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bbarlow641 Author
User level: Level 1
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where are "open in dashboard" widgets?

I created a dashboard widget using the "open in dashboard" command in Safari, and would like to modify it (the widget). Where are widgets of that type stored, and what might they be named? It doesn't show up in the normal places.
Ben

macbook 13, iMac 24" al, Mac OS X (10.5.2), Macbook 2GB, iMac 24"al 4gB

Posted on May 19, 2008 8:16 PM

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User profile for user: bbarlow641
bbarlow641 Author
User level: Level 1
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May 19, 2008 9:06 PM in response to Ferd II

OK, I see the "edit", click it, and I can move the image around in the widget, but there's no code visible. Let me explain a little more.

The item I opened in dashboard is one small section of a larger web page. The edit function allows me to scroll that entire web page in my widget window, and reveal a different section.

What I want to be able to do is allow the user to change the zip code that's part of the URL that brings up the page. I think I can hack this into existence using Dashcode, if I can find the code for the widget.

Maybe, since it appears that the entire web page is loaded and only the one small section revealed, there is no real widget. I'll bet, as I think about it, that Safari just hands Dashboard a web page (URL) and a clipping window, and Dashboard uses that in a generic widget and keeps a list of Safari URL/clipping windows instead of building a separate widget for each one.

Ben
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Ferd II
User level: Level 10
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May 19, 2008 9:37 PM in response to bbarlow641

Ben,
I think I can hack this into existence using Dashcode, if I can find the code for the widget.

In that case, I can only point you in another direction for further exploration on your part. Widgets for all users are stored in the Widgets folder which can be found in your Macintosh HD/Library/Widgets folder. Look for a "Web Clip" Widget. The Widget is a package file which can be opened by using (Contol + Click) and following the "Show Package Contents" contextual menu link. What happens when you get that far is beyond my knowledge to explore.

Good Luck.

;~)

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