What do I need to know? Some other useful references not necessarily instructional If you are willing to use offline resources, this book appears to be an excellent resource:
Where do I start? Good introductory references to Windows Vista/Seven gadget development: Useful references for gadget development: How are they packaged/deployed? The actual gadgets are stored in *.gadget files, which are simply the text source files listed above compressed into a single zip file. It is also possible to use C# with the latest release of Script#. What are they written in? Windows Vista/Seven gadgets are developed in a mix of XML, HTML, CSS, and some IE scripting language. Combining and organizing all the current answers into one answer, then adding my own research:īrief summary of Microsoft gadget development:
