WidgetRunner is an open source Desktop Widget platform based on XULRunner. The project aims to create a platform for Desktop Widgets similar to Apple's Dashboard and Yahoo's Konfabulator.

This Project is Obsolete

It's been a while since I worked on this project. If you like the idea of a widget engine based on XULRunner then you might want to take a look at the recently released Google Gadgets for Linux - an open source project that seems to be based on XULRunner. Unlike WidgetRunner, google gadgets will have a lot of visibility and interest due to being an official google project. I strongly suggest that you take a look over their rather than spending time on this obsolete experiment of mine.

Screenshots

WidgetRunner with the Foxkeh Clock Extension:

Source

Source code is now in the SVN repository provided by Google Code. You can visit the google code project page or go directly to the svn repository.

Bugs

• Alpha-transparency isn't working on Linux. See screenshot above - the edge of the icon looks jagged.

Attachment	Size
widget-runner.tar.gz (first pre-alpha snapshot)	29.58 KB
foxkehclock bundled as a widget extension	314.18 KB
widget-runner-build.zip (second pre-alpha snapshot)	65.28 KB

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