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Tiger also was the debut of Dashboard widgets, which opened up creating app-like experiences for those who knew HTML/JS/CSS instead of Cocoa (myself included).
by andrethegiant 5y ago
Tiger also was the debut of Dashboard widgets, which opened up creating app-like experiences for those who knew HTML/JS/CSS instead of Cocoa (myself included).
- sharikous 5y agoAlso it introduced the canvas element and opened the way for HTML 5. To this day I miss being able to enter Dashboard with a single keypress like in the old days. I used that mini calculator, note taking app and weather widget constantly. By I seem to be alone. For dome reason most people hated Dashboard.
- andrethegiant 5y agoI didn’t hate it :-) I actually made the Gas widget, which fetched local gas prices. It was a popular widget at the time, and ended up on a slide (amongst other third-party widgets) during the 2006 WWDC keynote.
- ProfessorLayton 5y agoI’m with you here! I still miss Dashboard to this day, and regret that such a great idea never caught on. Having widgets merged with Notification Center (!) is such a worse experience, especially on smaller screens. Never mind the fact that apps like Calculator only allow a single instance/window for no reason. Only way around that is to literally duplicate the app!