I'm trying to create a simple Google gadget and run into a problem right out the door. I read the start-up guide from top to bottom and feel like I'm still missing something.
Starting with the Hello World gadget they provided, how do I get started editing and testing? I am using the Google Gadget Editor with a preview tab. This works for plain html, but any javascript (like "alert") that I embed does not work.
I can publish the gadget and add it to iGoogle. When I do this, my built-in javascript works. However, cache and latency seem to be happening backstage. Now this process of editing, loading, publishing, debugging is rather painful. Did I miss something obvious here? What is the “right” way to develop and test a gadget? Is there a program that can run the gadget code on my machine without leaving the network?
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