SwyxIt! Gadget
is an open source SwyxIt! addon for the Windows Vista Sidebar.
It combines the newest Microsoft technologies with the Swyx telephony solution.
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Here you can get the current version.
Every feedback is welcome!
The following is a list of features of the SwyxIt! Gadget:
- Easy and quick overview of your speed dials (incl. presence information)
- Speed dial flyouts with user pictures and user infos
- Telephony features like dial, hold and intercom
- Customisable user interface ('theme')
- Multi language support via xml files
- Autoupdate
Do you want to see the SwyxIt! Gadget in action?
Watch the movie on our screencast page !
The following is a list of requirements of the SwyxIt! Gadget:
- Microsoft Windows Vista or Windows 7
- SwyxIt 6.02.0150 (or higher)
- Admin rights (only for the installation)
| v1.20 | v1.40 | v1.50 | v1.60 |
| Call Features |
| Accept incoming calls |  | | | |
| Make outgoing calls |  | | | |
| Hold calls | | | | |
| Intercom |  | | | |
| Send callback requests | | | | |
| Dial from any caller list | | | | |
| Forwarding to voicemail | | | | |
| Notification for Missed Calls and Callback Requests | | | | |
| Speed Dials |
| State signaling | | | | |
| Default speed dial order (SwyxIt) | | | | |
| Alphabetical speed dial order (A -> Z) | | | | |
| Alphabetical speed dial order (Z -> A) | | | | |
| Display only favorite speed dials | | | | |
| Speed dial flyout with user information and picture | | | | |
| Accessible Lists |
| Caller List | | | | |
| Missed Calls List | | | | |
| Redial List | | | | |
| Media Player Control Support |
| iTunes (Pause & Resume) | | | | |
| WinAmp (Pause & Resume) | | | | |
| Windows Media Player (Stop only) | | | | |
| Other Features |
| Swyx Chat Support | | | | |
| Theme support | | | | |
| Multi language support | | | | |
| Tooltips | | | | |
| Log function | | | | |
| User picture cache for speeddial flyouts | | | | |
| Operating System Support |
| 64 Bit Compatibility | | | | |
| User Account Control (UAC) Compatibility | | | | |
| Windows XP | | | | |
| Windows Vista | | | | |
| Windows 7 | | | | |
| Used Function Libary |
| SwyxIt Gadget Runtime 1.60 | | | | |
| SwyxIt Gadget Runtime 1.50 | | | | |
| SwyxIt Gadget Runtime 1.40 | | | | |
| Embedded Gadget DLL | | | | |
| Legend |
 = Feature Comment. Roll over these images for additional information about the listed Feature.
= Unsupported
= Partially Supported
= Supported
Blank denotes 'N/A'.
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08.01.2010 - SwyxIt Gadget v1.60.10
Added: Windows 7 Support (x86 & x64)
Added: SwyxWare 7 Support
Added: iTunes Media Player Control
Added: New SwyxIt!Gadget Runtime v1.60 (including sources)
Added: Updated documentation
Fixed: Compatibility issues on 64 bit operating systems
From now on every release will contain the project sources.
This includes the Gadget itself and the Gadget Runtime (VB.NET dll).
16.04.2009 - SwyxIt Gadget v1.50.10
Added: One new modern theme
Added: Right mouse click on a speed dial opens the SwyxIt! IMClient directly
Added: SwyxIt! IMClient can be used for Instant Messaging (at least SW 6.12 required)
Added: SwyxWare 6.12 & 6.20 Compatibility
Added: Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Compatibility
Added: Support of 64 bit operating systems
Added: Sending Callback requests during "ringing" state and during connected call
Added: New SwyxIt!Gadget Runtime v1.50
Fixed: Gadget does not work anymore if hypernate mode was used
Fixed: SwyxIt!Gadget does not work in connection with the T-System NetPhone OEM Client
Fixed: Opening the license on the about page throws an exception
Fixed: Minor hold bug
12.09.2007 - SwyxIt Gadget 1.40.58
Added: Media Player Control - Pause WinAmp and Windows Media Player on incoming calls
Added: Right mouse click on speeddial opens chat flyout directly
Added: User picture cache for speeddial flyouts to prevent slow speeddial flyouts
Added: Caller List and Redial List (phone numbers can be edited before dialing)
Added: Theme and localization support for the about page
Added: New settings page with theme preview
Added: New theme structure for easier theme creation (incl. XML theme ident file)
Added: New speeddial flyout design (thx to Mirjam for her great suggestion)
Added: Show only favorite speeddials on the gadget (thx Randall for this great idea)
Added: Gadget Chat (incl. history) *PREALPHA*
Added: Gadget log function for debugging
Added: SwyxIt!Gadget Runtime v1.40.19 (required for Gadget usage)
Added: Alphabetical speeddial order Z -> A
Fixed: Gadget installation does not work with Vista UAC (integrated install procedure replaced by SwyxIt!Gadget Runtime)
Fixed: If user is busy the dial and the intercom button are not present -> no possibility to leave a voicemail
Fixed: Forwarding feature does not work on every machine
Fixed: User states were not translated to other languages
Fixed: In some cases the username on speeddial flyout is too long
Fixed: If first speeddial is not assigned all user states will be incorrect
Fixed: Speeddials were not updated directly -> better performance
Fixed: Sometimes tooltips do not disappear
29.05.2007 - SwyxIt Gadget 1.20.00
Added: Permanent settings (saved to local XML file)
Added: Validation check for xml language files to prevent errors
Added: Multi language support (XML files)
Added: "About us" flyout
Added: Alphabetical speeddial order A -> Z
Added: new SwyxItGadget.dll 1.0.0.0
Added: Gadget gallery description (incl. version number and logo)
Fixed: Correct tooltip size will now be set automatically
Fixed: Sometimes the state signaling does not work correctly
25.04.2007 - SwyxIt Gadget 1.10.00
Added: Check for updates
Added: Advanced tooltips
Added: SwyxItGadget.dll will be registered through javascript
Added: new SwyxItGadget.dll 0.8.0.0
Fixed: Forwarding to voicemail (complete function)
Fixed: Some design issues
16.03.2007 - SwyxIt Gadget 1.00.10
Fixed: Second click on the same speeddial button does not close the flyout window
Fixed: Pressing enter/return key in dialfield does not starts a call
15.03.2007 - SwyxIt Gadget 1.00.00
Added: Gadget transparency
Added: Speeddial flyout with user picture and dial support
Added: New dial function at the bottom of the gadget
Added: Hold and intercom
Added: New gadget icon on gadget gallery window
Added: Forwarding to voicemail (display only)
Added: New SwyxItGadget.dll 0.4.0.0
Fixed: Gadget speeddial update function (better performance)
Fixed: Some minor bugs
Any kind of support request, feature request, question or what ever must be placed
into the project's forum. Direct emails to the project members will not be answered.
SwyxIt Gadget Project
This is a Swyx-Forum Open Source Project.
This software is licensed under the MIT license (see below).
Published 2007-2010 by Swyx Forum
Created 2007-2010 by Sebastian Dreier
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) License
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