Kopite83
19th June 2009, 03:55 PM
Hello all, I'm a software developer (VB/C#) but new to WM. I've recently bought SPB MS3 and fell in love with it instantly. Looking at the widgets currently available, am I correct in thinking creating new ones is just restricted to modding existing ones?
With this in mind I thought about how a facebook notification widget could be created (coming from a blackberry it’s the only thing I miss) I came up with the idea of:
Clone the excisting email notification
Change the picture and name of it Facebook (obviously)
Set up a dedicated email address and enable Facebook email notifications on facebook.com (this would be the only downside as it would also require the user to change their login email)
Develop a simple program which the "facebook" widget links to
The program will simply clear the email inbox and then launch the Facebook application if installed, if not then launch http://m.facebook.com
First of all, being new to SPB I’d just like to check if this is plausible or perhaps I'm missing something and there would be a simpler way to go about this?
With this in mind I thought about how a facebook notification widget could be created (coming from a blackberry it’s the only thing I miss) I came up with the idea of:
Clone the excisting email notification
Change the picture and name of it Facebook (obviously)
Set up a dedicated email address and enable Facebook email notifications on facebook.com (this would be the only downside as it would also require the user to change their login email)
Develop a simple program which the "facebook" widget links to
The program will simply clear the email inbox and then launch the Facebook application if installed, if not then launch http://m.facebook.com
First of all, being new to SPB I’d just like to check if this is plausible or perhaps I'm missing something and there would be a simpler way to go about this?