Maybe you need to put a dictionary together instead of spewing this
information in the news group. Try asking an MVP for professional help.
They can guide you
"Tiberious" <J@T.K> wrote in message
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> http://www.stoyanoff.info/blog/2007/...idebar-styler/
>
> Windows Sidebar Styler is an application which takes advantage of various
> technologies introduced in Windows Vista in order to provide extensions to
> the existing functionality of Windows Sidebar.
>
> Custom styles allow users to customize the appearance of Windows Sidebar
> so that it fits the style of other UI elements, such as the Aero Glass
> colorization or an actual third party theme. Designers could save their
> visual styles for Sidebar so that other Windows users could apply them.
> Designers would not necessarily create these files on Windows Vista -
> Sidebar Styler is backward-compatible with legacy operating systems as
> well.
>
> Gadgets - these mini applications which are managed by Windows Sidebar can
> now take full advantage of Windows Presentation Foundation - a powerful
> managed code-oriented framework for presenting rich visual compositions
> such as vector graphics, 3D drawing, animations and more. In addition to
> that, it could be used in conjunction with the Communication Foundation in
> order for the Gadgets to connect to services and provide frequently
> updated information. Using compiled class libraries also helps protect the
> intellectual property of developers because the actual source code is not
> distributed.
>
> The tight integration with the core of Windows Sidebar allows the
> application to extend the current set of features of Windows Sidebar by
> allowing users to customize its appearance and by providing a more
> powerful framework for building Gadgets and visualizing information.
>
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