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Widgets 1.0: Working Draft

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Published:: 16 October 2007

The Web Application Formats Working Group released an updated Working Draft of Widgets 1.0. Written for users to run in their Web browser environment, widgets are small applications that display and update remote data, for example, clocks, stock tickers, news casters, weather forecasters and games. The group is specifying widgets' packaging format, their configuration and processing model, launching by the user agent, version control, DOM APIs and events including communication between widgets, digital signing, accessibility, and discovery within HTML documents. Read about Rich Web Clients.

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