Tuesday, 19. September 2006, 15:50:39
Widgets Introduction
Opera Widgets are fun Web programs you can run right on your desktop. Access news and weather, play games, try out some fun developer tools and much more.Learn more about widgets in the user guide and Developer Guide. Opera Widgets are client side web applications, that allow you to use AJAX technology. Widgets can do a lot more than a regular webpage and allow you to create mashups in minutes!
You can add a customized widget to your blog or photoalbum in seconds with Opera Widgetize!
To run widgets you need to install the latest version of Opera
After installing Opera, you can download widgets by simply selecting Widgets->Add Widgets or by visiting widgets.opera.com
I will write some things by using it.Tuesday, 27. February 2007, 15:08:25
Hi,
I tried to widgetize my blog but ...
1. Do I understand well that if I succeed in widgetizing my blog I can add widgets underneath the button, which will show up on my log and readers may choose a widget by clicking the button an make their choice?
2. I went through the three steps but where do I put the code on my blog??
Thanks.
I tried to widgetize my blog but ...
1. Do I understand well that if I succeed in widgetizing my blog I can add widgets underneath the button, which will show up on my log and readers may choose a widget by clicking the button an make their choice?
2. I went through the three steps but where do I put the code on my blog??
Thanks.
Monday, 30. April 2007, 21:04:46
I am not online at all times. In fact, with (yes, still) dialup, I am online rarely.
As "web applications," are widgets programs that will periodically poll the internet (and thus bug me to get online)?
I would appreciate anyone's kind and generous advice *before* I jump on the widget bandwagon...
As "web applications," are widgets programs that will periodically poll the internet (and thus bug me to get online)?
I would appreciate anyone's kind and generous advice *before* I jump on the widget bandwagon...
Wednesday, 2. May 2007, 12:53:47
@surfsafe: I don't understand your first question but the second:
On the results page you will first get a url as the first code entry, this you may link to in any fashion, ie as an anchor tag etc, most of the examples on the page are exactly that with an image inside the anchor.
The final one on the button of the page goes in the head of the document and will allow autodiscovery (little icon in the address bar which indicates a widget is associated with the page).
@fipoblam: The widgets will poll the internet, this polling retrieves data directly from your blog and displays it in a nice fashion to the user, it is useful because it indicates when updates are made to your blog. You will not be bugged to get online from such action as the communication is between the user and your server which is what happens whenever anybody visits your blog.
On the results page you will first get a url as the first code entry, this you may link to in any fashion, ie as an anchor tag etc, most of the examples on the page are exactly that with an image inside the anchor.
The final one on the button of the page goes in the head of the document and will allow autodiscovery (little icon in the address bar which indicates a widget is associated with the page).
@fipoblam: The widgets will poll the internet, this polling retrieves data directly from your blog and displays it in a nice fashion to the user, it is useful because it indicates when updates are made to your blog. You will not be bugged to get online from such action as the communication is between the user and your server which is what happens whenever anybody visits your blog.
Wednesday, 9. May 2007, 16:30:11
Is there currently a way of having the widgets embedded into Opera, as opposed to free-floating applications?
All I really want to do is "dock" a widget, if that makes any sense...
All I really want to do is "dock" a widget, if that makes any sense...
Sunday, 3. June 2007, 13:28:13
Originally posted by SpasmicPuppy:
Is there currently a way of having the widgets embedded into Opera, as opposed to free-floating applications?
All I really want to do is "dock" a widget, if that makes any sense...
Totally. If they don't dock into Opera there's no way I can use them. Is there an option somewhere?
Wednesday, 6. June 2007, 22:03:53
Having now installed the Google Bar widget, I see - it appears - one cannot dock a widget (at least this one). Is this the general case? I see also that the widget disappears when the browser exits. This seems reasonable, of course, for a Google Bar...is this also the case for other widgets?
Tuesday, 4. December 2007, 19:17:57
After reviewing this forum, I see there is a post indicating saving data to disk is not allowed in Widgets, yet I see several examples that do just that. For example the fine widget example by Graphio(sp?) creating a tidy little graphics editor does so. How is this done? Embedded Java?
