<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" version="2.0"><channel><title>Stardock Forums » RSS Feed » Widget Ideas Posts</title><link>https://feeds.feedburner.com/Stardock/Stardock_com/forum/243</link><copyright>© 2006 - 2026 Stardock Corporation. All rights reserved.</copyright><description>Recent Posts In Widget Ideas</description><language>en-us</language><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 7:46:21 AM -0400</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 7:46:21 AM -0400</lastBuildDate><docs>http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html</docs><generator>Stardock Rss Generator v1.0</generator><managingEditor>info@stardock.com</managingEditor><webMaster>kwilas@stardock.com</webMaster><item><author>JimDirt</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/452056</comments><description><![CDATA[I used to use adni18&#39;s Desktop Weather Gadget , but for whatever reason it no longer works/is discontinued&nbsp; , i have been temporarily using the Weather Channel Gadget , but it constantly crashes&nbsp;&nbsp; , i tried to get the Accu Weather Gadget but all i keep getting is some stupid download Zip program that i dont want , that is not the gadget , i cant find a way to just download the gadget&nbsp;  &nbsp;  this is the site and when you click on any of the download links supposedly...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/452056</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/452056</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2014 12:43:33 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2014-03-20T09:43:33</pubDateParsed><title>Any working Desktop Weather Gadgets for XP ?</title></item><item><author>mitafax</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/409243</comments><description><![CDATA[can anyone come up with a script that takes c: drive usage and if c drive is 14 percent used then show 14.png if c drive is 50 percent used then show 50.png etc. i know how to do the graphics end and have done the bars to death but i&#39;d like to play around with some analog or pie chart meters. i think a meter script like this would open up alot of skinning possibilities. of course i guess loading 100 pngs would be a hog for mem or a pain as far as being a sloppy way to do this. i know how the...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/409243</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/409243</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 8:59:46 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2011-06-06T08:59:46-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>meter scripting question ?</title></item><item><author>k1x</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/317304</comments><description><![CDATA[hey all i didn´t see a widget for the msn live messenger. maybe someone will create it (for me)  mfg kix ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/317304</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/317304</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:31:16 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2008-07-05T09:31:16</pubDateParsed><title>MSN Widget</title></item><item><author>pat805</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/162286</comments><description><![CDATA[Can somebody tell me hox to fix widgets on desktop (out of mouse click) ? Thank you.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/162286</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/162286</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2007 9:00:56 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2007-09-10T09:00:56-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Stupid question</title></item><item><author>spEEdy15229</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/158700</comments><description><![CDATA[Does anyone know if there are any widgets that let you text from your pc for free??  Thanks]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/158700</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/158700</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2007 7:23:45 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2007-07-25T19:23:45-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Does anyone know if there are any widgets that let you text from your pc for free??</title></item><item><author>rclutz67</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/153194</comments><description><![CDATA[WHAT PROGRAM DO YOU USE TO CREATE WIDGETS??  I'VE BEEN LOOKING THRU POSTS AND I CAN'T FIND ANYTHING TALKING ABOUT A PROGRAM.  I HAVE SOME GOOD IDEAS (AT LEAST TO ME) THAT I WOULD LIKE TO TRY, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO START.  IF ANYONE CAN GIVE ME SOME FEEDBACK, I'D GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. THANKS]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/153194</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/153194</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2007 11:09:55 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2007-05-21T12:09:55</pubDateParsed><title>HELP</title></item><item><author>Frogboy</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/63489</comments><description><![CDATA[So what kinds of widgets would you like to see?]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/63489</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/63489</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2007 1:10:18 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2007-04-21T13:10:18-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Widgets you want to see?</title></item><item><author>steven816</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/145910</comments><description><![CDATA[Dear all, I am new to DesktopX and starting to create a picture viewer. Can anyone teach me the script of loading a folder into the widget and slideshow the pictures in it? I would also want to have the feature of stop and play. Thanks.  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/145910</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/145910</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2007 9:17:01 PM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2007-03-08T21:17:01-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Help!! Want to create a nice picture viewer widget...</title></item><item><author>steven816</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/145809</comments><description><![CDATA[hello, I am new to DesktopX and starting to create some of my widgets and gadgets. I am wondering if there is a way to customized the right-click popup menu for different widgets. After I exporting the widgets or gedgets, the right-click popup menu always looked the same. "Hide, Close, About and Preferences". Anyone can teach me how to modify it?   ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/145809</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/145809</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2007 9:53:44 AM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2007-03-01T09:53:44-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>How to modify the "righ-click popup menu" for a Widget?</title></item><item><author>jay2k5</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/64469</comments><description><![CDATA[  I don't know about you guys but I listen to some music over and over again but I can never catch all the lyrics. My idea for this "Lyrics Widget" is as follows:  1. transparent window that allows manual resize 2. user can copy and paste the lyrics into the Widget window  3. the lyrics will automatically scroll down until the end 4. user can set the speed for scrolling (because it varies between the songs e.g. rap & alternatives) 5. ability to save each lyrics with the user settings (spee...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/64469</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/64469</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Nov 2006 5:14:42 PM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2006-11-09T17:14:42-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Idea for music lovers</title></item><item><author>JondalarX</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/111858</comments><description><![CDATA[  Can anyone make a Widget to start and manage a texas hold em tournament with blinds players etc. ? ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/111858</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/111858</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Apr 2006 1:23:41 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2006-04-06T13:23:41-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Texas Hold Em Blind Timer</title></item><item><author>mtrent</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/95994</comments><description><![CDATA[  Some of us live off Coporate Proxy servers and while the main Stardock application and even some of the apps are proxy aware, Widges are not and do not seem to be able to work in a proxy setting.  