Hi,
Arlo Rose and Perry Clarke have created a XUL Motor
for Mac OS X dubbed Konfabulator that lets you create
desktop applets (aka widgets) using JavaScript and
XML.
In contrast to "classic" XUL motors such as Mozilla
Konfabulator sits on top of the Mac OS X Quartz
graphics engine that offers a bonanza of visual
effects and eye candy going way beyond "classic" CSS
style properties such as border: 5 solid gray; for
example.
Konfabulator is shareware ($25) and ships with 15
desktop applet examples (aka widgets) to help you get
started creating your own.
The Konfabulator Widget Gallery site already lists
more than 450+ desktop applets ranging from Jacks or
Better video poker to XmasCountdown that counts down -
surprise - the days, hours, minutes and seconds to
Christmas 2003.
Now if you wonder what Konfabulator looks like.
Here's a sample from the reference guide:
<widget>
<debug>on</debug>
<window title="Sample Konfabulator Widget">
<name>main_window</name>
<width>500</width>
<height>500</height>
</window>
<image src="Images/Sun.png" name=”sun1”>
<hOffset>250</hOffset>
<vOffset>250</vOffset>
<alignment>center</alignment>
</image>
<text data="Click Here" size="36" style="bold">
<name>text1</name>
<hOffset>250</hOffset>
<vOffset>100</vOffset>
<alignment>center</alignment>
<onMouseUp>
sun1.opacity = (sun1.opacity / 100) * 90;
</onMouseUp>
</text>
</widget>
Full story @ http://www.konfabulator.com and
http://www.widgetgallery.com
- Gerald
PS: According to a CNet story Arlo and Perry are about
to wrap up the first Konfabulator Beta for the Windows
OS. See http://rss.com.com/2100-1046-5126248.html for details.
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