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    google gadgets [Solved]

    I installed google gadgets using YaST in suse 11.1... How can I install a new gadget? I already downloaded the .gg file from the google gadgets download site, but I don't know where to put it...

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    Quote Originally Posted by SnagaDuath View Post
    I installed google gadgets using YaST in suse 11.1... How can I install a new gadget? I already downloaded the .gg file from the google gadgets download site, but I don't know where to put it...

    Thanks.

    I'm not shure is OK -thanks for my isn't yet perfect english knowledge- but I fund a HowTo on THIS website
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    Thanks for the reply belac! But this is not what I'm looking for. I've already installed google gadgets and it works perfectly, except that I don't know how to install a new gadget.

    I want to know where to put the .gg files that I download from Google Desktop Gadgets

    I've tried to put it in /usr/share/google-gadgets and in /home/my_home/.google/gadgets/downloaded_gadgets but they don't show up in the gadget browser...
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    Quote Originally Posted by SnagaDuath View Post
    Thanks for the reply belac! But this is not what I'm looking for. I've already installed google gadgets and it works perfectly, except that I don't know how to install a new gadget.

    I want to know where to put the .gg files that I download from Google Desktop Gadgets

    I've tried to put it in /usr/share/google-gadgets and in /home/my_home/.google/gadgets/downloaded_gadgets but they don't show up in the gadget browser...

    Do you have spec gadgets? If not the easyest way to install from your working google gadget window: right click on header area and then "add gadget..." menu row and then... you know soon how is work.
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    Ok, we're getting closer, so let me try again

    When I click on the "add gadgets..." menu option it brings up the gadget browser. But all the gadgets are not in there, only some of them.

    Let's take the IEEEtv gadget as an example. This gadget is not in the gadget browser, but I want to add it. So I went to the website and downloaded the IEEEtv_Gdesktop.gg file. But now I don't know what to do to install the new gadget...

    Thanks again for your help!
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    Oh nevermind. I got it to work... The system doesn't automatically recognize .gg files as Google Gadget files, so you have to right click the .gg file and manually open it with Google Gadgets.

    Thanks anyway for your help, belac!
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    Quote Originally Posted by SnagaDuath View Post
    Ok, we're getting closer, so let me try again

    When I click on the "add gadgets..." menu option it brings up the gadget browser. But all the gadgets are not in there, only some of them.

    Let's take the IEEEtv gadget as an example. This gadget is not in the gadget browser, but I want to add it. So I went to the website and downloaded the IEEEtv_Gdesktop.gg file. But now I don't know what to do to install the new gadget...

    Thanks again for your help!

    I'm not shure, but I found this on google : IEEE.tv - Google Desktop
    Desktop gadgets on the web currently supported for Windows Vista/XP/2000 SP3+.

    If it's true then not supported under Linux
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    It works. Just needed to manually open it with google gadgets
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    Quote Originally Posted by SnagaDuath View Post
    It works. Just needed to manually open it with google gadgets
    could you tell me how you did? I'm also installed this google desktop. Interest me this iEEEtv as well.
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    -Download the .gg file from the google gadgets website.
    -Right click on the saved file and select "open with"
    -Type "ggl-gtk" or "ggl-qt" (depending on which google gadgets you use)
    -If a dialog screen pops up, click "yes"
    -The gadget is now installed. Don't delete the .gg file...
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