Widgets are based on Appe's Web Kit. Anyone who can write HTML with some CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) and JavaScript can write a Widget.
If you are serious about learning how to develop dashboard widgets Dori Smith will soon be releasing her new book on Dashboard Widgets. You may visit her Dashboard Resource page at: http://www.dori.com/dashboard/
Installation Instructions for Developers
This is page from Apple shows developers how to properly distribute widgets. Please follow these instructions when uploading your widgets to WidgetTracker.
HelloWorld Widget in 5 minutes?
This is a very quick introduction showing the very basics of a widget. A great place to start.
Developing Dashboard Widgets
Apple Tutorial. This is a little more in-depth and gets into the basics of javascript.
Embedding Cocoa Objects in Dashboard Widgets (PDF file)
Move past HTML and Javascript, get into the real power of widgets and learn how to embed cocoa objects in this great tutorial my Michael Marmarou.
Dori Smith - Dashboard Widgets for Mac OS X Tiger: Visual QuickStart Guide
Dori Smith will soon be releasing a new book on Dashboard Widgets. The link above will take you to Dori Smith's Dashboard Resource page, http://www.dori.com/dashboard/
Do you have a tutorial you'd like to share? We'd love to add a link to it on our site. Send an email to admin@widgettracker.com
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