Microsoft Gadgets in Vista sidebar
At last week’s PDC (Professional Developers Conference) in LA, a lot was said about Microsoft “Gadgets”, or mini-applications, particularly in regard to the reinstated Sidebar feature of Windows Vista. The screenshot shows what some of them look like. In Vista they can be moved around the screen and left anywhere that takes your fancy.
Here’s what the new, official blog, Microsoft Gadgets has to say about them :
Microsoft Windows Vista PDC Release (2005)
While removed from public eye during the Longhorn plan change in 2004, a small team was formed to continue to incubate Windows Sidebar as a concept, dating back to its roots in 2000/2001 as a research exercise. Now Windows Sidebar will be a feature of Windows Vista. Feedback from customers and hardware industry dynamics are being taken into account, particularly adding support for DHTML-based Gadgets to support a broader range of developer and designer, enhanced security infrastructure, and better support for Widescreen (16:10, 16:9) displays. Additionally a new feature in Windows Sidebar is support for hosting of Web Gadgets which can be hosted on sites such as Start.com or run locally. Gadgets that run on the Windows desktop will also be available for Windows XP customers~more details to be shared here in the future.
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