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Author Topic: How to create a browser shortcut widget  (Read 7017 times)
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« on: September 04, 2010, 03:09:52 AM »

How to make your own Browser widget shortcut.

1) Url of website you want the widget to take you to. (Test in medianet browser to make sure it works)

2) A good quality png image 48 x 48 or 60 x 60 ( This the image you will see on your phone)

3) Dowload the attachment below widget template zip. extract the contents

4) Open the widget template folder then open js folder you will see shortcut.js right click on it the click open with notepad or wordpad you
will see a line that says var url = "www.myshortcut.com";  place your Url address between the " "
 click file at the top and save exit out of it.

5) Right click on config.xml then click open with notepad or wordpad. you will see <widget id="Mywidgetname00000001"
type in name of widget leave the 00000001 again between the " " Should be 24 total characters in length so either subtract or add a few 0's.

6) Next look for the line that says <title>My widget shortcut</title> put the name of your widget between <title> <title>

7) Next find the line that says width="52" height="52" this is important if you are using a 48 x 48 then you will enter 52 x 52 if
you are using a 60 x 60 then you enter 64 x 64

8) If you ever need to update the widget on your phone find this line <widget id="Mywidgetname00000001" version="1.0" and change the 1.0 to 1.1 and so on every time
you need to update the widget

When updating your widget through the innovator site delete the previous version from there first. If you don't it will corrupt the widget.

9) Click file at the top of your note pad and click save. and exit out.

10) Delete the icon.png in the folder and paste yours in its place make sure to name it icon.png

11) Click Edit at the top of your folder and click select all then click File send to and then compressed zip folder.

12) Right click on the zip folder and choose rename change it your widget name or what ever you want to call it
    and change the file extension from .zip to .wgt a box is going to pop up with a warning asking if you want change the name click yes
 

13) Your widget is now complete and ready to go.

Widgets are not officially supported on our phone. You add them at your own risk. I nor the forum or anyone associated to the forum will be held responsible for the mods or the downloads you use on your phone.


Thanks goes to Bantam Bytes for making the original browser widget template.

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« Reply #1 on: September 05, 2010, 04:26:39 PM »

Excellent work. I made one small change in step 5. I read on the innovator site the ID should be 24 charcters in length. Not totally sure if it has to be. All mine are so I can't say if a less number still works properly.

Now I can get some sleep since I don't have to write this myself.  Grin Grin Grin

When updating your widget through the innovator site delete the previous version from there first. If you don't it will corrupt the widget.
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« Reply #2 on: September 05, 2010, 04:49:50 PM »

Thanks Goat I had a case of insomnia the other nite and since you had mentioned it I decided to go ahead and put a tutorial together. Thanks for the correction. I cross posted this in the solstice forum so I corrected that one as well and added thanks to Bantam Bytes. I should have mentioned that in the first place.
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« Reply #3 on: September 07, 2010, 08:26:05 PM »

this is GREAT!! a few Q's: does it matter if png is different size (60x39)? and how do you change the extension type? I am using notepad and it does not give me that option... just rename...i tried just renaming it "thecity.wgt" but it kept it a zip file...
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« Reply #4 on: September 07, 2010, 08:35:48 PM »

The image size you list in the config.xml should be 4 pxl larger than image or you will get little black up and down arrows on widget. ( I have never tried to use another shape other than square but i would think it should work.)

you need to change your computer settings to show file extensions

at the top of your folder click tools/ folder options/view

in advanced settings uncheck the hide extensions for known file types
 then click apply

now you should see .zip change to .wgt

I am glad someone is giving it a try it is really not that hard to make one
The number of characters in ID is 24 Goat corrected in my post but miss typed in his reply.
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« Reply #5 on: September 08, 2010, 06:11:56 AM »

Thanks for the tutorial! when I get home tonight, I will finish this and let you know how it worked
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« Reply #6 on: September 08, 2010, 06:26:09 AM »

Let me know if you have any other questions.
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« Reply #7 on: September 08, 2010, 04:11:33 PM »

To all those that read in the second post that the device ID should be 34 characters in length were dillusional. Seek medical help immediately.  Roll Eyes  It is 24.

Thanks e.cadro  Wink
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« Reply #8 on: September 08, 2010, 08:28:51 PM »

hey Goat, I can help you with those delusions- just saying...! BTW- this worked great! I now have a widget for my church's social network! thanks.
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« Reply #9 on: September 08, 2010, 08:37:13 PM »

Glad to know that you were able to follow the instuctions without a problem. Lets see if some other people will take the dive and give it a try.
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« Reply #10 on: September 09, 2010, 12:44:21 PM »

I have tried several times and keep getting the widget seems broken message.
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« Reply #11 on: September 09, 2010, 12:56:20 PM »

I have tried several times and keep getting the widget seems broken message.

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Attach your widget to this post and let me take a look at it. Then I will tell you how to correct it.
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« Reply #12 on: September 09, 2010, 01:09:55 PM »

this is GREAT!! a few Q's: does it matter if png is different size (60x39)? and how do you change the extension type? I am using notepad and it does not give me that option... just rename...i tried just renaming it "thecity.wgt" but it kept it a zip file...
Did you try the different image size and if so did it work ?
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« Reply #13 on: September 09, 2010, 01:44:00 PM »

here it is, thanks!
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« Reply #14 on: September 09, 2010, 02:12:32 PM »

here it is, thanks!
I am doing this from my phone so i can not correct it but you did it correct except you zipped the whole folder. Open the folder and click edit select all then file send to zip if done correct you will have a zip named css.zip. Rename that to your widget name and change ext. from zip to wgt and you should be good to go.
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