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I still haven't found any use for Widgets.

Story: Using the Opera browser as a widget engine in LinuxTotal Replies: 2
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tracyanne

Aug 03, 2010
7:12 PM EDT 		as defined by KDE4 and Opera, and the apparently defunct Desklets and Screenlets, for GNOME. In every case they appear to provide nothing of substance.
Steven_Rosenber

Aug 03, 2010
7:55 PM EDT 		I think they want you to think of them as apps that just so happen to have a Web component. Sort of like a non-browser framework for Javascript code.
hkwint

Aug 04, 2010
5:04 PM EDT 		While I understand your viewpoint TA, I think it has merits.

I saw a vid in which Sebastian Kugler spoke about "project silk". ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RS9OGXT7YY )

"A concept to integrate content and services from the web to native desktop applications."

So we can choose: Use the browser as an OS, and as a means to access the internet, Use the OS as a means to access the internet, and omit the browser.

Opera and KDE are doing the second, Google the first.

It's up to you to choose, or just continue using your current OS and browser.

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