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More => Old Versions => Media Center 11 (Development Ended) => Topic started by: bjsolem on November 19, 2004, 09:53:16 am

Title: http://www.konfabulator.com/
Post by: bjsolem on November 19, 2004, 09:53:16 am

Konfabulator was recently released for windows!

http://www.konfabulator.com/

This is a cool little app that runs a whole bunch of 'widgets' for various information.

There are some available that can control itunes.  Does anyone have time or interest to make one for Media center?

Title: Re:http://www.konfabulator.com/
Post by: LonWar on November 19, 2004, 10:38:43 am

There is already a MC11 plugin for True Launch Bar

www.truelaunchbar.com

Title: Re:http://www.konfabulator.com/
Post by: Sam on November 19, 2004, 11:15:03 am

The look of some of the konfabulator widgets is very cool.  They combine a semi-transparency with an interesting lighting effect that you might expect to see only on OSX.  I have the weather widget sitting on my desktop, not because I really need to know the current temperature all the time, but because it looks so great.  I wish all Windows apps could look this good.  Perhaps with Longhorn...

Title: Re:http://www.konfabulator.com/
Post by: Rands on November 19, 2004, 12:07:39 pm

Dream on if you think Longhorn is going to be anything like that unless they make massive changes to the UI and underlying graphics layer.  

Title: Re:http://www.konfabulator.com/
Post by: GHammer on November 19, 2004, 06:18:29 pm

Quote from: Sam on November 19, 2004, 11:15:03 am

The look of some of the konfabulator widgets is very cool.  They combine a semi-transparency with an interesting lighting effect that you might expect to see only on OSX.  I have the weather widget sitting on my desktop, not because I really need to know the current temperature all the time, but because it looks so great.  I wish all Windows apps could look this good.  Perhaps with Longhorn...

Have you looked at dotWidget?
"Same" as Konfabulator, but free/open.

http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/1100893847/1 (http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/1100893847/1)

Another app they have is icefire, pretty cool little app in itself.
http://k23productions.com/news.php (http://k23productions.com/news.php)

Title: Re:http://www.konfabulator.com/
Post by: Sam on November 19, 2004, 07:45:19 pm

Thanks.   :)
dotWidget looks pretty good, but I couldn't get it to work.  All sorts of errors...   I guess that's why it's still in beta.


Re Longhorn,
If it's possible to make an app look like that in XP, I don't see why we wouldn't see more of it in Longhorn.  Transparency is already enabled in XP, and here's a Longhorn screenshot with a glossy look:
http://www.winsupersite.com/images/showcase/lh_winhec_proto_10.jpg (http://www.winsupersite.com/images/showcase/lh_winhec_proto_10.jpg)

It seems to me, the issues are, will MS make it relatively easy for developers to use fancier graphics, and will developers opt to use features that aren't compatible with pre-XP or pre-Longhorn systems.

I'm looking forward to lots of eye-candy in a glossy and translucent Windows world.  I don't mind dreaming.  :)

Title: Re:http://www.konfabulator.com/
Post by: cattani on November 19, 2004, 10:38:46 pm

bjsolem, very cool software,
good ideea

Title: Re:http://www.konfabulator.com/
Post by: bjsolem on November 20, 2004, 09:22:36 am

Quote from: cattani on November 19, 2004, 10:38:46 pm

bjsolem, very cool software,
good ideea

Thanks.

I'd try to do it myself, but I don't have the time right now or for the near future.