Just came across a very interesting post on Nikhil Kothari’s blog.

 

It’s now possible to write side bar gadgets in Windows Vista using C#! (via Script#)

 

His blog shows you a very simple example of how to write a small gadget.

 

The sample gadget included allows you to enter a search term or phrase that is queried against MSDN. It based on the MSDN search gadget sample written by Tim Heuer. It also has ‘Fly out’ functionality.

  

The latest version of Script# can be found Script#, 0.2.3.1 included in this release is a Project Template and a Sample gadget.

 

Let the gadgets fluds ...