Apple Mac OS X Tiger 10.4 NL CD Mac Retail M9639N/A Merkblatt
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Technology Brief
Mac OS X: Dashboard
Mac OS X: Dashboard
Customizing Dashboard
One of the most exciting aspects of Dashboard is that you can configure it any way you
like. You can add widgets, hide widgets, and drag widgets to position them anywhere
you want them to appear on the screen. Customizing Dashboard is fun and easy. A
button in the lower-left corner of Dashboard reveals the Widget Bar hidden beneath the
Mac desktop and allows you to reconfigure Dashboard. The Widget Bar displays an icon
for each widget installed on the computer. You click or drag an icon on the Widget Bar
to add it to Dashboard. Widgets appear in Dashboard using a gorgeous ripple effect,
and they magically zoom into position when dragged.
like. You can add widgets, hide widgets, and drag widgets to position them anywhere
you want them to appear on the screen. Customizing Dashboard is fun and easy. A
button in the lower-left corner of Dashboard reveals the Widget Bar hidden beneath the
Mac desktop and allows you to reconfigure Dashboard. The Widget Bar displays an icon
for each widget installed on the computer. You click or drag an icon on the Widget Bar
to add it to Dashboard. Widgets appear in Dashboard using a gorgeous ripple effect,
and they magically zoom into position when dragged.
Opening multiple copies of a widget
Widgets can be added to Dashboard multiple times. Each instance is unique and can
be edited to display different information. You can use this feature in interesting ways.
For example, you can display multiple instances of World Clock, each configured to
show the local time in a different city, or have multiple sticky notes.
Widgets can be added to Dashboard multiple times. Each instance is unique and can
be edited to display different information. You can use this feature in interesting ways.
For example, you can display multiple instances of World Clock, each configured to
show the local time in a different city, or have multiple sticky notes.
Editing widget preferences
When you reveal the Widget Bar, you also reveal the Close and Info buttons on the
widgets in Dashboard. You can use the buttons to make a widget disappear or edit
its preferences. Clicking the Info button flips the widget using a three-dimensional
animated effect that reveals its preference settings on the reverse side. When you’re
finished editing its preferences, click the Done button to flip the widget back and
continue working.
When you reveal the Widget Bar, you also reveal the Close and Info buttons on the
widgets in Dashboard. You can use the buttons to make a widget disappear or edit
its preferences. Clicking the Info button flips the widget using a three-dimensional
animated effect that reveals its preference settings on the reverse side. When you’re
finished editing its preferences, click the Done button to flip the widget back and
continue working.
Linking widgets to the Internet and applications
Because widgets are created using web technologies like HTML and JavaScript, they can
include hyperlinks to applications, web pages, and even other widgets. Links enable
you to move quickly from Dashboard to related information on your computer or the
Internet. The links can take you right to the information you need, not just launch an
application or open a home page. For example, a link to a website can open Safari to
a specific word on a specific page.
Because widgets are created using web technologies like HTML and JavaScript, they can
include hyperlinks to applications, web pages, and even other widgets. Links enable
you to move quickly from Dashboard to related information on your computer or the
Internet. The links can take you right to the information you need, not just launch an
application or open a home page. For example, a link to a website can open Safari to
a specific word on a specific page.
The Address Book widget and Address Book application are linked, so you can quickly move
from the widget to the application when you need to do more than just browse addresses.
from the widget to the application when you need to do more than just browse addresses.
The Info button flips a widget to reveal its
preference settings on the reverse side.
preference settings on the reverse side.