A messaging API for inter-widgets communication

Widget containers are used everywhere on the Web, for instance as customizable start pages to Web desktops. In this poster, we describe the extension of a widget container with an inter-widgets communication layer, as well as the subsequent application programming interfaces (APIs) added to the Widget object to support this feature. We present the benefits of a drag and drop facility within widgets and conclude by a call for standardization of inter-widgets communication on the Web. Categories and Subject Descriptors H.5.3 [Information interfaces and presentation]: Group and Organization Interfaces ? synchronous interaction, web-based interaction. General Terms Design, Experimentation, Human Factors, Standardization. Keywords Widget, Portal, Start page, Drag and Drop, Communication.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2009
• Where: WWW
• Authors: Alain Vagner, Jérôme Bogaerts, Micaël Paquier, Stéphane Sire
• Keywords: Internet Technology, Widget Container, Widget Containers, Widget Object, WWW 2009