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[Android Apps and Games] damonsmith666:
Could someone please help me out, im trying to use this app to create a widget from google weather.

The link I am trying to create the widget from is:

https://www.google.com/search?q=Southport+United+Kingdom+weather

(you have to view it through your android browser to see exactly what I want(or view my screenshot))

Using the app I am able to select the weather area (including slider) but then when I click save the resulting widget is just blank.

Could someone please tell me what I am doing wrong. Also if you need clarification on what I mean, just ask.

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Simply speaking thAT ELEMENT HAS NO HTML TAGS AND IS THEREFORE NOT SUPPORTED.
[Android Apps and Games] webzavod:
ofc,

1) i've got several pictures from statistics finally on one screen,

each of them requires authorization using 'post' method,

and all of them work through the same site.

after a while, a mass big red ! sign appears above widgets.

pictures then fail to update, and the widgets, though very hard to make, become ABSOLUTELY USELESS.

i figured (as you've brutely ignored the previous message) that authorization lost and widget needs repairs (right?)

if so, then why is this happening? how can we the users avoid that?

2) I try to use 'repair widget' option.

I choose 'repair widget' then It gets me to some page where nothing is possible to do, though I can see the desired graphic i can't pick it no ways.
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Theres unfortunately just nop way to predict how the sites operate - the repair option is as good as it gets atm.

I hope to release a new version on MW this winter which will be more stable as it will only use curated material.
[Android Apps and Games] euqiddis:
When i choose this URl, i want to keep the spacing inbetween the different bits of the table, how do i do this?
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
You dont. Multiple elements are not supported unless you stitch them together using Widget Maker.
[Android Apps and Games] jazzboyrules:
I just posted a question in one of your other Meta Widget threads to check if a requested feature is being planned to be implemented: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=31470684&postcount=19

Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Its on the to do list. But its not height priority because similar functionality can already be achieved through opening the relevant web page.
[Android Apps and Games] jazzboyrules:
Yes, the functional is similar, but clicking to open the web page opens the whole browser and then a wait is required for the page to load and then will need to zoom the image to the right size.

Instead the overlay would be a cleaner approach where the image is cached at the scheduled time. And then on tapping the widget, that pre-cached image is then shown in landscape/portrait fashion as preconfigured in the widget.
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Yes. But remember, viewing comics fullscreen from a the homescreen is only one of a hundred uses for the app!
[Android Apps and Games] jazzboyrules:
Oh well, I guess we need more Meta Widget users to be comic fans :)

But thanks for keeping this in the todo list.
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
I have big plans for this app.
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Guys dont forget about the companion app, Widget Maker:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1688088
[Android Apps and Games] joebrit:
I bought the pro version recently. Would it be possible to configure the update intervals to work on schedules e.g. every weekday at 7am (I use a meta widget to check the time in current traffic from google maps) It would also be great to input the extracted data into tasker by making a plugin.
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
We are working on a complete remake of meta. The new idea is a server side, social functionality where users get to submit things. It will also have the strict scheduling.

Atm its just a very simple thing. Mostly for people who know how to use it properly. Funny how some things are so META they are hard to quantify...
[Android Apps and Games] sabret00the:
This is really cool. Thanks for sharing.
[Android Apps and Games] remigo:
Awesome App, if I had a visa I'd def. buy the pro version!
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
It works well enough in free mode anyway :)
[Android Apps and Games] JustusIV:
Just ran across your app.

Can this be made to send a notification on change of content?

I basically want it to notify me when a thread is updated :P
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
No. Why don't you use the xda app? It'll notify you.
[Android Apps and Games] :
I think he means, when the data of the url link which he use is updated, not when the application is updated .. :)
[Android Apps and Games] Franft:
Great Job, downloading and installing...
[Android Apps and Games] JustusIV:
Would be a sweet feature :) and i would think very easy to implement.

I currently use WebSnap for that feature.
[Android Apps and Games] JustusIV:
Fired off two emails no response. Maybe I am just impatient.
[Android Apps and Games] JustusIV:
Any thought on that notification feature? Only thing the app is missing :)
[Android Apps and Games] mcinty25:
got it working with multiple elements using widget maker and kept adding single meta widgets for each element from "the****ingweather"

imgur /mKWKi.png

not perfect yet but for a first try/post go easy

cant post images till i get 10 posts.
[Android Apps and Games] JustusIV:
Anymore more thought on an option to send a notification if the data changes?
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Hmm. To be honest i havent really thought about it much... seems unnecessary. Since this is a widget. Perhaps youd like to expand on why you think its useful?
[Android Apps and Games] JustusIV:
Okay here is a valid example. Amazon lightning deal. Yes your widget pulls down the info how ever I am not aware it is updated. The widget can send notification it is updated so I would see the deal instantly. Long story short is you find out about the changes more quickly if a notification is sent out. Really the possibility is endless. Sure its not great for something that changes all the time like weather for example but what about stuff that changes randomly once a week or even month. Another example would be the thread for the custom rom I run. I could pull down just the title. When that data changes. From beta 1 to beta 2 or 1/1 to 1/13. I would be notified and be the first kid on the block installing the new rom. This feature is in websnap if you want an example of it.

