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Stupid question alert: What the heck is a widget?

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by xX OnTheEdge Xx, Dec 30, 2007.

  1. xX OnTheEdge Xx

    xX OnTheEdge Xx Member

    I keep seeing "Add widget" on all of these web sites and for the life of me, I can't figure out what these little buggers are for? If anyone wouldn't mind droppin some knowledge on me, I'd appreciate it. ???
     
    xX OnTheEdge Xx, Dec 30, 2007
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  2. Write-brained

    Write-brained Guest

    Widget

    A standardized on-screen representation of a control that may be manipulated by the user. Scroll bars, buttons, and text boxes are all examples of widgets.
     
    Write-brained, Dec 30, 2007
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  3. xX OnTheEdge Xx

    xX OnTheEdge Xx Member

    OK, thanks. But, what's the purpose of it? I'm probably being dense, and I hate that because I love to make fun of the dense. :)
     
    xX OnTheEdge Xx, Dec 30, 2007
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  4. ArnoldBabar

    ArnoldBabar Active Member

    They're these little floating icons you can have on your desktop. You might have one that's a clock, one that scrolls sports scores, one that shows the current weather report, that kind of thing.
     
    ArnoldBabar, Dec 30, 2007
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  5. Trouser_Buddah

    Trouser_Buddah Active Member

    I had a Spider-Man 3 widget which had a countdown to the movie's opening.... Now it's useless :)
     
    Trouser_Buddah, Dec 30, 2007
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  6. 2muchcoffeeman

    2muchcoffeeman Well-Known Member

    2muchcoffeeman, Dec 30, 2007
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  7. xX OnTheEdge Xx

    xX OnTheEdge Xx Member

    OK ... I think I got it, now.
    Thanks for the help!
     
    xX OnTheEdge Xx, Dec 30, 2007
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  8. John

    John Well-Known Member

    "It's a fictional product; it doesn't matter." [backtoschool/]
     
    John, Dec 30, 2007
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  9. markvid

    markvid Guest

    I use to get those in grade school...
    Oh, that's wedgie.
    Carry on.
     
    markvid, Dec 30, 2007
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