Hello,

I miss some usefull google gadgets which I like to use as "plasmoid". Is there some where a documentation about the step which are needed to use a google gadget "under KDE"? In case this is not too complex I volunteer to transform some gadgets,

Thanks a lot
-bushveld

Google gadgets are compatible with Plasma and works with KDE 4.2.

You must install all Google Gatgets packages in your distro.

Ok,

so how will I get this http://www.ariva.de/widgets/igoogle/maerkte.m google gadget on my KDE screen. This gadget is not available in the gadget list when I use the intstaller for plasmoids and from there the option download new google gadgets...

Thanks a lot
-bushfeld

That Gadget is probably not available because it is hosted on a 3rd party site. Manually download it first, then open Add Widgets > Install New Widgets > Install Widget From Local File > GoogleGadgets:... and select the file. This will make it available in Add Widgets

Thanks,

I thought about this an tried it before the last posting, sorry I did not mention it since I thought that this is a stupid idea. How ever loaded that above mentioned side and after I tried to install it I got the error that this file can not be installed.

My question is how do I correctly download the gadget?

But unfortunately I have now a further problem... I updated to (KDE 4.1.96 (KDE 4.2 RC1)) "release 78.1" and now all google gadget complain that libaries are not functioning the lib name starts with ggl_* also the option download/install goggle gadget in the plasmoid install window is gone...

Any hint? I will just open this as an extra thread here in the plasma forum - not sure if this is more install & config.

-bushveld

You probably have a Google Gadget - Plasma version mismatch. Please update all googlegadgets packages.

Hm,

how would I do this the option to download gadgets is gone and in the install dialog for plasmoids I can not updated, FYI: I still see here the google gadgets there.

-bushveld

in YaST > Package Management. ensure all Google Gadgets related packages are totally updated to the latest version, from the KDE:KDE4:Factory repository.

Thanks,

the first view told me that everything is ok. Since it was not I have uninstalled everything bound to google, gadget, plasma, plasmoid. Sure a little too much but it helped. Intersting is I compared the list of installed software before and after this action and.... there is NO difference. Strange too me.

How every I am now trying to download the needed/wanted gadget but with no success. Can someone please tell me how I download this gadget: http://www.google.com/ig/adde?hl=de&mod ... source=ima

THanks a lot and a nice Sunday
-bushveld

Hi,

I found a little bit more info. It seems as if the installer for google gadget only accepts .gg files which are for Google Desktop, but the gadget i am trying to get isn't a Desktop
gadget, it's an iGoogle gadget. So there is a) not download option, and b) I have no clue if I can save the source code of the igoogle gadget and then install this. Seem that the installer needs a zip file in a specific format.
In case some one has an Idea how to put an igoogle gadget on the plasma dashboard so please let me know.

THanks a lot
-bushveld

looks to me the gadget isn't a desktop gadget, but a gadget for your personalized igoogle webpage..

I think it won't work indeed. It ain't a gadget to put on your desktop.

You could however file a wish on bugs.kde.org . I can't seem to find one yet but i guess more people could use this.

Since iGoogle gadgets are just HTML + Javascript with server side scripting, they can be embedded using the web browser Plasmoid.

Hi,

I tried a bit and found the following:

MAC dashboard gadets have all a huge boarder (app 1 inch!) this looks ugly - the gadget users the background color not the wallpaper to fill the boarder.

the web browser seems to have a problem to resize for the same igoogle window this is even more then doubble as big as the MAC dashbord gadgets.

I will now check out if the new js engine may can work together with the igoolge gadgets.

-bushveld

Hello,

It seems possible but the js enginge is not really ready at this time. I will wait and jump on the train as soon that the js engine is more finalized.

By and thanks
-bushveld