Google Gadgets for Linux

It's finally ported on Linux !. I just compiled the latest svn branch on Fedora 9. :)

Checkout some screens.

From Dev Stuff

Thanks Google !

GDkit

Recently, when I was playing with Google Desktop SDK, an idea of a third party JavaScript library came in to my mind; which made myself to code a small JavaScript class with some reusable features.

That small JavaScript got wings and is hosted on Google Code. ;)

Checkout the newest project GDkit. It's a JavaScript library for Google Desktop Gadget developers. It's an easy way to add several cool features to your gadgets.

We released a BETA version (1.0) of the first GDkit library : Effects. The main goal is to create some wrapper classes where developers can wrap basic elements.

The example use of the 'Effects' library:

var ani = new Animation(elementX);
ani.setDuration(3000);
ani.fadeOut();

Will add fade out effect to the element named 'elementX'.

We are really looking forward to provide some other useful libraries as well. Whilst the 'Effects' library is getting improved GDkit developers are working on another new library called 'Widgets', which is to be released in near future.

Your comments & feedbacks always keep us alive !

Cheers!

[ GDkit is a free software released under GNU General Public License v3 ]

GD’s Latest Gadgets Sidebar

Today (27th Feb), early in the morning I saw this blog post on Google Deaktop APIs blog regarding the newest rss feed on the Gadget Gallery. Few Seconds later I started creating a Firefox extension using this feed and finally after several hours of development I managed to ended up in sandbox. :)

So I proudly announce my first ever Firefox extension (which I submitted to sandbox), 'Google Desktop's Latest Gadgets Sidebar'. ;)

If you have a mozilla account and sandbox access please feel free to checkout my FF extension.

And if you don't have sandbox access please use this direct link to the xpi.

(Min version FF 1.5 - Max Version FF 3.0b4pre)

There are lot of improvements to be added and I'm working on a new nice GUI, too.


Comments , Suggestions are highly appreciated..!

Thanks.

Google Summer of Code 2008

Just wanted to shoot out the good news...... :)

Google has officially announced the Summer of Code 2008, today.. ! so this summer will also be a perfect one.

Hail FOSS... All the best coders..

RMS @ SRI LANKA | SLIIT

I should have been writing this post long time ago but unfortunately I got hacked by an biological virus and was on bed for couple of days. ;)

Well, RMS, Father of Free Software! paid his visit to Sri Lanka. kinda old news so you might already know more about it. Though it made me to stop writing the same thing again and again, the good news is I also could be able to attend the event + have some photos to share (a very few)... :)

It was a great chance to know about Freedom + GNU from his own words, and I must say the speech was simply awesome.

Checkout my photos @Picasa.

And the blog post by bud will cover almost everything about the visit.. :)

Finnaly A BIG Thank for ICTA - SLIIT and every single figure who supported to bring this greatest person to the land..!

Cheers!