Jul 25, '05 07:45:00AM • Contributed by: Sideout
This isn't really a hint, just some new Tiger features to check out.
Included in the 10.4.2 update are some new Dashboard features:
- The "Widgets" widget (and 'Manage Widgets button') are new additions to the Dashboard bar that appears when you click the + sign in Dashboard. It allows you to enable and disable widgets via checkboxes instead of moving them out of the folder in the Finder.
- When you download a new widget (at least in Safari, I haven't checked other browsers), a 'Widget Installer' message appears asking if you would like to install the widget -- very nice.
- If you do choose to install the widget, it shows up in kind of a test pane where it is fully functional for you to try, but has Delete and Keep buttons at the bottom for you to decide whether you like it or not, and easily dispose of it if you don't.
[robg adds: I normally don't run "hey, look at this feature" hints, but given all the attention (including a "What's the fuss?" rant from yours truly) that the concept of 'evil widgets' received early on in Tiger's release, I thought the new widget management features in 10.4.2 were worth pointing out...]
