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With the release of Tiger OS X came a feature called Dashboard Widgets , developers the world over have started creating, using and sharing their work, the purpose of these Widgets are varied, but provide Mac users with an easy way to implement your code right on their own desktop. This Apple Dashboard Widget Tutorials show just how easy it is to create your own, the underlying code is made up of HTML and JavaScript, while the look of the Widget can be controlled via CSS. By the end of this training course even an absolute beginner will be able to create Dashboard Widgets that can be used to carry out a variety of different functions.

Associated Tutorials: Beginners FileMaker | Apple OS X 10.7 Lion | Apple iLife 08 | Apple iWorks 08 | Microsoft Project Training | FileMaker 10 | Intermediate FileMaker 10 | Visio 2007

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Topics Covered on this Training Course

This Training is 8 Hours in Duration and Covers 104 Lessons.
Introducing Dashboard Widget Overview Managing Widgets
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Widget Architecture: The Basics
  • Bundles
  • Basic Bundle Files
  • HTML interface
  • Default & Icon PNG Files
  • Property List
Industry-Standard Widget Technologies
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript
Building a Widget (Basic Version)
  • Start from the Blank Widget
  • Rename Files & Build the Property List
  • Basic Safari Debugging
  • Add Images & Styles
  • Dashboard Development Mode Lesson1
  • Dashboard Development Mode Lesson2
Building the Back of a Widget
  • Flipping the Widget Lesson1
  • Flipping the Widget Lesson2
  • Adding a Link to the Widget
  • About Preferences
  • Setting & Storing a Preference Lesson1
  • Debugging Case Study
  • Setting & Storing a Preference Lesson2
  • Retrieving a Preference
Building a Widget (Advanced)
  • Implementing a Two-State Button Lesson1
  • Implementing a Two-State Button Lesson2
  • Creating a Text Display Field
  • Creating a Text Area
  • Finishing Up: The Reset Button
Widget Architecture
  • Dashboard Architecture
  • Widget Properties
  • Widget Events
Writing the Widget Javascript Code
  • Building the Javascript Timer
  • Building the Timer Click Structure
  • Starting the Timer
  • Pausing the Timer
  • Continuing the Timer
  • Resetting the Timer
  • Handling Show & Hide Events Lesson1
  • Handling Show & Hide Events Lesson2
Interacting with Other Applications
  • Using the Clipboard & Drag & Drop
  • Preparing the Test Widget Lesson1
  • Preparing the Test Widget Lesson2
  • Using the Command Line
  • Making the Command Line Interactive
  • Status Results & Synchronous Processing
  • Asynchronous Processing
Using AppleScript from Widgets
  • AppleScript/Widget Overview
  • Using AppleScript from the Command Line
  • Generating AppleScript from a Widget Lesson1
  • Generating AppleScript from a Widget Lesson2
  • Generating AppleScript from a Widget Lesson3
  • Creating AppleScript Scripts
  • Looking at an AppleScript Dictionary Lesson1
  • Looking at an AppleScript Dictionary Lesson2
  • Writing the Basic Script for the Widget
  • Implementing the Script in the Widget Lesson1
  • Implementing the Script in the Widget Lesson2
  • Cleaning Up the Widget Script
  • Labelling & Formatting the Export
  • Saving the Exported Document
  • Completing the Widget
Using XML Data on the Web from Widgets
  • Getting the XML Data for a Widget
  • Sample RSS Widget Architecture
  • Looking at the XML Document
  • Creating the XMLHttpRequest
  • Parsing the XML Data
  • Displaying the XML Data
Using Cocoa Plug-ins
  • Widget Plug-in Overview
  • Building the Fortune Example
  • Setting the Widget to Use a Plug-in
  • Setting the Xcode Project Name
  • Exposing the Plug-in to JavaScript
  • Debugging the Plug-in
Widget Appearance & Behavior
  • Using Control Regions
  • Using the Canvas
  • Resizing a Widget (Live Version)
  • Using Animation Lesson1
  • Using Animation Lesson2
  • Using Animation Lesson3
  • Managing Widget Focus
Using the Apple Classes
  • How to Include the Apple Classes
  • Apple Info Buttons
  • Apple Buttons (Including Glass Buttons)
  • Scrollling in Your Widget
  • Using Sliders
Distributing Your Widget
  • Preparing the Files
  • Downloading the Widget
  • Implementing Localization
Wrap Up
  • Course Summary
Credits
  • About the Author

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About this Dashboard Training CD

Title Dashboard
Tutor Jesse Feiler
Other tutorials by Jesse Feiler
Videos 104 Lessons- Video run time: 8 hours
Compatibility Vista, XP, Windows 7, Mac OSX
Released 2006
Work files Yes
Availability Immediate Dispatch
Price US / Canadian Sales Only $99.95
Closed Captions Closed Captions are not Enabled on this title
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