WidgetAvenue

WidgetPublisher:Yahoo! Widgets

Yahoo! Widgets is a free application platform for Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows. The software was previously called Konfabulator, but after being acquired by computer services company Yahoo! it was rebranded. The name Konfabulator was subsequently reinstated as the name of the underlying rendering engine. The engine uses a JavaScript runtime environment combined with an XML interpreter to run small applications referred to as widgets, and hence is part of a class of software applications called widget engines (Source: Wikipedia).

Compilation

Yahoo! widgets are compiled on the fly by the server.

Installation method

Widgets can be downloaded to Yahoo! Widgets using a simple link.The URL can be built programatically as follows:

http://www.widgetavenue.com/wdg/loaders/yho.php?[Encoded list of args]

For example,using the Hello World widget built here, if your source HTML file is located at http://myserver.com/HelloWorld.html, you will be able to download your widget to Yahoo! Widgets using the following link: 

http://www.widgetavenue.com/wdg/loaders/yho.php?root=html&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyserver.com%2FHelloWorld.html



Issues

Requirements

Yahoo! Widget Engine 4.0 or higher is required.

Widget Submission

Submission to the Yahoo! Widgets directory is quite simple:

  • Go to the submission page and "submit widget"
  • Log in with your Yahoo! identity
  • Click on "submit a new widget" and fill in the form.

Usually widgets are approved within a few days.



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