Web on canvas and Dashboard widgets
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| Once I've done that I figured that it's obvious that this is the best way of
| getting Apple's Dashboard widgets to work. So I've done that too. I quickly
| hacked up a class that reads-in Apple Dashboard widget bundles and can render
| them on a QWebGraphicsItem. The compatibility is not 1:1 quite yet, because
| some of the Dashboard widgets use JavaScript objects that I haven't
| implemented yet, like AddressBook object. To be honest I'm not 100% sure
| whether I want to implement them, I think we can get those things done a lot
| nicer, it's just a question of whether 1:1 compatibility with Apple Dashboard
| is worth the extra effort needed to make all those JavaScript objects work on
| KDE.
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http://zrusin.blogspot.com/2007/07/web-on-canvas-and-dashboard-widgets.html
Related:
"Screenlets" v0.0.4 (like OSX Dashboard)
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| Screenlets are small owner-drawn applications (written in Python,
| a very simple object-oriented programming-language) that can be
| described as "the virtual representation of things lying/standinga
| round on your desk". Sticknotes, clocks, rulers, ... the
| possibilities are endless. The goal of the Screenlets base-class(es)
| is to simplify the creation of fully themeable mini-apps that each
| solve basic desktop-work-related needs and generally improve the
| usability and eye-candy of the modern Linux-desktop.
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http://forum.go-compiz.org/viewtopic.php?t=358
Introducing Jackfield
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| Jackfield is an application for the Gnome desktop that plays host to
| widgets; small applications to do the things you need. It can run
| widgets from Apple's Dashboard, will eventually be able to run those
| from Yahoo's Widget Engine, Microsoft's Gadget Sidebar, and Opera
| Widgets, and you can write your own.
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http://www.kryogenix.org/code/jackfield/
Discover the wide world of widgets
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| Today, widgets are available for Linux. Many transcend operating systems by
| working on most any Web browser. These are referred to as "Web Widgets."
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http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2003801449_btsoho23.html
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