electronfusion [photo & design]

TinyMote
xml (form) & javascipt (function) mini-application, or "widget"
As the name implies, this widget is meant to be a very compact remote control to help manage many common day-to-day tasks.
It's primary function is as a customizable search bar, which can be preset to a variety of search enguines, & allows you to type search terms before opening your browser, thus saving you a step in the search process. Right-clicking on the magnifying glass image beside the search field presents a menu with different search sites to choose from. Users can set the search menu to display only sites that they regularly use, making it quicker to select a site. A logo is always displayed beneath the search field indicating the currently selected search site.
It's second function is as a more compact controller for the Safari web browser (Mac only feature). With TinyMote open you can hide the button bar on Safari windows, reclaiming that screen space, & use the smaller forward, backward, & stop/reload buttons on the widget instead.
TinyMote has 3 buttons (forward, backward, & play/pause) to control music playback in iTunes. When the mouse moves over them (if iTunes id currently open), the currently playing track information will be displayed. Both the iTunes controller buttons & the Safari buttons turn grey to alert the user when the associated program is unavailable.
The left-most 3 buttons are for organizing files (Mac only feature). When a file is dragged onto the (+) button, it is organized by moving it to the appropriate folder based on its filetype (pictures to pictures, documents to documents, etc.). When a file is dragged onto the (-) button, it is archived for later use. When a file is dragged onto the (x) button, it is moved to the trash. Clicking on the (x) button will empty the trash.
August 2005
Paper
xml (form) & javascipt (function) mini-application, or "widget"
Paper is a simple widget for writing notes on one's desktop, basically the digital equivalent of a post-it note or a small piece of paper. The unique features of this particular note widget is that it omits unnecessary clutter found in most other programs (such as wide margins, scrollbar, or titlebar), saving space on your screen. It is resizable by dragging the triangle on its lower right. The background opacity & font size are adjustable. When run on a Mac, it will also read its contents aloud (command-enter) or execute unix commands (command-space) typed into it & return the results.
June 2005

Maurice Ferguson