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Screenlets — a framework for desktop widgets

The Screenlets project is both a Python framework to simplify writing Cairo-drawn desktop widgets, similar to those found in the "Dashboard" feature of OS:X, and a collection of widgets written using the framework. It is designed to work with any modern Linux desktop.

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Screenlets change position after restart

I have a problem with my screenlets. They change position on the screen after I restart the computer. This is a known bug according to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/screenlets/+bug/885322 However a temporary workaround could be to delay the startup of…
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How to install screenlets on Ubuntu 19.04?

attempting to install screenlets on Ubuntu 19, however I can't get some of it's dependencies to install correctly - Package 'python-gnome2'. sudo apt install screenlets Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state…
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How do I stop Screenlet widgets from showing up in Installed Programs?

I've been running a couple Screenlets for awhile and like them. I'm only running two, although there are quite a few more in Screenlets. However, today I found that icons for all of them, whether or not I'm using them, have appeared in Installed…
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Get more screenlets not working

Whenever I try to get more screenlets from the screenlets application it pops up with the browser telling me the screenlets.org is disabled. Are screenlets deprecated? Am I missing something?
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Screelets - Google Calandar recently stopped working

Ubuntu 14.04/14.10 (and maybe others). The Google Calandar screenlet does not display on the desktop although it still logs in. Does anyone know if this is a Ubuntu problem or a change made by Google and are their any know fixes. If not are there…
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What file do i have to run in order to launch a screenlet from the terminal?

I remember i had to run a python file a while ago but i can't remember where i have to find and which one i have to run when i get there (i think there were many python files in each directory) (to make it more specific : for example, how can i run…
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Screenlets throws an error related to python2.7 on Ubuntu MATE 18.04

I've installed screenlets on my system and included: sudo apt-get install screenlets-pack-all The Screenlet Manager comes up with many screenlet choices but when I try to kickoff any specific app I get…
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