What are Widgets?

[noby]

The answer is here...

I'm a bit slow in the awl typing today, Peadar, so thanks for the link.


I'm very much an anti-nucleated glass man myself. If the beer is handled right and served right, with care taken of the equipment, lines etc., there should be no reason for 'artificial head makers'
A good pint is a good pint. A poor pint is a poor pint, no matter what glass it's served in.

[Troy.McClure]

So does that mean that you have to be on the internet to use them?

Only if the input for your widget is Internet based.
ie. You could have one that monitors the CPU usage of your machine.
You wouldn't need to be connected to the Internet for that

how do you think it would work without being connected? the news, share prices, weather details all have to come from somewhere.

its not a stupid question btw, there are no stupid questions just stupid people.

Too right Paul, too right.

[paul_oshea]

yes i know troy.

i was refering to the examples pa gave, as you were questioning the examples that pa gave. i.e. the "to use them" part of your question in relation to share prices, weather, news details etc.

widgets are like vignettes i.e. little windows of information, if its something that is constantly changing in the outside world and not your computer then you would need to be connected to the internet.