[andretan]

Originally Posted by ntt

Here you go

I'm working on the iCal widget ideas. I've decided to split it into two widgets. One is a ToDo list, and the other is an Events list. At the moment I've just done the ToDo list, named R2ToDo.

I need to add in sorting and other options, but for now it is 'usable', in my opinion.

I'll be working on adding to it, and doing the events list over the next few days. All feedback appreciated.

Cool. Can't wait to see the events widget.

[Noonster]

Originally Posted by phillryu

Regarding the CPU widget, here's one that we're working on for MacWidgets.net:



Art is by Peter Gajos, programmer is Chris O'Brien. I wish you guys could see it in use, the animations are pretty sweet.

When you flip the widget, it expands to show preferences where you can set what each of the monitor's 3 displays show. Any feedback?

That looks good....
- I thought MacWidgets.net was opening on monday just gone??

[ThisGuy]

I would love to see a widget that could function like Remote Remote.
"Remote Remote is an application that can control iTunes across a network. Make sure you enable Remote Apple Events in the Sharing Preferences on the target computer."

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/17073

[midwinter]

Originally Posted by ntt

Here you go

I'm working on the iCal widget ideas. I've decided to split it into two widgets. One is a ToDo list, and the other is an Events list. At the moment I've just done the ToDo list, named R2ToDo.

I need to add in sorting and other options, but for now it is 'usable', in my opinion.

I'll be working on adding to it, and doing the events list over the next few days. All feedback appreciated.

v nice. I'd like to see the display of information smaller...maybe just as a set of bulleted lists

[fisherKing]

a usable version of stickies

[Reggie Fowler]

Movie Widget~!

[jlgrandam]

I'd like a CPU temp. widget. Konfab. had one that I used alot.

[Judge_Fire]

QTZ file container widget!

Now that you can do neat motion graphics without coding (and for free) in Tiger, it'd be great to use a Quartz Composer file to pick up stuff from the web (RSS etc. input) and to display that as a Widget.

J

[Paco500]

Ebay tracker. I know, using dashboard, it would not be useful for end of auction alerts, it would be helpful none-the less. Also, as there is a app out there (liberator or something?) that allows the use of widgets outside of dashboard, it could be useful there as well.

I'd also like to see a konfabulator translator. Possible? Allows you to open konfabulator widgets in dashboard?

[ntt]

Originally Posted by midwinter

v nice. I'd like to see the display of information smaller...maybe just as a set of bulleted lists

Your wish is my command.
R2ToDo ver 1.0f

I've made the widget faster, more reliable, scrolling, uses less room, priority bars are one color (not many)... and it provides some status/debug info for the curious.

[spiky_dog]

Originally Posted by Siggi_arni

A tinyurl widget would be nice

it would be difficult to beat the tinyurl bookmarklet:

javascript:void(location.href='http://tinyurl.com/create.php?url='+location.href)

[My Dog Wally]

Two widgets I think would be extremely useful:

1) an iClip-type widget that would allow me to store numerous text/graphic/URL items in its own cell. Related groups of cells (for example, separate research notes on NASA) could have its own clipping set title (for example, NASA). You could easily move this information in and out of documents in which you're currently working.

2) Widget Finder -- this handy little device would search the 'net looking for new widgets, then present a list of widgets and their descriptions. Clicking on a list item would take you to the site with the widget you want to download.

[phillryu]

Originally Posted by My Dog Wally

Two widgets I think would be extremely useful:

1) an iClip-type widget that would allow me to store numerous text/graphic/URL items in its own cell. Related groups of cells (for example, separate research notes on NASA) could have its own clipping set title (for example, NASA). You could easily move this information in and out of documents in which you're currently working.

2) Widget Finder -- this handy little device would search the 'net looking for new widgets, then present a list of widgets and their descriptions. Clicking on a list item would take you to the site with the widget you want to download.

http://inventive.us/iCliplite/Intro.jpg

Here's something we've been working with Inventive on.

[gate]

I know that Google is great but I think that Dogpile (dogpile.com) is way better (you should really try it). It's a metasearch engine. You can search Google, Yahoo, Ask Jeeves, soon MSN as well and a few others. I would like a Dogpile widget. That would be awesome.

