Open widgets are automatically saved at exit and re-opened at launch. To configure the level at which a widget floats, or close a widget after you have opened it, right (or Ctrl) click on it and select one of the options. (In the open dialog, click on the name of your hard drive, then Library, then Widgets) Create a new widget by selecting "New Widget." from the File menu. You're looking at it! Download and extract the program, and place it in your Applications folder. There are also commercial applications to do this, but I didn't feel it was worth $10+ for this feature Apple should have included for free, so I decided to write this bit of free software. WidgetRunner allows you to specify whether each widget should float on top, act like a normal window, or be pinned to the destkop. Though there is an undocumented hack that allows you to run Widgets on the desktop, they always float above all other windows (including PowerPoint presentations!), which I found to be pretty annoying. I find this to be a much more convenient way to run many widgets - especially those that present information, such as the Weather widget. This is a quick hack I put together to run MacOS Dashboard Widgets on your desktop, rather than having to separately enter the dashboard to view/manipulate them. (Version 1.0.3 - Released - Fix to remember window positions, plus other minor bugs.) (Version 1.0.2 - Released - Calculator Compatibility) (Version 1.0.1 - Released - MacOS 10.5 Compatibility) WidgetRunner - Dashboard Widgets on the MacOS Desktop WidgetRunner - Run Dashboard Widgets on the MacOS Desktop
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