Forum:What are Widgets?

I recently noticed some new pages in the Special namespace for my Wiki. However, I couldn't really tell what they did. Even with the new skins, they did not seem functional. Are widgets something like iGoogle where you add functionality? How would that be different from what I put in my Monobook.js? Will (Talk - contribs) 02:37, 12 December 2007 (UTC)


 * Widgets are for Quartz. They're far different from stuff added into Monobook.js. You drag them into your sidebar in quartz, or into your Widget Dashboard. They are not pure JS and can do many things that you can't easily to in Monobook.js, plus you don't need to alter any JS code to make them work. You can get more information at w:c:help:Help:Widgets. ~ NOTASTAFF Daniel Friesen (DanTMan, Nadir Seen Fire) (talk) (tricks) (current topic) Dec 12, 2007 @ 04:23 (UTC)

There appears to be a bug in the widget bar and widget list. Neither allows me to put the Whos Online widget out. When I attempt to scroll the bar over to the last item, I always end up back at the start of the list. If I use the list, it lets me drag the item, but not drop it anywhere. In fact, the existing items don't move out of the way.

Finally, the Inside Wiki is too wide for the narrow screen I am currently stuck with. It is only 1024x768. This monitor technically supports higher resolutions, but not very well. Will (Talk - contribs) 05:29, 12 December 2007 (UTC)