Here is a screen shot of the option in websnap
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Hmm. OK youve convinced me.
[Android Apps and Games] JustusIV:
Wow so excited. I am just one guy but I will buy pro for the support. Thank you.

If you would want to expand on it a little more you could do cool things like triggers for notifications if your stock value went below 50 for example send a notification.
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
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And do offer suggestions for shapes and effects and whatever else you can think of :)
[Android Apps and Games] JustusIV:
ditalix bought and paid for.

Pretty sweet.

Feature request though :)

Instead of just selecting one background let me select a bunch so when they get fully revealed there is a new image to unveil.
[Android Apps and Games] Pizentu:
Are you still working on this remake? Or have you given up on this project?
[Android Apps and Games] jazzboyrules:
Yes, please update if you guys are actively working on Meta Widget. It's been months since we got any good feature updates on that. Has the focus shifted to developing new paid apps?
[Android Apps and Games] vworp:
What's the shortest update interval a meta widget can have?
[Android Apps and Games] norsepriest:
i think its 60 seconds.
[Android Apps and Games] Vihru:
meta widget is best.. is this app dead? :/ hopefully not..
[Android Apps and Games] b3er:
App works perfectly for me guys.
[Android Apps and Games] b3er:
Hows this amazing little app doing?
[Android Apps and Games] norsepriest:
Perfect stuff works great for my weather map!
[Android Apps and Games] xbkingx:
I've loved Widget Maker since I bought it at launch. Just got a new Nexus 7 FHD (2013) and found Widget Maker crashes as soon as you try to add a widget to a panel. Anyone else have this problem? Is it a Nexus 7 v2 problem or an OS 4.3 issue? On stock with root. Tried clearing data and cache, no change.
[Android Apps and Games] cracksmurf:
Not sure if I'm just not using the app properly or if it doesn't support what I am trying to do. If someone could help me it would be appreciated.

My goal is to take the crowd funding section from http://www.RobertsSpaceIndustries.com and turn it into three widgets. The first showing the funds raised section. The second showing the crowdfunding timeline. The third showing both sections. I want all widgets to show with full graphics as they do on the website. Is this possible using this app?
[Android Apps and Games] jamirq:
I can't add temperature graph from this website ww w. home.umk.pl /~vaisala/.

Can you try on your devices?
[Android Apps and Games] PseudoBob:
I can't get it to work at all - and there's no hope of getting it to work:

This is essentially abandoned, folks. Would have been nice if the Play Store's description noted as much.
[Android Apps and Games] travisn000:
I'm looking for info on how to use the CSS and regex settings. Is there documentation somewhere?

Is the CSS setting looking for a css file path or actual css code?

Is there a way to view the complete raw data (html, etc) that the widget is pulling? This would make using these features easier.

Thanks.

---------- Post added at 12:47 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:17 PM ----------

I think that what I need is a regex to insert a newline before every instance of a day (ie. Tue,Wed,Thu), so that the text in the widget is more readable.

Any help is appreciated.. thanks!

EDIT:

Got it:

Strip HTML checked, Regex:

replace: (Mon|Tue|Wed|Thu|Fri)

with: <br\> $1
[Android Apps and Games] Terramoto:
keep getting offline page with this app, is this a known issue?
[Android Apps and Games] MappaM:
Very great widget !

I'm missing an option to just do an "http request" instead of opening a browser to use the widget to command some scripts ;) Would be a great feature ;)

Thanks anyway !
[Android Apps and Games] rootcid:
A powerful little widget for devs, v nice.
[Android Apps and Games] madkat:
Sincerely hope it's not dead. I just got the key so I can update, but I can't choose a 24hr update cycle and there's no pinnable start time, so even with 23:59 as the interval I don't know exactly when the widgets will update.
[Android Apps and Games] pyttsen:
Any alternatives?

Since this project seems dead - are there any good alternatives for turning web pages into widgets?

I have tried Websnap but I don't like that it "just" captures the page into an image...
[Android Apps and Games] theLightningBear:
feature request

He there all together,

is this the right place to mention a feature request?

Looks like the development is kind of dead - is it?

I would love to have the possibility to call another URL then the update-URL when I click on the widget.

