If it's any consolation the team is discussing making it possible to serve type=html gadgets over https but there's no timeline for this.
Using type=url is a good way to still serve over https but make sure to test with multiple browsers since some might give a warning about mixed content. Rob Russell Google Developer Relations On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 3:49 PM, edoceo <[email protected]> wrote: > Understood, but it loads in the Gadget Check OK - which is odd; if the > SSL is not supported one would think the Checker would check that. > > Also as a work around, for anyone else who is looking at a similar > issue: > You can create a gadget like this at a plain-text (http://) location. > Simply use the type="url" to point to an encrypted (https://) > location. > Appears to work OK for now; gadgets.* API seems to guide in the > direction of type="html" - so keep that in mind. > > # curl http://server.wan/gadget.xml > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?> > <Module> > <ModulePrefs > author="Edoceo" > author_email="[email protected]" > title="Edoceo Core Gadget"> > <Require feature="setprefs"/> > <Require feature="settitle"/> > </ModulePrefs> > <Content type="url" href="https://server.com/secure/gadget"; > preferred_height="300" preferred_width="260" /> > </Module> > > Then just serve small HTML content from that location. > > Thanks. > > On Feb 5, 1:32 pm, Rob Russell <[email protected]> wrote: > > Correct, the gadget source can't currently be served over SSL. > > > > Regards, > > Rob Russell > > Google Developer Relations > > > > On Thu, Feb 4, 2010 at 6:23 PM, edoceo <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I have a dummy gadget (from the examples) that I've been playing with > > > - just started with iGoogle Gadgets. > > > > > At this URI the Gadget will not load and the "Add Gadgets" page on > > > Google says "NOT FOUND" > > > > > +https://edoceo.com/imperium/gadget.xml > > > > > But from the logs on my server I see this: > > > > > edoceo.com 72.14.192.65 - - [04/Feb/2010:18:12:19 -0800] "GET / > > > imperium/gadget.xml HTTP/1.1" 200 1922 "-" "Feedfetcher-Google; > > > (+http://www.google.com/feedfetcher.html;feed- > > > id=2401275582196730153)" > > > > > So, it came in on the connection; I delivered and things look good on > > > this end. Why would it say not found? > > > I've been able to load this same Gadget via the "Gadget Checker" OK. > > > > > If I place the same gadget at: > > >http://edoceo.com/gadget.xml > > > > > It would load OK; seems like Gadgets have an issue with SSL based > > > gadgets? > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > > "iGoogle Developer Forum" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > [email protected]<google-gadgets-api%[email protected]> > <google-gadgets-api%[email protected]<google-gadgets-api%[email protected]> > > > > > . > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Gadgets-API?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iGoogle Developer Forum" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<google-gadgets-api%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Gadgets-API?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "iGoogle Developer Forum" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Gadgets-API?hl=en.
