There used to be inline gadgets on iGoogle, now I don't know if there are any left besides the developer gadget - it's a bit of a special case. There could be a couple other Google gadgets that are still inline. All gadgets created now live in an iframe.
Rob Russell Google Developer Relations On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 4:34 PM, Marcelo de Moraes Serpa <[email protected] > wrote: > Hmm, I was checking on of google gadgets (the "My Gadgets" gadget), which > *does not use an iframe*. My gadget does have an iframe though. > > I thought only type="url" gadgets used iframe whatsoever. > > This leads me to the following question: Is there a way to create a gadget > that does not use an iframe? > > Cheers, > > Marcelo. > > > On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 6:29 PM, Marcelo de Moraes Serpa < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hmm, I checked the markup of a couple of gadgets and they don't seem to >> use an iframe after all, *except* the ones that use the Content type="url". >> Am I missing something here? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Marcelo. >> >> >> On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 6:23 PM, Marcelo de Moraes Serpa < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Oh, I didn't know gadgets used an IFRAME... :( >>> >>> This could be a big issue for the gadget we want to develop. This >>> specific gadget has links that should be opened in the browser context, and >>> not the iframe context (i.e as new tabs or browser windows, target: _blank). >>> I wonder how one could do that from within a gadget? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Marcelo. >>> >>> >>> On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 6:14 PM, Michael Geary <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> When you run Firebug on iGoogle, you are running it on the container >>>> page, not in the IFRAME that contains your gadget, so it does not have the >>>> same global object as your gadget IFRAME. >>>> >>>> One way to run Firebug on your gadget code is to right click inside your >>>> gadget and select This Frame and then any of: >>>> >>>> Show Only This Frame >>>> Open Frame in New Window >>>> Open Frame in New Tab >>>> >>>> Then you'll have your gadget code running in its own browser window or >>>> tab, and when you use Firebug you will see gadgets.io and the other >>>> objects you expect. >>>> >>>> -Mike >>>> >>>> On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 3:57 PM, celoserpa <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hello list, >>>>> >>>>> I haven't dug up deeply into the Gadgets engine nor I plan to right >>>>> now, and something intrigued me. If I put this in a <javascript> element >>>>> inside the gadget's content: >>>>> >>>>> alert(gadgets.io.RequestParameters.AUTHORIZATION); >>>>> >>>>> I get the alert with AUTHORIZATION when opening iGoogle and the gadget >>>>> loads. >>>>> >>>>> However, if, while on iGoogle, I open Firebug and on the console I >>>>> type: >>>>> >>>>> >>> console.debug(gadgets.io.RequestParameters.AUTHORIZATION); >>>>> >>>>> I get the following result: >>>>> TypeError: gadgets.io is undefined { message="gadgets.io is undefined", >>>>> more...} >>>>> >>>>> Now, I'm puzzled on how iGoogle makes gadgets.io available for the >>>>> gadget only, could someone enlightenme? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> >>>>> Marcelo. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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]<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.
