/ryanc/archive/2007/05/02/vista-sidebar-gadget-developer-experience.aspx.

    Did you have another way that you liked to accomplish this?
  6. 5/11/2007 6:11 AM | # re: vista dev: updated sidebar gadget templates
    Hi Tim,
    Your template is working very well.
    Thanks a lot :)
  7. 5/26/2007 5:07 PM | # re: vista dev: updated sidebar gadget templates
    Thanks a lot,, works very well. Greeting from dresden (germany).
  8. 8/15/2007 12:29 AM | # MSDN Blog Postings » More JavaScript Debugging in Visual Studio 2008
    MSDN Blog Postings » More JavaScript Debugging in Visual Studio 2008
  9. 8/24/2007 2:41 AM | # MSDN Blog Postings » So You Want to Build a Vista Sidebar Gadget?
    MSDN Blog Postings » So You Want to Build a Vista Sidebar Gadget?
  10. 8/30/2007 3:35 AM | # MSDN Blog Postings » Make our Gadget do Something Useful
    MSDN Blog Postings » Make our Gadget do Something Useful
  11. 9/4/2007 4:51 AM | # MSDN Blog Postings » More Nuggets - Building a Vista Gadget
    MSDN Blog Postings » More Nuggets - Building a Vista Gadget
  12. 10/31/2007 4:39 PM | #  Creating a Windows Vista Sidebar Gadget
    Creating a Windows Vista Sidebar Gadget
  13. 1/29/2008 10:45 AM | # Elsie Valerie Posts » Blog Archive » More Nuggets - Building a Vista Gadget
    Elsie Valerie Posts » Blog Archive » More Nuggets - Building a Vista Gadget
  14. 10/3/2008 2:34 PM | # re: vista dev: updated sidebar gadget templates
    Hi,

    I've created a gadget using this template for SL Beta2 and it worked well.

    Then I installed SL RC version and tried to run my gadget. The gadget doesn't display anything :( It shows a blank screen for the size of the gadget.

    I've updated the code in HTML to type="application/x-silverlight-2" but still the gadget is blank.
    Does this template work with the RC version of Silverlight?
    Please help on what I should be doing?

    Thanks in advance.
  15. 10/3/2008 2:35 PM | # re: vista dev: updated sidebar gadget templates
    Nagaraj: you'll only see the content if you have a release copy of Silverlight installed if you use the x-silverlight-2 type.
  16. 10/19/2008 12:47 PM | # re: vista dev: updated sidebar gadget templates
    Your box.net account seems to be out of download capacity. Can you post this somewhere more open like CodePlex? I'd love to get a copy. Thx!
  17. 10/20/2008 8:28 AM | # re: vista dev: updated sidebar gadget templates
    tmgirvin: sorry about that -- here's an alternate link: timheuer.s3.amazonaws.com/VistaSidebarGadget.vsi
  18. 10/30/2008 1:06 PM | # re: vista dev: updated sidebar gadget templates
    It seems this can't be used with Studio Express 2008 or is it just me?
  19. 12/22/2008 12:40 PM | # re: vista dev: updated sidebar gadget templates
    thank you:::)
  20. 1/4/2009 3:26 AM | # re: vista dev: updated sidebar gadget templates
    thank you :)
  21. 2/6/2009 9:15 AM | # re: vista dev: updated sidebar gadget templates
    Nice ideea to create this kind of template. Thank you!

    Radu Poenaru
    http://radupoenaru.wordpress.com/
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    2/15/2009 6:17 AM | # re: vista dev: updated sidebar gadget templates
    Great! Thanks a lot.
  23. 3/4/2009 1:48 PM | # re: vista dev: updated sidebar gadget templates
    I'm not using Visual. I'm just using a text editor to create gadgets. Can I get your template in maybe a zip form, since I can't open vsi file.


    Thanks
  24. 3/4/2009 1:57 PM | # re: vista dev: updated sidebar gadget templates
    Hi Gary, just change .vsi to .zip :-)
  25. 4/20/2009 12:06 PM | # re: vista dev: updated sidebar gadget templates
    Thanks ... I have downloaded the .vsi file but how can I download .zip file ??
  26. 5/22/2009 6:03 PM | # re: vista dev: updated sidebar gadget templates
    thank you admin
  27. 8/27/2009 12:14 PM | # re: vista dev: updated sidebar gadget templates
    thanks a lot!!!
  28. 8/31/2009 6:02 AM | # re: vista dev: updated sidebar gadget templates
    Hi i have installed the template but they never show up the Template. I have VS2005 an Vista SP2 The files are in the template Folder. I hope you can help me.
  29. 9/1/2009 8:33 AM | # re: vista dev: updated sidebar gadget templates
    Michael -- make sure you choose to create a new *web site* -- that is the template type.
  30. 9/1/2009 3:09 PM | # re: vista dev: updated sidebar gadget templates
    Hello
    Im new developing Gadgets or simply developing, I do not seem to find the way to install and use this template if you could give me the directions of how to do it, o show me a link to do this, because I want to install the template but I get an error, I think I have to put the file in an specific directory but I don't know where etc...

    Basically I need to know how to install the template and how to actually use it.
    I have VIsual Studio 2008 and I am a complete noob.. plz hlp me
    Thx
  31. 9/1/2009 3:53 PM | # re: vista dev: updated sidebar gadget templates
    loco -- if you have Visual Studio installed you should just double-click on the VSI and it will install the template. Then you would say File...New...Web Site and it will show up as an option under your "my templates" area.
  32. 9/12/2009 2:34 PM | # re: vista dev: updated sidebar gadget templates
    tnksss
  33. 11/19/2009 10:37 AM | # re: vista dev: updated sidebar gadget templates
    thanks for you timhewer
  34. 11/22/2009 9:51 AM | # re: vista dev: updated sidebar gadget templates
    konya sohbet

 
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