Lets say I want to parse the widget content from 'content.html' an when I click the widget I want to just call 'clicked.html'

thanks ;)
[Android Apps and Games] rootcid:
Not a great deal to develop for when the app makes no money at all...
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Thanks for your help mate. Tell me are you a designer?
[Android Apps and Games] AlkaDragos:
No problem, anytime!

Well in my free time i like to "play" with Photoshop, make some wallpapers, logos, and stuffs like that. :)
[Android Apps and Games] Paparasee:
Had written a mail 2 days back, but got no response ...
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Hi its possible your message went to spam ill have a look.

Now. Not all sites play well with this app. In particular flash. What element are you trying to extract exactly from that page?
[Android Apps and Games] AlkaDragos:
That page it's .aspx Microsoft thing. I've tried it out too, you can't select a link at all (not an element, just to go another page), everytime you touch the webpage somewhere, it just refresh. Also it seems that don't work with stock browser either. It's same webpage with multiple options, each with different content, refreshing and updating it. Maybe that's the reason it doesn't work...
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Indeed thats probably it. Ill have a look when i get back to work tomorrow.
[Android Apps and Games] Paparasee:
Thanks AlkaDragos for confirming my problem in a technical way and the language you guys understand better :)

Thanks ftgg for promising to take a look. Would be really helpful if you can get it working as right now, I've got to go through menus and clicks to get the info I need!
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
I will see tomorrow. For now though a small request from me - please rate this thread and submit it as a news tip (at the top of the page).

And if youre really nice please also rate the app on the market :) A little push is just what this app needs so we can throw our weight behind it.

Thanks in advance!
[Android Apps and Games] Paparasee:
Hey, did all 3.

Must say I had trouble giving it the 5 stars required as the title of the thread is so long, I could not figure out where to click. Found it after hovering my mouse around :)
[Android Apps and Games] EP2008:
I'm trying to get my stats from ad words loaded, but it just keeps saying loading when I select the spot mode. Browse mode works fine.

Sent from my HP Touchpad running ICS :-)
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Hmm... and other sites work?
[Android Apps and Games] EP2008:
From what I can see, yes.

Sent from my HP Touchpad running ICS :-)
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Please, write me an email so i dont forget to check it tomorrow!
[Android Apps and Games] CZ Eddie:
I think we need a youtube video tutorial on how to use this app.

I got to the part where the arrows came up, but then I got stuck from there.

Of course I could just be dumb. :D

Or maybe it's not super intuitive?
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
I'm not much good at videos. Any up to the challenge?
[Android Apps and Games] mccmjoon76:
Yep ..good idea ;)
[Android Apps and Games] AlkaDragos:
I'll make a video a bit later when i'll get home. Also there is a post from me, explaining how this should work. ;)
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
You can have all my thanks and a donation you like!
[Android Apps and Games] Paparasee:
Not until I have an update that fixes my problem with the aspx page :D

Am a finance guy and hence can't think of any other use ... I mean, to mean, getting page hit counts, or adwords etc., is really of no use.

Would be good if people suggest ways they use this app and you list unique ideas on post 2. May also be an idea to include import/export given that people here change roms often.
[Android Apps and Games] AlkaDragos:
So, as i said, i've made a simple quick video to show how the app works. Didn't used voice or text because i've used cursor to indicate my actions. I used a fast and simple currency webpage, showing the value of EUR and USD directly on my homescreen with a simple click update.

Meta Widget Tutorial for Android

Enjoy! :)
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Thank you so MUCH. Where do i donate?
[Android Apps and Games] AlkaDragos:
Hehe, no problem mate. Don't need donation for this, i did it to encourage people to use it (was easy, it was just the basics, the other options can be seen very easy). It's a nice application, and if you implement multiple elements and what you've said earlier would be awesome. ;)
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
News reels, dynamic images, individual thread subscriptions, webmaster stuff, weather with icons from sites that dont have apps or apis, local papers, blogs, youtube channels, torrent sites, unread counts, account balance, stock charts and graphics... i could go on.
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Hopefully by the end of next week we will release our widget constructor, at which time it will also be integrated partially into Meta.
[Android Apps and Games] nobnut:
Thanks!

I found this earlier and have been having fun with it. I bought the license to support and might have to start using another launcher in order to increase the number of grid rows and columns.

In the meantime, I made a little news 'page'. It might not look like much but it suits me just fine and stretched my limited artistic talents.

Thanks again... I'm off to leave a Play Store comment/rating now.
[Android Apps and Games] AlkaDragos:
Hey. I still don't know how you grab all that news topics with that row delimiter and have them one after other, like this, all webpages that i've tried, none did work like that.

1.........

........

2.........

3.........

