WidgetCanvas is an application to bring desktop widgets to Harmattan. It does not add or edit any system homescreen, so it must be kept running and will be shown in multitasking view.
It has 5 desktops which can be customized at will with any of the available widget. To change desktop, simply swipe it away left or right: since it uses a ListView, it's not possible to move from desktop 1 to desktop 5 and viceversa, but there is a scroll bar in the toolbar to instantly to the desidered desktop.
Wallpaper is a 1200*818 picture. There is a parallax effect to move it according to current desktop.
It is possible to show the application whenever the screen is unlocked. In case of a call and triggered proximity sensor, there is a failsafe control not to overlap call screen.
Widgets know if the application is the foreground one and if the current desktop is the one they're in, so they behave accordly without wasting cpu.
Current Available Widgets:
Analogic Clock: a simple analogic clock. Has option to choose color, show seconds and moving animation.
Application Shortcut: shortcut for applications. It has an alpha black background.
Backlight Control: widget to pick backlight level (5 values).
Borderless Application Shortcut: application shortcut which does not show any background
Digital Clock: a digital clock.
Fast Note: a quick space to put notes in.
Flick Random Image: a random flickr image. Click on widget to refresh it.
Internet Radio: your favourite internet radio available with a tap.
Uptime Label: shows the current uptime of device.
Web Bookmark: a web bookmark which updates its miniature directly from the web page.
this is pretty nice app, could you make it so that you can also add the links of the websites you have made, i dont see them inthe list wher you can choose appz.
It's atleast one step forward of having widgets on our harmattan devices...
I have a great Idea of having this working "properly"
Once you start the Widget app (Call it: Desktop), be sure to disable the Swipe.
but if you swipe (doesn't matter from where you start, just like the N900) you can change the desktop view (I always used 2 desktops but I'm sure there are many people that uses more desktops.)
You can assign a button to put the app in the background, (Like the N900 has on the top left) to bring up the original Menu.
Once you're done, you can switch back to the "Desktop" app.
This idea should work fine.
To make it even better:
Is it possible forcing to run the Desktop app once you unlock the device from it's lockscreen?
If this can be achieved, then I think we already have a winner!
I don't know if this idea is possible, but if it is, it will be even more awesome!
this is pretty nice app, could you make it so that you can also add the links of the websites you have made, i dont see them inthe list wher you can choose appz.
I wanted to keep the applications menu filled just by applications. I plan to show websites somewhere. By now my plan is to add bookmarks creation, putting them in a page accesible from 2nd toolbar icon, the problem is user will have to copy and paste urls there.
@ HtheB: I have chosen a long vertical flickable widget desktop because it was different than Maemo5 and Android one (and simpler to manage widgets on a single canvas, since I must be able to recognize each widget from another one, even the ones of the same type).
Showing the application whenever lock is removed is possible, will add that to settings as an option, thanks.
