I've download two widgets from Apple, but instead of placing them in the widget folder they're place in the user's name folder. It creates a new folder in the user name called widgets. The widget works but it doesn't show up in the widget dock. Any help would be great.
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Widget Installation Question
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Nope didn't work for me. When I close the widget I have to go to folder where it's located to open it again. It doesn't show up in the widget dock.swiftaw said:
Maybe this is an extremely stupid question - I'm not insulting your intelligence at all, just making sure...
Did you check the next group? (Click the little arrow on the left of the Dashboard dock).
Did you check the next group? (Click the little arrow on the left of the Dashboard dock).
Yes I did.Raven VII said:
I just downloaded the TV widget and it doesn't show up in the widget dock. Maybe my settings in Safari are screwed up?
Tuned MP5T said:
So you can run the widget (double click its file, and it gets added as an active widget in Dashboard), but you can't see it in the dashboard list at the bottom, right? Try "killall Dock" from terminal. After the dock restarts, look in Dashboard.
Sometimes, though, the update of this seems funny. I had a widget called KM-US Doppler, which is an enhanced version of US Doppler. After I installed it, I could launch either version, but only KM showed in the list.
But when I deleted KM-US Doppler and restarted Dashboard, the original US Doppler came back! I went into terminal but it doesn't recognize "killall dock".mkrishnan said:So you can run the widget (double click its file, and it gets added as an active widget in Dashboard), but you can't see it in the dashboard list at the bottom, right? Try "killall Dock" from terminal. After the dock restarts, look in Dashboard.
Sometimes, though, the update of this seems funny. I had a widget called KM-US Doppler, which is an enhanced version of US Doppler. After I installed it, I could launch either version, but only KM showed in the list.
The widget is on my desktop and then I drag it to the folder. Its in the folder but not in the widget dock.Ja Di ksw said:
EDIT: Why are some widgets in Widget Folder under Mac HD and some under the user's name library
This was what I did to make it work, turned off the open "safe" filess after downloading. So that the widget would be on my desktop. Then I dragged the widget into the correct fold and then did a "killall Dock" from terminal. What do you know it showed up in the widget dock. Thanks mkrishnan
But is it suppose to work like this?
But is it suppose to work like this?
Tuned MP5T said:The widget is on my desktop and then I drag it to the folder. Its in the folder but not in the widget dock.
EDIT: Why are some widgets in Widget Folder under Mac HD and some under the user's name library
Global (system wide) widgets versus user specific widgets. That way you can add the hula girl without everyone on the system getting it.