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Each Gadget will be run in a separate OS process. Upon installation, the Jetpack will auto-create a shortcut for the Gadget in the Start Menu > Programs > Firefox Gadgets directory as well as an entry in the Jetpack Gadget Launcher (see screenshot for details).
Each Gadget will be run in a separate OS process. Upon installation, the Jetpack will auto-create a shortcut for the Gadget in the Start Menu > Programs > Firefox Gadgets directory as well as an entry in the Jetpack Gadget Launcher (see screenshot for details).


  Outstanding Issues:
Outstanding Issues:
  One of the most important and difficult questions the developer charged with creating the Gadget API must resolve, is how to effectively and fluidly add and remove Gadgets from various locations on the user's computer, start-up a Gadget (shortcut target modification that includes a jetpack Gadget param?), and what the UI and user flow is for modifying settings and other Jetpack Gadget management tasks.  
* How will a user add and remove Gadgets, and subsequently, have such actions propogate to the various Gadget shortcut locations on the user's computer
* What method will we use to start-up a Gadget (shortcut target modification that includes a Jetpack Gadget param?)
* What is the UI and user-flow for modifying settings and other Jetpack Gadget management tasks.  


A new Gadget instantiation:
A new Gadget instantiation:
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