Dashboard Widgets
- LinkConverter: converts
file:// links from Windows into Mac format
- EasyForm: use this widget to easily create an own formular widget
Disclaimer
All widgets on this page are distributed as freeware. By using these software products, you agree to the terms
that the author cannot be held liable in any way for any problems or damages caused by one of these widgets.
System requirements
These widgets work only with Mac OS X versions prior to 10.8 Mountain Lion.
LinkConverter
In a mixed Mac and Windows environment, you might receive e-mails from your Windows
colleagues containing links to files that are located on a file server (often with prefix
file://... or <\\server\share\...).
Unfortunately, these links do not work on Mac OS X - even if the file server is mounted on your
Mac. So I wrote this Dashboard
widget that converts Windows type links into Mac OS format and opens the linked file if you want.
Installation
- Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger is required. If you're using Safari, click the download icon on the
right - Dashboard will open automatically asking you if you want to keep the widget.
- Turn the widget by clicking the (i) and configure the required mappings: the widget needs to know what part of the Windows
style link corresponds to what path on the Mac. Format:
[this part of the link...]|[...will be replaced with that]
Mapping examples
- The mapping used for the screen shots above:
\OurFileServer\DeptShare|/Volumes/DeptShare
- If the drive character "S:" is used in the Windows environment:
S:|/Volumes/DeptShare
- Just put each mapping on a new line into the mappings field:
\OurFileServer\DeptShare|/Volumes/DeptShare
S:|/Volumes/DeptShare
- With the Terminal application you can check for the correct name of your mounted shares: type
ls -l /Volumes
History
- V1.20 - adaption to new Dashcode version
- V1.11 - support for links containing %5C instead of \
- V1.10 - localizations for English, German and French
- V1.00 - first release
EasyForm
If you want to set up a widget with an own HTML formular, until now you had to create a complete widget with all
the stuff needed for it. With the EasyForm Widget, you can simply paste the HTML code for the form, add two
modifications and that's it - your own formular widget is there!
Installation
- Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger is required. If you're using Safari, click the download icon on the
right - Dashboard will open automatically asking you if you want to keep the widget.
- Turn the widget by clicking the (i) and configure your forms - pay attention to the online
instructions on the widgets back side.
- There are some examples available.
History
- V2.10 - adaption to new Dashcode version.
- V2.00 - enhancements and fixes
- V1.01 - minor cosmetic change
- V1.00 - first release incl. localizations for English, German and French
Last update: 11.10.2012
