[CoLoCo] Widget Layer Plugin

Michael "TheZorch" Haney thezorch at gmail.com
Fri Jun 20 13:14:02 BST 2008


Chomafin wrote:
> Compiz does not have any widgets I believe.. .
> So you've first got to install your widget system, and it will take 
> advantage of the widget layer in Compiz to hide them till you activate 
> the layer (from the corners like you mention).
> Tombuntu has a write up on how to get the GoogleGadgets for Linux on 
> your compiz layer : Install Google Gadgets for Linux on Ubuntu 
> <http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2008/06/16/install-google-gadgets-for-linux-on-ubuntu/>
I found and installed Screenlets.  This is pretty much what I was 
looking for thought some of them don't work like the ones for Weather 
for some reason and the one Internet Radio widget.  Otherwise, this is 
what I wanted.  I'll look into the Google widgets too.

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