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How do you install gadgets? #348

Closed GoogleCodeExporter closed 9 years ago

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
I have tried running the Ubuntu Karmic repository versions of both GTK and
Qt google-gadgets-for-linux. I can't find any instructions for how to
install new gadgets anywhere, which defeats the point a bit.

The reason for choosing this gadget implementation is because there is a
vibrant community of developers producing gadgets. 

However, the add gadget interface has a very poor selection.

How can I add arbitrary iGoogle-compatible gadgets, such as...
http://www.daylightmap.com/clouds/
...which is served from...
http://www.daylightmap.com/clouds/cloud_gadget.xml

Running the client program with this file or URL from the command line has
no effect. Just reports an error.

ggl-qt http://www.daylightmap.com/clouds/cloud_gadget.lml
Not a regular file: /

Original issue reported on code.google.com by google....@cefn.com on 12 Jan 2010 at 2:42

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Our project is mainly for Google Desktop Gadgets 
(http://desktop.google.com/plugins/) 
while it also supports iGoogle gadgets. You can add desktop gadgets by pressing 
the '+' 
icon at the top of the sidebar to bring up the gadget browser. The gadget 
browser can 
also be brought up using the status icon menu.

About iGoogle gadgets, you can first add a "iGoogle gadget" from the gadget 
browser, 
and then drag the gadget link from your web browser onto the just added gadget, 
or use 
the option dialog to input the gadget url.

Original comment by phnix...@gmail.com on 13 Jan 2010 at 11:20

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
As already acknowledged in another bug thread;

The problem is that the Ubuntu Karmic repositories still have only a version 
based on
the 0.10 source release, which does not have the iGoogle feature. Versions from
0.11.0 onwards only have the feature, so I was hunting through the menus in 
vain. 

Follow bug 351 for updates on how to successfully build and run from source, or 
maybe
get .deb packages for a Karmic based
distro...http://code.google.com/p/google-gadgets-for-linux/issues/detail?id=351

Original comment by google....@cefn.com on 18 Jan 2010 at 2:39