README.md

Desktop Widgets: Cross-Platform Desktop Widgets

Run

python3 desktop_widgets_core.py

Basic Usage:

• Move & Resize Widgets:

  Move: Alt + Drag

  Resize: Alt + Right-Click-Drag

  

• Configure Widgets:

  Right-Click (On any part of the Widget that has no other interaction method)

Calendar Widget

The Calendar Widget is an interactive Week-Calendar, which can be connected to CalDAV Calendars. It also features a weather chart in the background when connected to a weather provider (tomorrow.io (formerly climacell) Free API).

Quick Overview of basic features:

• Create and Edit Events

  

• Modify View

  

• Change Weather Location

  

Music Widget

The Music Widget watches the play status of a couple of supported Media-Players, tries to read the ID3-Tags (SYLT or USLT) and displays the Lyrics.

• Example of synchronized lyrics read from SYLT-Tag:

  

• Supported Players:

  • Windows:
    • Musicbee
  • Linux:
    • Spotify Desktop
    • Banshee
  • (any DBus-compatible Player can be easily implemented)

Network Widget

The Network Widget shows you current connections of running processes.

• Example Screenshot: