Microsoft gadget
A Microsoft gadget is a widget that can be displayed on the desktop under Windows Vista and Windows 7 . Gadgets can be placed freely on the desktop or in a sidebar , which was no longer available in Windows 7 . The open, active gadgets do not appear in the Windows taskbar as usual .
With Windows 8 , the function of Microsoft was discontinued because the company saw a significant risk due to the system. Windows apps were introduced as a replacement .
Types of gadgets
- Gadget or sidebar gadget (included in Windows Vista and Windows 7)
- Web gadets (e.g. news tickers on websites, etc.)
- Windows Side Show applications (enable additional functions on other external monitors , televisions , mobile phones , PDAs , etc.)
| pre-installed in Windows Vista and Windows 7 | |
|---|---|
| Name of the gadget | description |
| Shares (only included in Windows Vista) | Share ticker over the Internet |
| Picture puzzle | little game |
| CPU usage | shows the utilization of CPU and RAM |
| Slide show | displays a slide show |
| Feed headlines | News ticker over the Internet |
| calendar | classic, small calendar |
| Contacts (only included in Windows Vista) | shows email addresses |
| Notes (only included in Windows Vista) | yellow note |
| Clock | an analog clock |
| Currency converter | converts currencies |
| Weather | displays a one-day, three-day or ten-day weather report for almost all locations worldwide |
| Windows Media Center (only included in Windows 7) | for quick access to Windows Media Center |
The Short Notes program, which is included in Windows 7, does not count as a mini-application because it cannot be anchored on the desktop and appears as an open program in the taskbar. Other mini-applications (e.g. news tickers, small games, monitoring tools for computers, etc.) can usually be downloaded for free from Microsoft and other providers on the Internet.
JavaScript and HTML are used as programming languages .
The Gadget Gallery website has been closed due to the Windows 8 app offering.
Microsoft also announced that the sidebar and gadgets will be discontinued due to a security issue. Gadgets are still available on other websites.
swell
- ↑ The gadgets have been discontinued , Microsoft, accessed December 19, 2013
- ↑ http://msdn.microsoft.com/de-de/magazine/cc163370.aspx
- ↑ http://www.gieseke-buch.de/windows-7/windows-gadgets-selbsterstellen Help page for creating gadgets
- ↑ "Desktop Gadget Gallery" Reference to Windows 8 apps. Retrieved November 3, 2012
Web links
- http://gallery-live.com/ (download page for Microsoft Gadgets)
- http://technet.microsoft.com/de-de/library/ff731022.aspx (Microsoft help page for programmers of new mini-applications)
- http://widgets.yahoo.com/ (pages from Yahoo with gadgets for various tasks)