Hey, thanks for talking about the dashboard. I've had this mini since last January and I never got into the dashboard. It just never occured to me to even try it out. this looks like another barrel of monkeys to play with. I didn't see a real easy way to exit a widget once opened. But I just tried it right now after reading this thread.
Thanks again for the exposure. On Aug 2, 2012, at 7:48 PM, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks. I also discovered that cmd-o on a widget file you download will open > it, then ask if you want to install the widget. This is nice as, if the > widget turns out to be inaccessible or not what you wanted, you can hit no. > Still, I like knowing where the folder is that stores all these. > On Aug 2, 2012, at 8:30 PM, "Christopher-Mark gilland" > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> OK, you need to put the file in your home directory/library/widgets >> >> So the exact path is >> >> ~/Library/Widgets >> >> Just pop it in there, then reopen your dashboard, and you should see it. >> >> Chris. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Alex Hall >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2012 12:54 AM >> Subject: Re: Color me stupid, but dashboard is accessible. >> >> Well, I found a system monitor and downloaded it. I unzipped it and now have >> a widget file... but where do I paste it for dashboard to find it? I hoped >> to find a dashboard folder somewhere, but could not. >> On Aug 2, 2012, at 12:49 AM, Pete Nalda <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I like Stocks, Weather, and Translator. The calendar and iTunes widgets are >>> also handy. >>> >>> Egun On, Lagunak! Basque for G'day, Mates >>> Louie P. (Pete) Nalda >>> Http://www.myspace.com/lpnalda >>> Http://www.facebook.com/lpnalda >>> Http://www.linkedin.com/in/lpnalda >>> Twitter @lpnalda >>> >>> >>> >>> On Aug 1, 2012, at 10:38 PM, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I don't use it, because I just open spotlight or my applications folder >>>> and open what I want. Are there dashboard widgets that people find >>>> helpful? I suppose a weather and system monitor could be handy... >>>> On Aug 1, 2012, at 4:25 PM, "Daniel Miller" <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hello, >>>>> I’m not sure if I was just incredibly ignorant of the fact, but dashboard >>>>> is totally accessible. By totally accessible, I mean you can pick the >>>>> various widgets you want to interact with using VO. >>>>> By pressing VO+F2 twice, just like you were going into window chooser, it >>>>> brings up a dashboard menu, allowing you to pick any widget currently >>>>> installed on your system. >>>>> I just thought folks would find that info useful, seeing as when I was >>>>> actually on a call with apple accessibility trying to find out that >>>>> info, I stumbled onto it myself. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email >>>>> [email protected]. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Have a great day, >>>> Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) >>>> [email protected]; http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> >> >> Have a great day, >> Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) >> [email protected]; http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > > > Have a great day, > Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) > [email protected]; http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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