[...] .NET Components from Vista Sidebar Gadgets Sometimes, when developing a non-trivial gadget, you need the full power of good old .NET. Fear not, with just a little bit of tasty COM [...]
Again, very nifty. But I’m thinking — generalize it into a console application hoster. Then in the options, you can specify the app to be hosted (powershell, ironpython, cmd, etc), and whether the flyout shows up automatically when the control has focus. Maybe pick up the exe’s icon and use that in the UI.
Personally, I think you’ve already done all the hard work. :)
[...] .NET Components from Vista Sidebar Gadgets Sometimes, when developing a non-trivial gadget, you need the full power of good old .NET. Fear not, with just a little bit of tasty COM [...]
Again, very nifty. But I’m thinking — generalize it into a console application hoster. Then in the options, you can specify the app to be hosted (powershell, ironpython, cmd, etc), and whether the flyout shows up automatically when the control has focus. Maybe pick up the exe’s icon and use that in the UI.
Personally, I think you’ve already done all the hard work. :)
[...] when developing a non-trivial gadget, you need the full power of good old .NET. Fear not, with just a little bit of tasty COM [...]
Can this gadget be used for classic minigames?