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A little device or construct that does 'something', in a particular known way and seemingly of its own accord.

Disambiguation

• In software - usually a small, relatively independant, modular 'applet' or building block.

In WoW

In a WoW UI Customization context, a widget refers to a (usually visible) component of the user interface, such as a "Frame", "Button", "EditBox", etc. Widgets can be created through XML, using WoW's FrameXML facility, see XML UI, or via the CreateFrame() API, and further be controlled run-time with functions in the Widget API and the WoW API proper.

See also:

• XML markup

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Disabiguation

• Mac OS X - 10.4 or later, a Dashboard Widget is a small applet that runs inside the OS X Dashboard.

Examples

• WOWdget - Forwards searches to various item DBs (Wowhead, Thottbot, and Allakhazam).
• WoW Server Status Widget 2.1 - Reads Blizzard's server list and status.
• World of Warcraft Raid Calendar Widget 1.06 - Displays the upcoming raid instance reset dates. It is compatible with all server zones (Euro, US, Korea, China, and Taiwan) and supports international and German date format.

External links

Apple Inc. Dashboard

geocities.com WOWdget - WOW widget for Dashboard

skia.net WoW Server Status Widget 2.1

apple.com World of Warcraft Raid Calendar Widget 1.06