Widgets

Build the Widget of your dreams.
From the basics to 2nd-degree black belt Widgetry, we've got everything you need to start building your first Widget or to take your skills to the next level.
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Download the Konfabulator™ SDK.
Includes the following in a single download:

* Yahoo! Widgets 4.5 for Windows
* Konfabulator™ Reference Manual v4.5 (PDF)
* Widget Creation Script for Photoshop CS v2.0
* Widget Converter Tool v1.3
* Widget Creation Tutorial v1.1

Download the Tutorial, which includes simple "Hello, World" exercises to get you going.
Konfabulator™ Developer Terms of Use
Reference
Konfabulator™ Reference Manual PDF PDF or HTML HTML

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* Widget Dock XML Document Type Definition More…
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* Developer Community Forums More…
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Tools for Widget Developers

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Widget Converter

Cross-platform file formats got you down? Use this Widget to easily convert between zipped Widgets, flat-file Widgets and folders.
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Widget Converter Command-Line Tool

The Converter utility is a comand-line tool for converting Widgets to and from the new flat-file format introduced in Konfabulator™ 3.1. Be sure to review the ReadMe file included with the utility.
o Download:
o Windows Windows
o Mac Mac
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Widget Creation Script for Photoshop CS

A priceless script for Photoshop CS and CS2 that takes your layered Photoshop document and lays out all the assets in a Widget for you. Dead simple, way cool.
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Widget Class Library

Save time and create great-looking Widgets with this ready-made library of UI controls. The library also controls themes that let you style and change the look of controls.
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In-Page Installer Badges

Drive seamless downloads, right from your website. This iFrame will embed our patented In-Page Installer on your site. The In-Page Installer automatically bundles required components with the Widget, including the Yahoo! Widgets application for users who don't already have Yahoo! Widgets.
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UNIX Utilities for Windows

These legacy tools, if bundled with your Widgets, will allow you to easily reinstate UNIX compatibility with the runCommand API on Windows. Though similar functionality is now included in the native API, we recommend against using the UNIX Utilities unless absolutely necessary.
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Flash Tools for Building Widgets

Learn all about how to embed Flash in the Widget engine using these tools: The Flash Badge Kit, an XML-based framework for rapid development of small Flash applications; ASTRA Components, a collection of well-documented, skinnable components.

* Reference Manual
* Forums
* Submit Widgets