4.........
[Android Apps and Games] nobnut:
I'm still learning/experimenting with it but I have most success using either a mobile website (instead of desktop useragent), although it does work on desktop sites with a list of elements...

Anyway, it is a little bit hit and miss using the arrows in the editor to move up and down an element family as the box doesn't always appear to follow your arrow presses. I normally click on the heading in the top element and then press the up arrow until the box has moved to the outside of the entire list.

Then I click the + sign and on the next screen you have to click the very top box which says 'Use all as list'.
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
The selector arrows cant always work because of some logic issues on the web pages themselves, its best to use zoom, arrows and fingers.

Regarding lists - dont forget that in desktop mode the top graphic on many websites is a "feature" and is not part if a list, so to get access to all lists you have to click the element below.
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Guys id really appreciate it if you all pressed "submit this thread as news tip" on top of the page :)
[Android Apps and Games] nobnut:
Done with pleasure.

Enjoy the free bump :)
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Thank you, i will :)
[Android Apps and Games] starcallr:
odd, it never gives me the option how many rows/columns I's like to use/

once I press the ok-button the widget shows up with 1 row & one column/

&, if I check 'update' as action for the widget, it just opens the website/

yes, I paid for it//
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
You need to stretch the widget manually.
[Android Apps and Games] nobnut:
I have a couple of feature requests please. I hope they might at least be considered:

1. In the pro version to have an option either to not wake the device for a refresh, or to not refresh when screen is off

2. xml/rss support (currently it isn't rendered in the preview screen, it just shows as native xml)

Thank you :)
[Android Apps and Games] starcallr:
how would I do that?
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Both already in the works :-)
[Android Apps and Games] nobnut:
Press and hold on the widget to resize it. Your launcher must support resizing e.g. ADW, Nova, ICS...
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Android is really bad in this - the majority of users just never learn even the basics...
[Android Apps and Games] starcallr:
guess I'm out of luck here/

edit: well, I installed launcherPro & the widgets are sizeable, BUT, I'm not going to change my whole set-up for this widget/

so I suggest you let the user choose the size from inside meta widget//
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Not going to happen. I suggest you start using a proper launcher or update to a proper android version.
[Android Apps and Games] starcallr:
2.3.4's not good enough?

well, I suggest you give me my 99 cents back & announce in the requirements for this app that it's not going to work with the stock htc sense launcher/
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
What a joker. Want your cents back? Fine. Request a refund.

In the ignore list you go. So long.
[Android Apps and Games] scottx .:
Kick ass idea and execution! Love the other apps you make also. Keep it up.
[Android Apps and Games] lotusomega:
good work..
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Thanks guys :)

If you have a spare moment, please rate the app - good ratings will help me improve it faster!
[Android Apps and Games] zaoltryence:
im really liking it so far, great app dude. keep it up:)
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Speaking of faster:

1.0.2.2

Fixed alignment issue on text and lists

Fixed sort order issue in list view

Added divider visibility toggle

Optimized custom browser rendering

Minor UI changes to increase compatibility
[Android Apps and Games] nobnut:
Great stuff! Very much appreciated.

Thank you.
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Enjoy, and keep the suggestions coming!
[Android Apps and Games] nobnut:
OK... here's one... if possible.

If an image has been selected as a widget, could an option when clicked on be to 'view image' as well as 'view in browser'. If selected, the image (larger version) could be opened in either the gallery, or perhaps as a pop up? :eek:
[Android Apps and Games] ftgg99:
Sure, ill add it to the list. If its not done in the next few builds, kindly remind me!
[Android Apps and Games] nobnut:
;)

Of course! Thanks for considering it.
[Android Apps and Games] napes22:
I'm trying to pull a table from a desktop website, but it only pulls the text as is it were a paragraph rather than properly parsing the table.

Any ideas?
[Android Apps and Games] nobnut:
Post the URL... I'll see if I can help.
[Android Apps and Games] napes22:
Thanks, on the site "fp-baseball.com" I'm trying to pull the table on the left that shows games played and scores.
[Android Apps and Games] nobnut:
Argghhh.

I might be corrected by someone, but I think that tables might presently be a limitation of Meta Widget. (From my experience) you can select an 'element' from a webpage, or a list (demarked by <li> </li> syntax) but a table is not currently supported.

I just tried for you unsuccessfully but all I believe all you could do right now is to select a 'cell' within the table (e.g. the first position in the League) and have that updated in your widget.

You could of course create more than one widget and select your desired 'elements' and therefore display more data and have them sync at he same interval.

Like I say, the above is my understanding, but I might be wrong.
[Android Apps and Games] euqiddis:
same here, im trying to use teh following site

http://m.countdown.tfl.gov.uk/arrivals/49881

but i get text, it would be perfect if it came back as a table.