Installing Screenlets for Ubuntu Users

Here's how:

Open a terminal window and type in the following:

sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

Add the following lines to your sources.list file:

## Screenlets (for feisty users)
deb http://hendrik.kaju.pri.ee/ubuntu feisty screenlets
deb-src http://hendrik.kaju.pri.ee/ubuntu feisty screenlets

OR

## Screenlets (for edgy users)
deb http://hendrik.kaju.pri.ee/ubuntu edgy all
deb-src http://hendrik.kaju.pri.ee/ubuntu edgy all

Save and close the gedit window.

When you're at the terminal window again, type:

sudo wget -q http://hendrik.kaju.pri.ee/ubuntu/F854AFD7.gpg -O - | apt-key add - && apt-get update

When complete, type:

sudo apt-get install screenlets

To install a custom screenlet, you must unpack the archive and move the screenlet folder to ~/.screenlets. Then you can start it by running "screenletsd add screenletname"

When using the screenlets Control Panel, just select Install screenlet... option and point it to the archive.

To configure your Screenlets, click on Applications - Accessories - Screenlets

To automatically start Screenlets everytime you login, access the Gnome Session Manager by clicking on System - Preferences - Session. Create a new startup program and enter "screenlets-tray" in the command field.









There seems to be no documentation whatsoever on the net, but from personal experience, here's a caveat: For any widget, make sure you have the default "Keep Above" option unchecked, or it will get in the way whenever you're viewing an application window.