From architecture design to system implementation-Development of Vista sidebar applications based on. NET 3.0

What is sidebar gadgets?
Consists of an HTML file and an XML definition file.
Other files
Image files (PNG, JPG)
Style Sheet
Script File (JavaScript, VBScript)
Package it into a zip file
Rename with. Gadget Extension

XML definition file
Name: the name of the widget.
Version: version number of the widget
Author: your name or your company name
URL: website address
Text: friendly name of the website
Logo SRC: name of the company logo image file
Copyright: Copyright Notice
Notes: Tips
Icon SRC: the icon name of the image file for the gadgets
Basic SRC: name of the main HTML file of the Tool

Main HTML file
HTML page with a maximum width of 130 pixels
Access Dom and most APIs
You can use Ajax
Allows you to create dynamic HTML elements.
Event sink can be set.