Java-Widgets

CS338 Project

About

This is a project that I worked on at Drexel University in class CS338. The point of this project was to create an interface similar to the Mac OSX dashboard. I wanted to be able to see and use widgets on any OS. This was a fun project and I will be starting it up again to finish where I left off.

Additional Libaries

This project uses JH Labs Filters.jar Website. This libarary is used to process the images and animations.

Current Widgets

• Clock
• Weather

Widgets to come

• Calendar
• Notepad
• Calculator
• Cpu/ram tracker

Weather Widget

This widget uses OpenWeatherMap. You will need to goto the site and sign up for an API key. It's free. Set api_key in WeatherWidget.java.

Future Plans

• Widget Launcher next to system clock
• Save/restore Configuration
• Dashboard overlay pinning & keyboard shortcut or Right on Desktop
• Close all widgets
• Launch on startup