problem about windows-desktop-gadgets-Collection of common programming errors


  • Andy E
    windows-desktop-gadgets
    i have a problem with a variable for the flyout :var friendsUser = “”;var friendsMdp = “”;System.Gadget.Settings.write(“variableName”, variableName);System.Gadget.settingsUI = “Settings.html”;System.Gadget.onSettingsClosed = SettingsClosed;System.Gadget.Flyout.v

  • grc
    jquery json windows-desktop-gadgets
    I am trying to access data stored in a JSON file (in the same folder as the gadget) using jquery. The following example works fine in both firefox and internet explorer (shows

  • Matt
    internet-explorer-9 windows-desktop-gadgets
    I’ve created a Windows Sidebar Gadget which uses the filters collection on HTMLElements, so that I can show transition effects (between photos… the gadget is a photo viewer).With the latest version of IE9 however, I’ve discovered that in some cases, the filters collection is not available; and throws an error when access to it is attempted.Originally, I put this down to some weird problem with IE9 being in Standards mode instead of Quirks by default (as in IE9, Microsoft retired the style.filter property in favour of style.opacity in an attempt to be standards compliant with opacity), however after further debugging, this isn’t the case.In all the following tests, the results came back the same for both gadgets that were throwing errors, and gadgets that weren’t:document.documentMode is 5 document.compatMode is BackCompat typeof some_html_element.style.filter is string t

Originally posted 2013-11-10 00:46:09.