We have just updated the Windows Live Gadget SDK for June. For the most part, this is just a minor release. Changes in this update includes the following: Added Developer's Checklist that enumerates items that well-written Gadgets should comply with. Updated guidance on adding icons for Gadgets to reflect changes to the Live.com site. Images for Gadget icons should be in .GIF format instead o....

I posted on the Live Gadget forum a couple of days ago about Using transparent GIF over transparent PNG (see post here). I thought I would publicize it a little more on this blog. We have recently released a workaround for a bug in IE6 where image filters for PNG can cause a hang on the Live.com site. This IE bug is already fixed in IE7, but we still needed to workaround it to make sure....

Those of you who have downloaded IE7 Beta or Beta 2 knows that IE7 actually makes life more difficult for you as a Gadget developer. This is because previous builds of IE7 has very strict cross-domain XMLHttpRequest restrictions, so you will not be able to run your Gadget while hosting it on localhost. That's actually one of the reasons why I ended up uninstalling IE7 on my developer box. Here is....

I am very excited to bring you the first public release of the Windows Live Gadget SDK today! You can start using this SDK right now to build Gadgets that run on Live.com. Since the initial Beta launch of Live.com in November 2005, we have added a lot of enhancements to the site to enhance the end-user experience. We know that the performance is poor right now, and our team is currently working f....

Hey Live Gadget Developers! We have just created this blog to talk about Windows Live Gadget development. On MicrosoftGadgets.com, there is currently a single Gadget blog. This is slightly confusing, because it implies that there is only a single type Gadgets. Right now, some folks are confused because we overload the term "Gadget". There are at least 3 types of Gadgets coming from Microsoft righ....