widget challenege

inflexion · inflexion #1 (**permalink**)

05-05-2005, 11:39 AM

ok guys uni is nearly out so i might have a go at making my own widget.

id like it tell me if there is any new posts on here (ie same as clickin the Get New button)

how hard would this be to do if possible

rberry88 · rberry88 #2 (**permalink**)

05-05-2005, 11:49 AM

There are already a few RSS feeder widgets available that do exactly what you want. Try RSSBeans for an example. Maybe make one with graphics that match the site and have the logo (with permission of course), that would be cool.

I'm working on a widget of my own (can't give details yet

) and its easy to learn how to do it.

Maybe we should have a forum contest for member widgets?!?

inflexion · inflexion #3 (**permalink**)

05-05-2005, 11:57 AM

a forum dedicated to widgets would be good with an FAQ to help people get started

rberry88 · rberry88 #4 (**permalink**)

05-05-2005, 12:01 PM

This is the best starting point I have found:

http://developer.apple.com/macosx/dashboard.html

I made the example they walk you through and it was easy sailing from there. Just be careful on how complex you get because its easy to get confused real quick.

Steel02001 · Steel02001 #5 (**permalink**)

05-05-2005, 12:56 PM

Jeepers batman, now I want to make one and I dont even have tiger yet.

rberry88 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 24, 2004 Location: Arlington Heights, IL USA Posts: 476 Mac Specs: 17" Flat Panel iMac -15" 1.5GHz, 80GB HDD, 128MB ATI video card, 1GB RAM- PowerBook	05-05-2005, 11:49 AM There are already a few RSS feeder widgets available that do exactly what you want. Try RSSBeans for an example. Maybe make one with graphics that match the site and have the logo (with permission of course), that would be cool. I'm working on a widget of my own (can't give details yet ) and its easy to learn how to do it. Maybe we should have a forum contest for member widgets?!? Looking for a PowerMac G4 for $500 or less USD.
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rberry88 #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 24, 2004 Location: Arlington Heights, IL USA Posts: 476 Mac Specs: 17" Flat Panel iMac -15" 1.5GHz, 80GB HDD, 128MB ATI video card, 1GB RAM- PowerBook	05-05-2005, 12:01 PM This is the best starting point I have found: http://developer.apple.com/macosx/dashboard.html I made the example they walk you through and it was easy sailing from there. Just be careful on how complex you get because its easy to get confused real quick. Looking for a PowerMac G4 for $500 or less USD.
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inflexion #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 12, 2005 Location: /home/sheffield/UK Posts: 1,278 Mac Specs: 12" 1Ghz PB 768Mb 10.4.5 30Gb Video iPod 40Gb 3G iPod 1Gb iPod Shuffle	05-05-2005, 11:39 AM ok guys uni is nearly out so i might have a go at making my own widget. id like it tell me if there is any new posts on here (ie same as clickin the Get New button) how hard would this be to do if possible
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Steel02001 #5 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	05-05-2005, 12:56 PM Jeepers batman, now I want to make one and I dont even have tiger yet.
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