> From: Ravi > I am not referring to building Google desktop gadgets but an > application like the one that opens when you double-click the google > desktop icon in the system tray. > > Is there any way I can upload an attachment here? If yes, I would like > to upload the image of the interface I am talking about.
If you need to post images or other files temporarily for public consumption, check out these free services (in my order of preference): http://drop.io http://cl1p.net/ http://photobucket.com/ Be sure to use passwords so that someone else can't change the image. I can't tell if you're looking to deploy Google Desktop Gadgets in a thick container, or just looking to make use of the same JavaScript, Ajax, CSS, XML, XHTML coding paradigm to create a thick app, even without GD gadgets. (I call this development model JACXX, see my blog link below) Off hand I'd think Adobe Flex with AIR, or Silverlight/Moonlight would be what you're looking for. While they use the same JACXX paradigm, of course those are not GD. Then again you _did_ say you're not referring to gadgets but an application... Frankly, I'm a newcomer to GD, and I'm having a hard time deciding if I'm going to invest my time in GD gadgets, as it's just yet another framework in this ilk that's craving our attention. Part of the reason is that the deployment environment is so proprietary. There is only so much time for R&D, and my decisions are based on paying the bills with useful software for sale, not so much writing cute freebies for the masses. So I need to be careful about where I spend my research and development time. YMMV I've recently blogged about this (and defined JACXX) for an audience unlike this one (my business community) where people are still trying to wrap their heads around it all. I don't know the blog will help anyone here to understand this coding paradigm any better or if someone will tell me I'm full of beans. I'll be happy to accept comments and criticisms from those of you who have more knowledge in this area - and from those of you who also are still trying to simply understand where GD and similar tools fit. As I learn more about GD I'll be happy to write an article about it in my blog as I have about Flex, Silverlight, and other products and technologies. HTH TonyG nospamNebula-RnD.com/blog/tech/2009/05/guichoices2.html Please simply ignore the nospam part and paste the rest into your browser. Thanks. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Desktop Developer Group" group. To post to this group, send email to Google-Desktop-Developer@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to google-desktop-developer+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Desktop-Developer?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
