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[zigbert]

pWidgets
Desktop widgets for Puppy
It's a utility to use conky and xonclock as the engine for desktop apps.

Download (username: puppy - password: linux)
pWidgets-2.5.8-486 (213 kb)
pWidgets-2.5.8-x86_64 (233 kb)
- Includes 34 widgets/screenlets/applets and an optimized conky 1.6.1 and all other dependencies.

- Check wiki for extra widgets and more info.
- Quick reference
- Langauge support

Note!
If you have looked into pWidgets poor theming, please note that it is possible to make individual themes for each widget. See /root/.pwidgets/themes/Stardust-orange/. Here you see 'main' and 'Ram'. Main theme is used when no individual theme exist.

Special thanks to the pWidget team
01micko
trio
tasmod

[trapster]

WaaaaaHOOOOOOO !!!!!!

Installing now.

[trapster]

Off to find some apps

[zigbert]

Use the conky package linked in the main post. It includes xli.

Sigmund

[trapster]

Too late, already found an xli.pet from petch.

The configs run on my desktop if I run them thru conky in a console.

This is with pwidgets in console trying to start battery:

[trapster]

This shows up when closing pwidgets window:

[01micko]

Been having a play, but can't seem to get analgue clock to work at all. I can't see a config file for it. Same result in Icewm or Jwm.

[WhoDo]

[Dingo]

a couple of silly questions

it is safe to use on Puppy 3.01?

amount of RAM needed for pwidget and concky is little or can bust many MB of RAM?

[01micko]

Btw, thankyou Zigbert for this cool tool.

Ok, been playing some more, tried to setup pwidgets simply with, "puppy linux", "analog clock" and "calender" in the right hand column. Hit apply,sure enough I had "PuppyLinux 4.10" at the top, a space where analog clock should go, then the calender.
I ran "fixwidgets" in a console and here is what happenned,

these shots overlap, you can see. Hope this sheds some light.

[WhoDo]

[puppyluvr]

Hello,
Yes, it works great on 3.01....

@zigbert,
Dude, this is great..I love the easy configuration, just like Conkey.
One question, how to get it to write to the root desktop?? (Personal reasons)..
This is a winner, the choir sings on....
Hail Zigbert...

Puppy 3.01 with E-16 / Wbar / Gdesklets and Pwidgets

[zigbert]

No analog clock

Pwidgets package did not include the xonclock executable. I have uploaded it again. Download from main post.

Warren
The config button opens geany with the widgets config file(s). Maybe it would be better to rename button to 'Edit config file'.

There is no configs for the analog clock. But you can change the clock by setting another skin. The file is /root/.pwidgets/configs/Clock-analog.png


Sigmund

[01micko]

Works like a treat! Thanks again Zigbert, it may only be eye candy but it will sell Puppy to the masses!

[ttuuxxx]