Dashcode Tutorial: Currency Converter

Sorry about the first 30 seconds. This is a simple tutorial on using Dashcode, Mac's new development tool for making widgets. In this tutorial we will make a simple currency converter and gain basic knowledge designing an interface, adding coding, and implementing the widget into the Dashboard. Any further questions or suggestions are welcome in the comments.

Also, Download my widget for changing your desktop wallpaper on the fly at...
http://www.widgetworld.nl/free/stuff/5809-wallpaper-changer.html

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Howto & Style

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• Mac
• OS
• 10.5
• leopard
• dashcode
• currency
• converter
• simple
• tutorial
• widget
• development
• LeopardDevX
• coding
• programming
• osx

[bullboykennels]

I forgot to mention, if your Original vid plays fine then try re uploading it to youtube to see if that will fix the grayed out area at the beginning of the video

[LeopardDevX]

yeah, my original vid does play fine, but after uploading several times it still does not work, when uploading from imovie it works, but the quality is bad and part of the screen gets cut off. Thanks anyway

[mmashruwala]

doesn't work!

in total it says NaN!

[mmashruwala]

doesn't work!

[ThePaintballer48]

can u hack games with this

[marsunderscorefenix]

@marsunderscorefenix for 15 years

[marsunderscorefenix]

@marsunderscorefenix per hour

[marsunderscorefenix]

@TipitTrickTV its 2,900$ 

[handheldgamer144]

So that's what they meant when they said it was javascript based. But why does it have to be wysiwyg? Why is the only direct-GUI-control language I have ever worked with Java? Oh, well...

If I wrote an applet in java, could I make a widget out of it in DashCode? Assuming dashboard is also html-based, probably yes.

[TheVerlaine]

Very helpful, even though I did it wrong :D