MacTricksAndTips.com

I’ve been using Dashcode more and more over the last couple of days, I have really taken the ball and ran with it. I have learnt lots of little tricks and tips that I want to share with you. Developing a widget for the Dashboard can range from the very simple to the very hard. If you use the pre-built templates you can get a new widget up and running in a couple of seconds. You can then advance your skills to make it more accustomed to your site. You can then take it even further adding in more features. The more features you add, the more complex your widget becomes and the hard it is to code, but the better the result. I am by know means a good widget coder. But theses tips are designed to help a new user make their widget that bit more unique.

While I have been working on a new widget for this site I have come across a very good website which details some “advance” Dashcode and dashboard tips that can really help anyone who wants to take their widget to the next level. I am currently improving and changing my widget so it displays more information and has more features. Since I am not that great with javascript it is a big learning curve. But Remy Sharp’s site has a couple of good pointers.