Legacy Gadgets API Developer's Guide

The legacy gadgets API is no longer supported. This documentation is provided for reference only. Some or all of it will no longer function as described here. All new gadgets should use the current gadgets.* API. The migration guide and the legacy gadget migration tool can help you update a gadget that was written with the legacy API.

Legacy Gadgets API Developer's Guide

This is the legacy gadgets API Developer's Guide. It describes the original gadgets API based on the _IG_... namespace.

Use the gadgets.* API for all new gadget development.

Sections	Selected Topics
Getting Started	"Hello, World" What's in a Gadget? Google Gadgets Editor: Get Started Now
Writing Your Own Gadgets	Basic Steps Adding the Developer Gadget Anatomy of a Gadget
Development Fundamentals	Choosing a Content Type Turning an Existing Web Page or Application into a Gadget Working with Userpref Data Types Specifying a Geographical Location Saving State Writing Gadgets that Require Login or Cookies
Developer Tools	Developer Gadget Programming and Debugging Tips Using Analytics Hosting on Google Code
Creating a User Interface	Managing Gadget Height Setting a Gadget's Title Tabs Drag MiniMessages Grid Flash
Working with Remote Content	Working with Text Working with XML Working with Feeds
Internationalization	Creating a Localized Gadget Message Bundles Using Message Bundles in a Gadget Supported Languages and Countries
Non-English Gadgets	Where Can I Find Non-English Gadgets? Writing Non-English Gadgets
Publishing Your Gadget	Where Can I Put My Gadget? Preparing for Publication Publishing to Other Google Properties Publishing to the Content Directory Publishing through Syndication
API Reference	Gadget Preferences User Preferences Content Section JavaScript Libraries

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