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Is it possible to have a particular 10.4 widget permanently docked on my desktop?

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Yes. It is quite easy.

First, switch to Devmode by entering the following command into the terminal:
defaults write com.apple.dashboard devmode YES

Log out and log back in again, and you will be able to drag as many widgets to the desktop by holding down F12, opening a new widget, and then releasing F12.

The widget will be on the desktop every time you log in, until you go into the dashboard to remove it.

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Oh and one more thing. You have to drag the widget back to the dashboard, the same way you got it onto the desktop, to be able to remove the widget.

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I mean.. wow. Good info.

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Nah... I just read it out of one of my old Macworld issues :D

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Thanks for the tip :) I'm actually going to go ahead and move this thread to the Tips 'n' Tweaks forum :)

I assume I need to do:
defaults write com.apple.dashboard devmode NO

to get back into normal mode?

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That would be the logical assumption :)

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