 | Level: Intermediate John Muchow (Technical.tutorials@gmail.com), Writer, Freelance
24 Apr 2007 In this new Web development series, learn how to develop Google gadgets. Gadgets are small applications that you can add to most any Web page as a means to offer dynamic and rich content. Google has an abundance of gadgets to choose from. However, the most intriguing aspect of gadgets is that you can write them for your own use and then publish them on Google, where other developers can integrate your work into their Web projects.
In this tutorial
This tutorial is an overview of the basics for creating Google gadgets. With this information in hand, you can proceed to Part 2, which introduces more advanced features available for gadget developers, such as tabbed interfaces and drag-and-drop support.
Objectives
Learn about creating and personalizing a Google home page,
explore the content types available to gadget developers, review JavaScript functions available in the Google core JavaScript library, and write your first gadget.
Prerequisites
This tutorial is written for developers who are familiar with XML,
working application programming interfaces (APIs), and coding in the JavaScript language.
To get the most from this tutorial, you should have a general familiarity
with these concepts.
System requirements
To build and run the examples in this tutorial, you need nothing more
than a text editor, an Internet connection, and a passion for coding and debugging.
Duration
1 hour
Formats html, pdf
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