> You probably want to start here:
>
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms744158.aspx>
> =D-
>
> "Janiv Ratson" <janivr[ at ]gmailcom> wrote in message
> news:u$IyYuxiHHA.4904[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Thanks,
>> How do I convert my Sidebar gadget to be displayed in SideShow devices?
>> Thanks,
>> J.
>>
>> "Derek R. Flickinger" <DrFlick[ at ]ONLINE.InteractiveHomesInc.com> wrote in
>> message news:546267BA-AEA3-44E8-B89E-DD42A6DF21BF[ at ]microsoft.com...
>>> Conceptually, Windows SideShow is a way for a resource-constrained
>>> device (one with little memory or processing power) to display very
>>> structured data from a piece of software running on a Windows Vista PC
>>> (the actual Windows SideShow Gadget). Note that this is not a "normal"
>>> display. It does not stream videos or let you browse web pages or
>>> directory trees. It receives formatted XML data describing what to
>>> display on the screen and renders it based on very specific rules. In
>>> the case of a Windows SideShow device with a LCD, think of it as a
>>> display screen that a vendor customizes with a visual "theme" as part of
>>> their product differentiation (like the green Windows Vista default
>>> wallpaper theme). In Windows SideShow "techno speak," there are
>>> Endpoints in the device to which the Windows SideShow Gadget on the PC
>>> sends XML-formatted data. These "Endpoints" define things like Menu
>>> Pages, Content Pages, and Dialog Pages with the ability to send
>>> specified images to the display (like album art for Now Playing) if it
>>> supports it. It is more of a "display format description language" sent
>>> to specific numbered Endpoints within the device than actual code
>>> running on the device.
>>>
>>> <body>
>>> <menu id="1" title="Windows Media Player" selectaction="target">
>>> <item id="0" target="2">Browse Media Library</item>
>>> <item id="1" target="8">Go to Now Playing List</item>
>>> <item id="2" target="7">Go to Current Track</item>
>>> </menu>
>>> </body>
>>>
>>> This is the XML data used for rendering the main menu for the Windows
>>> Media Player Windows SideShow Gadget . It gets passed from the Windows
>>> Media Player Windows SideShow Gadget to the device via something like a
>>> Bluetooth connection.
>>>
>>> Additionally, the navigation and control buttons on the display can send
>>> XML-based data back to the computer to be used by the corresponding
>>> application running as a Windows SideShow Gadget under Windows Vista.
>>> This piece of code then can send commands to something like the Windows
>>> Media Center APIs for performing tasks like setting up the recording of
>>> a show, playing a piece of content, getting as list of songs, or adding
>>> a song to the play list queue.
>>>
>>> There are two primary types of Windows SideShow Gadgets. Ones written
>>> natively for Windows SideShow and ones written for Windows Sidebar in
>>> Windows Vista, but "extended" to support the Windows SideShow
>>> environment. The latter ones have some limitations in how the PC's OS
>>> interacts with them, however. Additionally, the native mode ones come
>>> in two varieties. The "basic" version just requires Simple Content
>>> Format (SCF) XML formatting and is for displays with constrained
>>> rendering capabilities like those found on keyboards (one or two line
>>> LCDs, for instance). The "full-blown" ones are for devices like a
>>> Windows .NET Micro Framework-based Windows SideShow module with a
>>> display. These have extra functionality and leverage the capabilities
>>> of the underlying "Common Language Runtime" (CLR) a little more.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> =D-
>>>
>>> Derek R. Flickinger
>>> Interactive Homes, Inc.
>>>
>>> "Janiv Ratson" <janivr[ at ]gmailcom> wrote in message
>>> news:u$cubUkiHHA.208[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>> Hi,
>>>> I've written a windows vista gadget using HTML and I want to make it
>>>> available as a windows vista SideShow.
>>>> What are the steps to making it work?
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Janiv Ratson.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
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