The Shortcut Gadget for Google Desktop 
(awarded at the GD gadget contest)
Useful Shortcuts
Need a simple and clean way to launch your applications? Do you want your programs one click away? Then this is the gadget to use… You can set your icon as any image file and set it to point to any location, command or internet address.
Download
File size: 102 KB
More... The Shortcut Gadget has 4 buttons(shortcuts) which practically get your favorite programs under your mouse, whether in sidebar or floating.
Change button image - you just need to click the small button next to the big button you want to change and then browse to the image file you want to put in (icon, picture, etc.). Currently, the following formats are supported: PNG, BMP, JPG, GIF, ICO. You can also suggest other formats for future versions here if you would like to use them with this gadget; (thanks to the big and small icon creators)
Change button target - you can do this from the gadget options. You can either use the small browse button and navigate to your target, or use it like a Run dialog, by putting in commands like ‘explorer’, ‘control’, ‘mspaint’ etc. or Internet addresses (which will be launched in your default web browser). You can also change the vertical tooltip that appears when you hover the mouse over the button and even test the changes before you apply them.
Tips - If you want to know what to type in the text boxes from options to run special items like My Computer, or settings from Control Panel, you can visit tips & tricks for the shortcut gadget.
(awarded at the GD gadget contest)
Useful Shortcuts
Need a simple and clean way to launch your applications? Do you want your programs one click away? Then this is the gadget to use… You can set your icon as any image file and set it to point to any location, command or internet address.
Download
File size: 102 KB
More... The Shortcut Gadget has 4 buttons(shortcuts) which practically get your favorite programs under your mouse, whether in sidebar or floating.
Change button image - you just need to click the small button next to the big button you want to change and then browse to the image file you want to put in (icon, picture, etc.). Currently, the following formats are supported: PNG, BMP, JPG, GIF, ICO. You can also suggest other formats for future versions here if you would like to use them with this gadget; (thanks to the big and small icon creators)
Change button target - you can do this from the gadget options. You can either use the small browse button and navigate to your target, or use it like a Run dialog, by putting in commands like ‘explorer’, ‘control’, ‘mspaint’ etc. or Internet addresses (which will be launched in your default web browser). You can also change the vertical tooltip that appears when you hover the mouse over the button and even test the changes before you apply them.
Tips - If you want to know what to type in the text boxes from options to run special items like My Computer, or settings from Control Panel, you can visit tips & tricks for the shortcut gadget.
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