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Hi,

How can I write my own widgets (using SDKv1.1) and have them on the Home Screen of the phone(similar to the "clock" widget)?

I have read somewhere that this is not possible, is it true?


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How can I write my own widgets (using SDKv1.1) and have them on the Home Screen of the phone(similar to the "clock" widget)?

I have read somewhere that this is not possible, is it true?



It is not possible, but that is a limitation of the current home application, not of Android.

There are a couple of alternative home apps in development (dxTop and Fred Grott's app to name two) that will support some form of home-screen gadgets.
 
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Mark L. Murphy wrote:
There are a couple of alternative home apps in development (dxTop and Fred Grott's app to name two) that will support some form of home-screen gadgets.



You mean Mr. Fred Grott who is frequenting this forum; he writes here?
 
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Yes the same one

Mark is correc t in that you will not at this time be able to write w3c web widgets.

However, it is possible to simple HomeScreen widgets.

I should have a first demo video up by this weekend..



 
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cool!
 
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Hi Fred!

Can you share the link of your video please?? Can we write a "ticker" widget in Android?

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Still getting the subsystems in place but you can view my modified HomeScreen at:

Zyle-HomeScreen
 
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Thanks for the link Fred..

I would like to have an application which is displayed on the Home screen, much like yours. Now that we cant do that directly but by providing an alternate implementation of Home screen: how complex is writing a Home screen app itself?

Can you share some link that can give me a start in that direction(writing a home screen app/widget) ??


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