MixedBagDude
MixedBagDude
Saturday, 29. December 2007, 14:54:18
Downloading Widget files and saving to your Hard Drive is a real confusing issue!
Downloaded and Saved the Widget ACCUWEATHER Forcaster file to my hard drive, however I cannot install it.
If anyone knows how to install a saved Widget file for the current version of Opera, please let me know.
Email > starjs@att.net
Happy New Year!
Downloaded and Saved the Widget ACCUWEATHER Forcaster file to my hard drive, however I cannot install it.
If anyone knows how to install a saved Widget file for the current version of Opera, please let me know.
Email > starjs@att.net
Happy New Year!
Sunday, 6. January 2008, 15:39:50
I am interested in installing a widget in my blog from the National Geographic website for having a regular flow of images of that site.Unfortunatly the only information I have been able to find in this matter is regarding downloading widgets for the desktop.So if it is possible how does one embed this into the blog page provided by Opera?If this question is a repitition ,please guide me to the link which can give an answer to this query.Thanks
Tuesday, 8. January 2008, 10:12:38
@SpasmicPuppy & @pickarooney: Widgets cannot 'dock' in Opera, but are available in the Widget Manager at all times. You can access the widget manager either from the "Menu Bar->Widgets->Manage Widgets" or from the sidebar.
zomg is right. Johnnysaucepn's hearthePeople snap's to the edges, and thats a javascript approach to solving this.
@fjpoblam: Widgets are in essence webpages with extra powers. These webpages run using Opera's core, the same one that runs the browser itself. This is why when Opera is shut down, widgets are also shut down.
You should note that you dont really lose your widgets. They are still available from the Widget Manager or from the Side bar. Widgets that are open when you close Opera, will re-open once you start Opera. If the developer has provided for it, the widget will even remember where it left off. Johnnysaucepn's touchtheSky remembers the location you enter into it.
@MixedBagDude: It is possible to store data to the users system, but not possible to access the hard drive. Opera Widgets have an API towards storing key/value pairs in plain text format. You cant exactly manage files, but you can save data.
The amount of data that can be saved depends on the user's device and the user's preferences. Devices with not so much memory, ex. The Nintendo Wii, cannot store too much and have a purging policy in case some other widgets require more space. Widgets on your desktop dont have such a limit, but the user can still remove this data by clearing his Cache.
To read more about how it works you should visit the Opera Widgets Specification 1.0.
@starmanusa: To download widgets, you dont need to download the file to your hard disk. You just need to click on the download link using Opera and if it is a widget - Opera will run it right there. Try clicking here for a weather widget made by Johnnysaucepn, touchtheSky.
@gist: Opera Widgets are a different technology from what it seems you are after. Opera Widgets let you take a webpage (or more) out of the browser and onto your desktop. To take something from one webpage and put it onto another webpage, now thats scraping, unless the former provides an API. You should look at http://www.widgetbox.com/
For some Picture of the day widgets click here.
zomg is right. Johnnysaucepn's hearthePeople snap's to the edges, and thats a javascript approach to solving this.
@fjpoblam: Widgets are in essence webpages with extra powers. These webpages run using Opera's core, the same one that runs the browser itself. This is why when Opera is shut down, widgets are also shut down.
You should note that you dont really lose your widgets. They are still available from the Widget Manager or from the Side bar. Widgets that are open when you close Opera, will re-open once you start Opera. If the developer has provided for it, the widget will even remember where it left off. Johnnysaucepn's touchtheSky remembers the location you enter into it.
@MixedBagDude: It is possible to store data to the users system, but not possible to access the hard drive. Opera Widgets have an API towards storing key/value pairs in plain text format. You cant exactly manage files, but you can save data.
The amount of data that can be saved depends on the user's device and the user's preferences. Devices with not so much memory, ex. The Nintendo Wii, cannot store too much and have a purging policy in case some other widgets require more space. Widgets on your desktop dont have such a limit, but the user can still remove this data by clearing his Cache.
To read more about how it works you should visit the Opera Widgets Specification 1.0.
@starmanusa: To download widgets, you dont need to download the file to your hard disk. You just need to click on the download link using Opera and if it is a widget - Opera will run it right there. Try clicking here for a weather widget made by Johnnysaucepn, touchtheSky.
