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Dear iGoogle,

I’ve been building Google gadgets for a while now, and there is one thing I’ve struggled with: getting a gadget’s colors to match the colors of its container’s theme. That seemed like a mouthful, so let me break it down.

Suppose my iGoogle theme has lots of natural colors: green and brown. A gadget on that page would look better if it contained green and brown elements. But if my iGoogle theme had pink and purple colors, a gadget with green and brown elements might not look the best. A gadget’s color scheme should match the color scheme of the iGoogle container theme.

Already the iGoogle provides a few substitution variables like the __BIDI_* variables. The gadget container should pass color substitution variables along to the gadget as well. For example, __COLOR_LINK__ could be the substitution variable for link colors, allowing the iGoogle theme to set a common link color to all of the gadgets on the page. There could be a handful of different __COLOR_* variables that would be passed along for button colors, highlight colors, text colors, etc.

Collage without crayons
where did the color go
the rhythm is the same
along with the flow

The crayolas stirred
deep, passionate shades
visited the paper often
it seemed the road was paved

But now the crayon does sit
lonely with 31 friends
It has so much to offer
but the author now uses pens

softness, day dreams, what will it all mean
if emotions could speak, of what would they warn us
pink paradise, the chance, please don’t doubt
96 box, don’t take and loose one
hands down solution, when is the question
randomness of words, poet’s brand name mind

orange paper
brilliant skies
went to macey’s
both clock hands are high

Just before the sun breaks,
The crickets finally sleep.
Just before the sun wakes,
The silence they do keep.

The colors of great dreams, they die;
Instead they fill the morning sky.
First pinks then blues, a pastel yellow,
Illuminates the peacefull meadow.

Triumphant is the new day’s sun.
Yet peaceful, silent, does it come.
The bright light from its morning rays,
Reminds us that now are better days.

So wipe the sleep out,
And open your eyes.
Outside, look about!
Beautiful morning skies.