[olePigeon]

How about a Marathon widget.

Play Marathon on your Dashboard.

[DeepDish]

Being the bad influence that I am, here are my widget ideas.

A webcam widget that shows free ameture porn webcam streams. Oh ya baby!!!

A picture widget like the flicker one, but you can choose you choice of porn type, for example just this or just that type.

A little fun to break up your work day.

[DeepDish]

I got another one, a widget that scans my widget folders and checks to make sure all of my widgets are up to date and there are not updated replacements for my current widgets.

[DeepDish]

A keyboard shortcut widget would be nice, I am always forgeting the key combination for the copyright and registred keys.

[DeepDish]

A complinentary color reccomender widget would be nice.

[chezpaul]

Originally Posted by DeepDish

- cheapest gas along the way to work widget

Now that's a VERY cool idea.

[DeepDish]

A movie widget has already been mentioned, but how about a widget that shows the upcoming movies opening the next upcoming weekend, along with a brief description.

[fisherKing]

how about a widget that eats other widgets?
so when i've overloaded my dashboard...

[kinyo04]

AS someone said earlier in the topic a virtual animated pet would be fun (maybe the Apple cowdog) i remember seeing a few decades ago (on windows 3) some animated dog screensaver who would poop on the screen and dig in files ect...it was funny and i think it was quite popular at the time does anyone knows or remembers the name of such screensaver??

The other thing i'd like to see is a small duration countdown timer.
I've come up with a rendition of what i'd like it to look like so if anybody feels like coding a countdown timer feel free to take my design

[My Dog Wally]

Fisher,

I'm not entirely sure that this eats widgets, but it looks like the next best thing:
http://www.downtownsoftwarehouse.com...ager/index.php

[My Dog Wally]

Originally Posted by kinyo04

AS someone said earlier in the topic a virtual animated pet would be fun (maybe the Apple cowdog) i remember seeing a few decades ago (on windows 3) some animated dog screensaver who would poop on the screen and dig in files ect...it was funny and i think it was quite popular at the time does anyone knows or remembers the name of such screensaver??]

Kinyo,

I think the screensaver you're referring to was After Dark from Berkely Systems. It was the one with the flying toasters. One of its selectable modes was a dog walking around on the desktop, digging holes and sniffing things.

[murk]

I miss Watson. Someone please create widgets that copies the Watson eBay and TV tools. I wish Sun would release or open source project Alameda.

[Noonster]

I would like a widget that let you upload images to http://www.fotki.com/ easy.

PLEASE make it someone

[kinyo04]

Originally Posted by My Dog Wally

I think the screensaver you're referring to was After Dark from Berkely Systems.

Yes that must be it.I've done a google search in the hope of seeing an update to it unfortunately berkley seems to have vanished.Do you know any similar Pet program?

I have a question:Can dashboard display GIF animations?if yes is their anyway of applying transparency around the gif in action and not it's white corners? (hope you understand what i mean)

[Todd Madson]

Why is the dashboard calculator better than the app one?

I don't have to wait for it to load on my G4/400 - it's there instantly, I use it
and get it out of the way. It's BRILLIANT.

No more waiting 80 bounces for a damn calculator app.

[Dale Sorel]

OK, who's gonna be the first to come out with an Alley McBeal dancing baby widget?

[ManOfSteal]

Originally Posted by murk

I miss Watson. Someone please create widgets that copies the Watson eBay and TV tools. I wish Sun would release or open source project Alameda.

Have you seen the "TV Tracker" widget from Monkey Business Labs? Pretty cool I think.

[neilmcg]

Originally Posted by Judge_Fire

� Inbox overview - a way to see small previews of new, unread mails at a glance. Title, sender, short caption. Bringing up the Mail window is too much work and it doesn't show excerpts.

