Tài liệu Creating Mac Widgets with Dashcode

Chapter 1: Widgets in a Hurry .1
A Little Widget History 2
Ease 2
Focus 3
Functionality .4
Cost 5
Implementation .7
Distribution .12
The Look and Feel of a Good Apple Widget 18
Front Face Design Ideas 18
Back Face Design Ideas 19
Miscellaneous Design Ideas 20
What Widgets Can and Cannot Do 20
The Problems with Widgets 20
Clutter .20
Widget Removal .21
More Excitement Coming 21
Chapter 2: Widgets Without Worry: Using Dashcode . 23
What Is Dashcode? 23
Where Is Dashcode and How Is It Installed? 23
A Quick Look at Dashcode Features .28
Front Face Changes 36
Back Face Changes .41
Important Dashcode Features and Tools .44
View .44
Library 46
Inspector .47
One Template Down, Nine To Go 52
Chapter 3: Widget Templates: Thinking Out of the Box . 53
The Countdown Timer Template .54
The Maps Template 59
The RSS and the Daily Feed Templates .66
The Podcast Template 71
The Photocast Template .75
The Photocast Template and .Mac Web Gallery 78
The Quartz Composer Template 79
The Video Podcast Template 83
The Gauge Template 86
Out of the Box—Not! .89