October 17, 2009 at 2:11 Opera Widgets are now independent
Norwegians let widgets go free. Now widgets can work as standalone applications, regardless of the browser: now the Opera can be closed, and the widgets will remain working. For me personally, this was the only thing that kept them from being used. But the truth is this is just a test build, and not everything is fine in the Norwegian kingdom :)
The advantages of this solution, in addition to separating from the browser, are closer integration with the operating system. So, for example, Linux users will finally see (semi-) transparency in widgets.
In order to take advantage of these charms of life, you need to install this test build:In it you will find the absence of the menu item "Widgets", which from my point of view is a big minus, because It’s still not possible to fully manage widgets, and the presence of such a menu in the browser would help a lot. Well, okay, do not forget - this is just a test assembly.
After that, open the catalog of opera widgets . You can put any widget that interests you by clicking the Launch button . After that, the installation manager will start, in the advanced properties of which you can find (in Linux) the ability to create an installation .deb package for this widget, which looks like a really cool feature.
But here again, a flaw - the widget will not start, although we clicked on the Launch button, it only installs. In order to launch a widget, look for it in the system menu of applications. There, a new widget appeared in the menu - Widget Manager. Using it, you can remove widgets, but what is strange is that you cannot start it. We write this to the dampness of the release.
First of all, I climbed to put the Yandex weather widget in order to enjoy all the charm of translucency, but it was severely broken off, because widget refused to install.
There have been a lot of widget engines lately, the only question is whether another such engine will be in demand?
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