Already exists as a bundle for Mail, it's called appetizer and has been around for a good while.
Just waiting for the updated Tiger version.

http://www.bronsonbeta.com/mailappetizer/

[MrEase]

I would like to see a Widget counting back the days 'till the release of W!ndowz Longhorn, although I don't know if the number will fit on my Cinema Display ;-)

[KP*]

My most-needed widget is so simple/obvious that all the developers seem to be ignoring it: I need a somewhat large digital clock, very much like the one that comes standard with Konfabulator. Just hours, minutes, AM and PM, and big enough that you can read it easily from a few feet away. Of course it has to look slick too, but if it's as easy to re-skin as the Konfab clock that's fine.

I'm still running Konfab along with dashboard only to keep the clock on my desktop. I keep an eye on it all day long, and my directors generally like to be able to look over my shoulder and see what time it is, so I can't just get rid of it or use the menu bar. I'm hoping somebody will rescue me and my CPU cycles!

[Gamoe]

Does anyone remember a free little app by Panic for the old Mac OS called Linkpad? It was meant to be a holder for temporary bookmarks. I would love something like that for Dashboard. Also, as mentioned before, I would also love a clock- a simple yet versatile alarm clock, which I could set to wake me up at different times, depending on the day of the week, etc, with either an alarm sound, music or triggering some other event.

A thread notification/viewer widget would be great, also.

[midwinter]

I want a widget that does this:

[murk]

Originally Posted by ManOfSteal

Have you seen the "TV Tracker" widget from Monkey Business Labs? Pretty cool I think.

It's alright. TV Tracker looks cool, but the small viewing window is a major flaw. With Watson you could also search the schedule and click a button to add an iCal reminder for a show.

[Gavin]

Originally Posted by chezpaul

Originally Posted by DeepDish
- cheapest gas along the way to work widget

Now that's a VERY cool idea.

Actually, I believe that was mine.


I was pleasantly surprised to find a few of the things on my list actually available already!

How many of the things mentioned so far are out yet?

traffic map +
php search +
photo upload +

[andretan]

Finally, a widget that is actually useful:



iCal Events

[ManOfSteal]

Originally Posted by andretan

Finally, a widget that is actually useful:

Love it! Thanks.

[the_glassman]

I'd like a ffmpeg or something similar widget. Something that lets you easily convert file and codecs.

[CaptainHaddock]

While some of these suggestions would be useful, a lot of them would be better served by normal applications. Especially ones you have to use on files or manipulate complex data with. Widgets seem much more suited to displaying data that changes from hour to hour—like weather and stocks—or for light tasks that don't require the usual controls, menus, and file interaction of normal apps. Edit: They're also good for quickly accessing or searching for data.

Think of it this way: widgets are mostly for looking at.

[:haripu:]

Originally Posted by ntt

Your wish is my command.
R2ToDo ver 1.0f

I've made the widget faster, more reliable, scrolling, uses less room, priority bars are one color (not many)... and it provides some status/debug info for the curious.

While nice, R2ToDo has a problem: iCal needs to be open for it to access data. So why is that better than just opening iCal?
My second input: I would want to create new toDo items directly from the widget! This would make it much more useful.

The widget "DoBeDo" does both things rather well, but is just plain ugly. Very sad that there is no way to merge both widgets into one.

[EmmEff]

Originally Posted by the_glassman

I'd like a ffmpeg or something similar widget. Something that lets you easily convert file and codecs.

Why not use ffmpegX? This isn't an effective use of Dashboard IMHO.

[BZ]

Originally Posted by murk

It's alright. TV Tracker looks cool, but the small viewing window is a major flaw. With Watson you could also search the schedule and click a button to add an iCal reminder for a show.

This is so true.

I REALLY miss Watson.

I need a Widget for NFL scores.

A better one for TV (TV Tracker needs search, a bigger field (or zoom) and some work on the look and feel).

None of the movie ones allow you to switch days.

BZ

[TheIceMan]

Is there a nice-looking calendar widget? The one that comes with Dashboard is terrible.

[KP*]

Originally Posted by TheIceMan

Is there a nice-looking calendar widget? The one that comes with Dashboard is terrible.

I reskinned the default Apple calendar in the Aero style. I made it in blue and pink. Click to download.

[TheIceMan]

KP: Thanks! Much better than the ugly default one.