| There isn't any tool to translate between the three formats. Although conceptually they are similar ideas and even have similar names (widgets), the way in which they are built and the APIs available to each aren't directly comparable. For instance, Dashboard is basically using WebKit with a few extra add-ons that are Widget-specific. As such they are really just webpages with _javascript_ for the functional coding. Konfabulator (now Yahoo) uses a more abstract mechanism, where there is an xml file that describes the widget and it's appearance in a proprietary mechanism. It also uses _javascript_ for the functional coding. I'm not familiar with Vista's widgets, but I would expect them to also be incompatible with the other two contenders.
Unfortunately, porting your widget application between each environment is a manual process. Because of API differences, some functionality might not have equivalents in other environments. I ran into that trying to port a widget originally developed for Dashboard to Konfabulator. Much of what was core functionality in that widget wasn't possible in Konfabulator, since I was dynamically building menus in Dashboard, which isn't possible in Konfabulator. The reverse is also true in many cases. Because of that, it's highly unlikely there will ever be a tool to port between them. If there is, it would only be for the most basic widgets, thus eliminating much of the value of such a tool.
On Jun 28, 2006, at 11:59 AM, fred schulz wrote: Where can i find tools or a quidance, comparsion to convert widgets. Dashboard yahoo Microsoft Vista any IDE with multiplatform suport ? Jetzt GRATIS verlieben: Über 3 Mio. Singles warten auf dich im iLove Chat!
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