Dashboard Widgets resident on Desktop - How??

nixgeek

nixgeek

Mac of the SubGenius! :-)
Hello everyone.

I'm curious to know. Is it possible to have certain Dashboard widgets show on the desktop while you're using other applications? Right now, the only way I can see them is if I click on the Dashboard icon on the Dock.

I've used KDE with SuperKaramba and it allows you to use those applets on the desktop while you're using the rest of the applications. I would love to use Dashboard in this manner if possible.

Thanks for all your help. :D
 
Open the Terminal and type --> defaults write com.apple.dashboard devmode YES <-- (skipping the arrows) and press Return. Then logout and log back in again. Now debugging mode is activated. To get a widget off of the Dashboard and onto your desktop, just do the following:

1. Activate Dashboard by pressing F12 (or whatever key you've assigned to Dashboard).
2. Begin dragging the widget.
3. Press F12 again, before letting up on the mouse button.
4. Drop the widget wherever you want it.

You can do the same thing in reverse to drag the widget back onto the Dashboard. Also of interest: while a widget is frontmost, you can press Command-R to reload it.

Also, try Amnesty:
http://www.mesadynamics.com/amnesty.htm
 
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