Widgets
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Revision as of 16:21, 19 March 2006
Widget is a rather unfortunate term, since it has a generic meaning, but it covers a multitude of new technologies based around JavaScript, HTML, and plugin architectures. Unlike Web Browser Extensions, widgets typically work within some other application platform.
Application Platforms
- Yahoo Widgets (formerly Konfabulator)
- Microsoft Gadgets
- Apple MacOS X Dashboard, Download Dashboard Widgets
- Google Sidebar Plugins
- Google Homepage Modules
- Opera Widgets. Although these depend on libraries from the Opera web browser, they run outside the browser.
Development
JavaScript is a key development technology (programming language) for most widgets, as well as for some Web Browser Extensions.
Microformats - Widget Examples has some useful info.
