Introduction +to widgets
S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2 and later support installing +and running widgets on mobile devices.
+Default behavior of widgets on mobile devices
From
+the mobile device user point of view, the appearance and functionality of
+a widget is similar to any other mobile application. Users can download widgets
+to mobile devices in several ways, as a wgz file. The device
+platform takes care of the actual installation process. For more information
+on downloading and installing widgets, see the deployment
+methods table.
Once a widget has been installed on a mobile device, +it can be found in the application menu, under the folder that contains installed +applications. The name of this folder varies between mobile devices, and can +be Installations or Applications, +for example. A widget has its own icon and name, which are defined in the widget component files. +The user can launch a widget by navigating to it and opening it.
Widgets +can have a full screen view and a home screen view. In full screen mode, only +one widget can be on the foreground at +a time. The home screen can display several widgets at a time.
Figure: A widget in the Installations folder and a widget using the full screen +of the device
When a widget is running, it is visible in the Open applications list. +To see the list, long-press the menu key.
Figure: A widget in the Open applications list
Customization options for the mobile device user
Similarly +to mobile applications, users can also create shortcuts to their widgets. +They can have widgets in the My Today applications list in the Active Idle, +which is intended for frequently used applications. From there, the widget +can be launched by navigating to its icon and selecting it. Users can also +set widgets to the active idle softkeys, so that they can be launched by pressing +the left of right softkey. In addition, users can move widgets into folders +that they have created themselves in the application menu.
Figure: A widget in Active Idle
Adding widgets to the home screen
Users can add +widgets to the home screen on compatible +devices. Users cannot interact with a widget in home screen view. It +is a graphical representation of the widget that is for data display only. +The mobile device user must access the full screen view to make selections, +request specific data, and so on. For example, if a weather widget is added +to the home screen, the mobile device user must open it in full screen view +to change the location for local weather. For more information, see Introduction to home screen widgets.
Figure: Widgets on the home screen