I have a laptop that I use at work and home, and at work I must use a proxy server for Internet access.  My Looking Glass Weather Lite works great at home, but at work signed into the proxy will not work.  The zip will not change.  I wish desktopX and Gadgets work include some sort of support for Pro...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/95994</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/95994</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2005 7:20:17 AM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2005-12-21T07:20:17-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Proxy Support in Widgets</title></item><item><author>brothwell</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/94301</comments><description><![CDATA[  Hi I'm new here so you might have to bare with me. I've loaded the stickies for my desktop but if I ever want more than one to run at once I seem to get a problem with my notes that I've alreay typed in another one get deleted.  Is it me?   Brian   ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/94301</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/94301</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2005 5:00:04 AM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2005-12-09T05:00:04-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Stickies</title></item><item><author>Yertle</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/92363</comments><description><![CDATA[  Just installed DesktopX and spent hours arranging the widgets on my desktop.  I thought I had the  layout saved  but when i tried to reload it the widgets never came back!   I clearly don't  understand the concept.  When I put my computer into hibernation and then restart it all my widgets  are where I left them (of course) but how do you turn them all off (shutting off widgets while the  computer is running) and then turn them back on where you left them?  Aside from F10 to hide them.  I...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/92363</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/92363</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2005 2:08:03 AM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2005-11-15T02:08:03-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Widgets Lost</title></item><item><author>hotrod11</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/90850</comments><description><![CDATA[  QUESTIONS and HELP: I've just started using the Silica RSS widget, and I like it.  But it changes back to CNET News from the Yahoo News after about 1 hour.  I've tried turning it off and deleting the Widget Cache for Silica RSS in my Local Settings folder and restarting, but again, after approximately one hour after use it changes back to CNET.  Is this normal?  SUGGESTIONS: I've tried some of the other RSS widgets here at Wincustomize, but most of them are either programmed for one specif...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/90850</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/90850</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2005 7:25:20 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2005-11-03T18:25:20-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Silica RSS questions, suggestions, and help</title></item><item><author>cmmc</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/88794</comments><description><![CDATA[  wo i wont need to use the one in the taskbar  that take space ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/88794</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/88794</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2005 7:58:22 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2005-10-11T07:58:22-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>a msn desktop search widget</title></item><item><author>JGSaxon</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/87503</comments><description><![CDATA[  I have a laptop and would like to see a widget or Object created that displays the current temperature of my processor and my harddrive. I have no idea of where to start with either. I have a program called Everest that reads the data from the sensor but it would be cool if I can have it sit on my desktop without having to open the program. I know there is a ObjectDock item for sysstats but I am leaning away from object dock and working mainly with DesktopX. ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/87503</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/87503</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2005 5:03:21 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2005-09-26T17:03:21-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Harddrive and Processor Sensor</title></item><item><author>NatureX</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/79043</comments><description><![CDATA[  Hey guys, Im new here, and just started with widgets and desktops, and this is fasinating. However I was wondering, is there a Flight Tracker widget for Windows, as there is for the Mac OS X? ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/79043</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/79043</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2005 8:08:46 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2005-06-21T08:08:46-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Is there a flight tracker for Windows?</title></item><item><author>Istari</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/64341</comments><description><![CDATA[  I'd like to be able to enter in a zip code or area code or city, basically like the weather thingy, but have it tell me what time it is.  Often I'm chatting with people on IRC and I have no idea what time it is there where they live.  If I could type in "Rome, Italy" and have it tell me what time it is here, that would be very handy. ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/64341</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/64341</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2005 3:20:12 AM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2005-02-09T03:20:12-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Widget: Area code time</title></item><item><author>Istari</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/64343</comments><description><![CDATA[  How about a widget where the user types in a letter and it returns the ASCII code? Could be quite useful for developers of various sorts. ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/64343</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/64343</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2005 3:12:55 AM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2005-02-09T03:12:55-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Widget: ASCII code</title></item><item><author>Istari</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/64342</comments><description><![CDATA[  I'd like to be able to type in my area code and have it bring up a nice, visually pleasing guide of what's on my local TV stations and cable stations.  Anyone up for that? ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/64342</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/64342</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2005 3:03:50 AM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2005-02-09T03:03:50-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Widget: TV Guide</title></item><item><author>Istari</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/64340</comments><description><![CDATA[  Would it be possible to make a widget in which you type in a zip code and a second zip code and it would tell you how far away the location is? ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/64340</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/64340</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2005 9:09:18 PM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2005-02-08T21:09:18-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Widget: Distance</title></item><item><author>strizzy123</author><comments>https://forums.stardock.com/50161</comments><description><![CDATA[/r/  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.stardock.com/50161</guid><link>https://forums.stardock.com/50161</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2003 4:47:25 PM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2003-11-10T16:47:25-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>/r/</title></item></channel></rss>