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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


3/18/2007 8:57 PM | # re: vista dev: updated sidebar gadget templates
very nice. :)
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!
4/7/2007 11:50 AM | # re: vista dev: updated sidebar gadget templates
lars: they are web templates...choose file...new website
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.
5/2/2007 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?
5/11/2007 6:11 AM | # re: vista dev: updated sidebar gadget templates
Hi Tim,
Your template is working very well.
Thanks a lot :)
5/26/2007 5:07 PM | # re: vista dev: updated sidebar gadget templates
Thanks a lot,, works very well. Greeting from dresden (germany).
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.
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.
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!
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
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?
12/22/2008 12:40 PM | # re: vista dev: updated sidebar gadget templates
thank you:::)
1/4/2009 3:26 AM | # re: vista dev: updated sidebar gadget templates
thank you :)
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.
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
3/4/2009 1:57 PM | # re: vista dev: updated sidebar gadget templates
Hi Gary, just change .vsi to .zip :-)
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 ??
5/22/2009 6:03 PM | # re: vista dev: updated sidebar gadget templates
thank you admin
8/27/2009 12:14 PM | # re: vista dev: updated sidebar gadget templates
thanks a lot!!!
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.
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.
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
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.
9/12/2009 2:34 PM | # re: vista dev: updated sidebar gadget templates
tnksss
11/19/2009 10:37 AM | # re: vista dev: updated sidebar gadget templates
thanks for you timhewer
11/22/2009 9:51 AM | # re: vista dev: updated sidebar gadget templates
konya sohbet
4/4/2010 6:48 AM | # re: vista dev: updated sidebar gadget templates
Hi!

Can you update your template to support VS2010?
It is installed though but project creation throws an error "Excpetion from HRESULT: 0x80041FEB"

Thx, Cina.
8/5/2010 4:31 PM | # Criando um Sidebar Gadget para Vista usando o Microsoft Silverlight « Codeco
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9/14/2010 10:53 AM | # re: vista dev: updated sidebar gadget templates
Cina - Problem is a 1 byte file ProjectName.webproj
Unzip the file, delete the ProjectName.webproj file, create a new one (eg rightclick, create new text file and rename it) zip up again. Should now work
Mike
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