Developer Talk:ChemEd Content:Tools:Google Gadgets

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Random Video in iGoogle: video loads in iGoogle, but screen size is restricted to 1/3 of the display area. This may or may not cut off part of the video. It does cut off the options on the right. Also, streaming video quality really varies. Some of the videos show up very grainy/choppy (on FireFox 3.0 with high speed connection)

Leschroeder 11:39, 26 November 2008 (CST)

IGoogle allows you to use different layouts for your tabs. The best layout for a tab with our video is a two column layout. We can specify the height of the gadget, but I do not know how to specify a width for the gadget. It looks like Google's intent is to have the user arrange their page to accommodate the content they wish to have on it.

A recent update of Firefox 3 has introduced some problems playing media. I would hope that this problem is resolved with a future update. I have not seen the video playback problems in Firefox 3.0 nor in Firefox 2.x.

Jlholmes 13:06, 26 November 2008 (CST)

The molecule Google Gadget suffers under some browsers from cross-site scripting errors. This prevents the Viewing Options from connecting with the Jmol applet. Safari 3.2.1 and Firefox 2.0.0.14 on the Macintosh have this problem. Firefox 3 on the Macintosh and most Windows browsers allow the cross-site scripting. Jlholmes 12:47, 3 December 2008 (CST)