@gist: Opera Widgets are a different technology from what it seems you are after. Opera Widgets let you take a webpage (or more) out of the browser and onto your desktop. To take something from one webpage and put it onto another webpage, now thats scraping, unless the former provides an API. You should look at http://www.widgetbox.com/
For some Picture of the day widgets click here.
Tuesday, 11. March 2008, 21:23:42
I just tried to make a widget with the "Creating your first.." page, I couldn't make it or the example run as a widget (I tried .xml and .wgt), what am I doing wrong?
edit: Now, reading something more detailed, I see it should be .zip.
edit: Now, reading something more detailed, I see it should be .zip.
Friday, 14. March 2008, 03:27:24
Also meant to ask does anyone know how I would import a widget from oera on my macbook into my archos player? I have downloaded the widgets into my menu bar but I cant find the folder that they are stored in anywhere on my laptop.
I thaught there might be something about this in the user guide but alas the link does not work.
Any help appreciated.
Thanks
I thaught there might be something about this in the user guide but alas the link does not work.
Any help appreciated.
Thanks
Monday, 31. March 2008, 16:40:05
Hey all, I am new here and have just started to read about Widgets, I was wondering if there are any more Widget Tutorials out there. I have gone through the "Create your first Widget" tutorial but now I want to find out about doing more complex widgets like a google search or rss style one.
I am not quite sure how to make the application talk to the web and how to load the news feed, search engine etc. onto the desktop application.
Could anyone point me in the right direction?
Cheers
I am not quite sure how to make the application talk to the web and how to load the news feed, search engine etc. onto the desktop application.
Could anyone point me in the right direction?
Cheers
Sunday, 13. April 2008, 02:39:52
Can widgets "run" whe Opera is closed?
Whenever I close my opera browser it closes my widgets.
If it is possible to keep my widgets like (http://widgets.opera.com/widget/3443/) Digital Clock open even after the browser closes it would be helpful
If anybody has any ideas please reply to this post.Alternatively,you can mail me @ vazhavandan@operamail.com
Whenever I close my opera browser it closes my widgets.
If it is possible to keep my widgets like (http://widgets.opera.com/widget/3443/) Digital Clock open even after the browser closes it would be helpful
If anybody has any ideas please reply to this post.Alternatively,you can mail me @ vazhavandan@operamail.com
Sunday, 15. February 2009, 13:00:29 (edited)
OH . . . a coupla' comments that I forgot to include above.
The advantage to FF/TB is because of 1) The security, and 2) The add ons.
The disadvantage to FF/TB is the high rate of CPU use, which for me is a major consideration considering the heat generated and the fact that I have a laptop . . . which even with a fan that works fine and a chillmat that I use, circulates air much less than a desktop with more "space" inside the box does.
The advantage to Opera is 1) The security, and 2) The low rate of CPU use.
The disadvantage to Opera is that it doesn't have the add ons that FF/TB has.
So, security being essentially equal (maybe a bit tighter in Opera), my choice is between a browser/email client that uses a lot of resources but has a lot of nifty add ons (FF/TB), and a browser that uses less resources, but doesn't have the add ons that FF/TB has.
If I could use the same add ons that I have in FF/TB in Opera, then it would be a slam-dunk for Opera. As it is, I'm torn between less resource use versus very useful add ons. (And BTW, I have a "clean" testing profile in FF and TB . . . "clean" meaning absolutely NO add ons, IOW "safe mode" . . . and it STILL uses a lot of CPU cycles, so it's not the load from add ons that's doing it).
One add on that Opera doesn't even have in a Widget is a link safety indicator in a Google search. There is the "Haute Secure Site Check" widget, but as far as I can tell, this requires a copy and paste operation for the link . . . a very tedious task and also requiring that you suspect the site of harboring malware, and is not as straightforward as an indication next to the link (in a Google search) like in WOT or Site Advisor. I have really come to rely on the WOT green "donut" next to links for safe surfing. This is one add in that may be a dealbreaker for switching to Opera.
Do any Widget developers have any plans to do something like WOT or Site Advisor?
The advantage to FF/TB is because of 1) The security, and 2) The add ons.
