is there a way to make widgets not to float above all windows?

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berzi123 Author

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is there a way to make widgets not to float above all windows?

I just want them on the desktop, not above all the open windows? What am I missing?

iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.1), widgets

Posted on Nov 8, 2009 5:59 PM

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V.K.

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Nov 8, 2009 6:05 PM in response to berzi123

berzi123 wrote:
I just want them on the desktop, not above all the open windows? What am I missing?

are you talking about dashboard? you can't use any other apps while the dashboard is active. or are you talking about the trick of putting a widget on the desktop by activating the debug menu? or are you talking about something else?

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berzi123 Author

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Nov 8, 2009 7:57 PM in response to V.K.

Sorry, I should have clairfied.
Yes, I used the debug trick to put Widgets on the Desktop from the Dashboard. But I want the Widgets to NOT cover the open window. Example: I have the Clock widget on the dashboard, I open iMovie and the Clock is still in the corner, even though iMovie is fully expanded.
Am I making sense?

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Answer 3

V.K.

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Nov 8, 2009 8:06 PM in response to berzi123

this is not possible with widgets themselves. there was 3rd party tool
http://www.macworld.com/article/53282/2006/10/amnestysingles.html
that let you convert widgets into apps and run them as regular applications. I don't know if it works in snow leopard but you can try.

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