Examples

The SDK has sample code for both the gadget API and the search API. The SDK's gadget samples are also available on the web, through an open-source project. Another way to find source code is to unarchive an existing gadget.

It's easy to experiment with JavaScript gadgets. You can change any file in a gadget or even add files. You can play with changing images, XML files, or JavaScript code. Once you're ready to test your changes, double-click the gadget.gmanifest file to launch the gadget.

Samples in the SDK

Download the SDK, and you'll find a bunch of sample code, ranging from search actions to a simple HelloWorld gadget to a gadget that plays audio.

The code for the SDK's sample gadgets is also available on the web, as part of a Google Code project named google-desktop-sdk. You can easily browse or search the source code, and you can link to individual files. For example, here's a link to Audio/main.js.

Existing Gadgets

You can look at the files used in an existing gadget by making a copy of the gadget's .gg file, changing the extension of the copy from .gg to .zip, and unzipping the file. You can find .gg files for your installed gadgets in your My Documents\My Google Gadgets folder.