W3C Widgets: Why should I care?
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W3C Widgets
Why should I care?
Daniel Davis (@ourmaninjapan)
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Act 1: What is a widget?Act 1: What is a widget?
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<!-- config.xml -->
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><widget> <widgetname>Hello, world!</widgetname>
<description>Super simple hello world widget.</description> <id> <host>my.opera.com</host> <name>Template Type 1</name> <revised>2006-02</revised> </id> <width>200</width> <height>200</height> <author> <name>Opera Software</name> <link>http://www.opera.com</link> </author></widget>
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<!-- config.xml -->
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><widget> <widgetname>Hello, world!</widgetname>
<description>Super simple hello world widget.</description> <id> <host>my.opera.com</host> <name>Template Type 1</name> <revised>2006-02</revised> </id> <width>200</width> <height>200</height> <author> <name>Opera Software</name> <link>http://www.opera.com</link> </author></widget>
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Act 2: The first incarnationAct 2: The first incarnation
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Act 3: Useful at lastAct 3: Useful at last
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Whatabout
desktop?
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Desktop widgets 2.0
● Independent of the browser● OS chrome● Access to the filesystem
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Act 4: Free as a birdAct 4: Free as a bird
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Dearest
Luv ya lots,
Opera xx
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<!-- config.xml -->
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><widget xmlns="http://www.w3.org/ns/widgets" id="HelloWorldWidget" version="1.0" height="200" width="200" viewmode="floating">
<name short="Hi, world!">Hello, world!</name>
<description>Super simple hello world widget.</description>
<author href="http://www.opera.com">Opera Software</author>
<icon src="icons/example.png"/></widget>
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No Opera? No problem.
● Widgeon● Windows Mobile 6.5● Nokia Qt Web Runtime● Apache Wookie● Aplix Web Runtime
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Act 5: What next?Act 5: What next?
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● Hardware access (WAC, DAP)● Digital signing● New view modes
www.w3.org/TR/view-mode
● More platforms
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So what's the point?
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Native apps with web languages
● Cross-device● Cross-platform● More choice for users● More choice for developers
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Thank youResources
www.w3.org/TR/widgets/dev.opera.com/articles/view/opera-widgets-sdk/
Photo credits
BBC Micro computer: www.flickr.com/photos/davedawson/37156597/Red curtains: www.sxc.hu/photo/506089/Cross: www.openclipart.org/detail/1645Gift: publicdomainpictures.net/view-image.php?image=1470Horse chestnut: publicdomainpictures.net/view-image.php?image=63