The disadvantage to FF/TB is the high rate of CPU use, which for me is a major consideration considering the heat generated and the fact that I have a laptop . . . which even with a fan that works fine and a chillmat that I use, circulates air much less than a desktop with more "space" inside the box does.
The advantage to Opera is 1) The security, and 2) The low rate of CPU use.
The disadvantage to Opera is that it doesn't have the add ons that FF/TB has.
So, security being essentially equal (maybe a bit tighter in Opera), my choice is between a browser/email client that uses a lot of resources but has a lot of nifty add ons (FF/TB), and a browser that uses less resources, but doesn't have the add ons that FF/TB has.
If I could use the same add ons that I have in FF/TB in Opera, then it would be a slam-dunk for Opera. As it is, I'm torn between less resource use versus very useful add ons. (And BTW, I have a "clean" testing profile in FF and TB . . . "clean" meaning absolutely NO add ons, IOW "safe mode" . . . and it STILL uses a lot of CPU cycles, so it's not the load from add ons that's doing it).
One add on that Opera doesn't even have in a Widget is a link safety indicator in a Google search. There is the "Haute Secure Site Check" widget, but as far as I can tell, this requires a copy and paste operation for the link . . . a very tedious task and also requiring that you suspect the site of harboring malware, and is not as straightforward as an indication next to the link (in a Google search) like in WOT or Site Advisor. I have really come to rely on the WOT green "donut" next to links for safe surfing. This is one add in that may be a dealbreaker for switching to Opera.
Do any Widget developers have any plans to do something like WOT or Site Advisor?
Monday, 16. February 2009, 08:23:40
@BobJam: Widgets are not add-ons in the sense that they don't have access to the internal workings of the browser or others pages currently in the browser. Widgets are packaged web applications that can connect to most web servers, download and combine data. You cannot access native functionality like the file system (until File I/O is standardized and in public builds) or launch applications on the local computer.
Wednesday, 25. March 2009, 03:01:36
When I click on a widget I'd like, Google tool bar for instance, all I get is a download to my hard drive. Is there anyway to make whatever widget I choose go into the browser bar?
Thanks,
chuck
Thanks,
chuck
Wednesday, 25. March 2009, 03:26:59
Widgets are included automatically into their specific panel named 'Widgets', which I believe has yet to be activated by 'Main menu' -> Tools > Appearance... > Panels -> check 'Widgets'!
A possible inclusion into any browser toolbar is unknown to me...
A possible inclusion into any browser toolbar is unknown to me...
Wednesday, 25. March 2009, 11:46:05
I have "activated" through the main menu but when I click on the widget I want and then I am directed to download the widget to my desktop. I don't want to download widgets, I want them to be added to my brower bar - or somewhere - where all I have to do is click on them.
Thanks again,
chuck
Thanks again,
chuck
Wednesday, 25. March 2009, 11:52:58
Downloading widgets to your desktop? 
Where and when did you see that?
I've never seen that, they are downloaded automatically (and administered by) to an OPERA intrinsic folder in OPERA's profile directory AFAIK, and you won't have to even look there...
Starting and using the widgets is only possible via that 'Widget' panel, I described above, that's at least how I do here...
Where and when did you see that?
I've never seen that, they are downloaded automatically (and administered by) to an OPERA intrinsic folder in OPERA's profile directory AFAIK, and you won't have to even look there...
Starting and using the widgets is only possible via that 'Widget' panel, I described above, that's at least how I do here...
Wednesday, 25. March 2009, 11:53:16
@ChuckEvans: Where are you clicking to download a widget? On http://widgets.opera.com there's a "Launch" button for each widget which should run the widget immediately. When run and "kept", you should have an entry for it in your panel or widget's menu.
Monday, 20. April 2009, 11:37:43 (edited)
Planning to come up with AJAX based widget soon for my site. Would love if some friend over here pass on some link where in I can download sample gadgets.
Monday, 20. April 2009, 11:33:20
Just in addition to the previous post, wanted to share that I had completed the Google Gadget (the one with .gg extension). Can I directly convert that one to O! ?
Saturday, 1. August 2009, 10:46:46
Widgets can't do that... please read what widgets are: http://my.opera.com/community/forums/topic.dml?id=271971
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