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Questions tagged [widgets]

Widgets are small programs designed for ease of use and convenience.

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Adding a CPU monitor widget in the top corner like in Gnome2

I wonder if you can add a widget or something like it in the top corner (next to volume and WiFi and things like that) that displays current use of CPU and maybe RAM. I know you could add stuff like that in Gnome2, altough I can't find a feature…
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Is there any alternative for Windows gadgets in Ubuntu?

I am new to Ubuntu and would very much like to see a weather gadget (aka widgets). Can anyone recommed a simple add-that could give me a little weather, Clock, Twitter Crawl, etc? Thanks
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Does Unity have any widgets?

While upgrading to Ubuntu 11.04, my google-gadgets framework was removed. I thought at the time this is because it's deprecated because there's some alternative integrated in the new unity framework, but I couldn't find any. Are there any…
yonix
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What app tests all of GTK's UI elements?

I've seen it in screenshots before. What application provides a window that contains all of GTK's UI elements? I need an answer applicable to GTK+2 and GTK+3.
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Does gnome support desktop widgets?

Does gnome support desktop widgets? Any analogue to KDE plasmoids, Vista/Win7 sidebar/desktop widgets, Mac OS X dashboard widgets, etc.
Ivan
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How do I put a clock on the desktop background on Ubuntu 19.04, gnome

How do I put a clock on the desktop background on Ubuntu 19.04 GNOME Is there maybe an extension that I am not finding? I have google all I think is relevant.
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How to create a sliding widget (GTK+, Quickly)

Recently I've seen this widget in Gedit: It appears when you press Ctrl + F. What I am interested is in how to get the sliding effect. Any suggestion will be appreciated.
Ángel Araya
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nm-applet - (dynamically) expand menu size

When having many WiFi SSIDs available, I need to scroll through the right-click menu of nm-applet widget menu by hovering over the arrow (see first screenshot below), yet the menu only spreads to a maximum of half my desktops height. Sometimes the…
FelixJN
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Is there a way to add an image as a sticky note to my Unity Desktop?

Please suggest me a way to use any image like a re-sizable sticky note so that I can view it whenever I open my Unity Desktop. I want it to be used like a homescreen photo widget app available on Android. So that even after rebooting my system, the…
Kewal Shah
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What options do I have to track UbuntuEdge fundraiser progress?

I guess we all are very excited about Ubuntu Edge, and hope for the best that the 32 millions will be reached. I would love to track the progress, but loading and refreshing the fundraiser site is distracting and not really handy. I am interested in…
Rafał Cieślak
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Are there any todo list desktop widgets?

Are there any todo list / notepad desktop widgets? Bonus points if it can sync with Google's tasks list!
Olivier Lalonde
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Gimp color tools (colorize, brightness, curves, etc) aren't working

When I try to run color modification tools like right-click > Colors > Colorize (or any of the color tools, Brightness / Contrast, Hue / Saturation, etc). I click and nothing happens: I click Colorize and nothing happens. The menu just goes away.…
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Can I use KDE Plasma Widgets in Gnome?

I would like to use some KDE Plasma Widgets but don't want to install KDE and don't want to lose my current Gnome setup.
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In Awesome window manager, how do I add vicious widgets?

I do exactly what it says in the vicious README, but when I reload the configuration file, no widgets are added to the top bar. So for example, I add: require("vicious") at the top (after moving the vicious directory in ~/.config/awesome/) and: --…
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How do I remove the clock from the Ubuntu Budgie 18.04 desktop?

I just installed a Ubuntu Budgie Bionic and it comes with a clock on the Desktop. It also has one in the taskbar at the top. How can I remove the one on the desktop? cat /var/log/installer/version ubiquity 18.04.14.1 After some tinkering and…
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