Editing Widgets

==Description==
Widgets was introduced in PS3 firmware [[2.00 CEX|2.00]] up to [[3.30 CEX|3.30]] as a way to display dynamic information from web servers in [[XMB]], are very dependant and managed by the [[Web Browser]]. The only official widget was named '''Information Board'''

In firmware [[3.40 CEX|3.40]] widgets was removed because his initial purpose of displaying dynamic content was superceeded by [[Life_with_PlayStation|Life with PlayStation]] (in firmware [[2.40 CEX|2.40]]) and later by the "what's news" display mode (in firmware [[3.00 CEX|3.00]])

*Notes
**XMB loads all available widgets by using the function '''host://localhost/q?''' and the subclass '''x-host/widget''' (see: [[XMBML Functions]]), and are displayed using the class '''x-xmb/xmliboard''' (but the class '''x-xmb/xmliboard''' is not used anymore and has been replaced by '''x-xmb/xmlnpsignup'''). See: [[XMBML Coding]]
**PSP introduced widgets in firmware 5.50 (the same information board inherited from PS3). This firmware update for PSP also had some improvements related with the web browser (Internet search for games directly from the XMB, Trend Micro Web Security, and Trend Micro Kids' Safety)

===Information Board===
It was posible to enable or disable '''Information board''' by pressing triangle over his icon in network column. The way is built allowed them to add more widgets in case was needed (but never happened, they removed it instead of adding more). For an overview of how was working originally see the [http://manuals.playstation.net/document/en/ps3/current/informationboard/informationboard.html official user manual] and the introduction at [http://ps3explained.com/beginner/using-the-information-board/ ps3explained.com]

The removal of this widget was made only partially! (are still supported by loading the widget from external devices), so it should be possible to (re)create it, if not create even more widgets to add to the XMB experience of the user.

The widget management was well integrated in the firmware, so there is a list of files/functions/calls related with them:

Other settings related with widgets:
* '''Information Board QA Server: Off/On''' (see: [[QA_Flagging]]). Debug XMB loads the widget by using the view ID "root_info" and Query "host_provider_flash". Same than retail XMB, but debug needs this setting enabled

<GALLERY>
File:Widgets (information board - use).jpg|Widgets (information board - use)
File:Widgets (information board - tab).jpg|Widgets (information board - tab)
File:Widgets (information board - news).jpg|Widgets (information board - news)
</GALLERY>


==Widgets related files==

===dev_flash/vsh/module===
====xai_plugin.sprx====
This file was removed, see: [[xai_plugin]] <!-- and xai_plugin.rco was removed too ? -->

To use xai_plugin.sprx in a different firmware version is needed to resign the file with the keys of the firmware where is going to be used. In this example is used scetool for the resigning with the "template" option and the file explore_plugin_full.sprx taken from the modern firmware

''Decrypt''
{{keyboard|content=scetool.exe -d xai_plugin.sprx xai_plugin_dec.prx}}
''Encrypt''
{{keyboard|content=scetool.exe --template explore_plugin_full.sprx --sce-type=SELF --skip-sections=FALSE --compress-data=TRUE --encrypt xai_plugin_dec.prx xai_plugin_new.sprx}}

===dev_flash/vsh/resource===
====explore_category_network.rco====
There is a widget entry missing in the [[RCOXML Objects|rcoxml]]
{{Boxcode|content=<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
<!-- Example needed -->
</syntaxhighlight>}}

===dev_flash/vsh/resource/explore/xmb===
====category_widget.xml====
Widgets [[XMBML Files|XMBML]] configuration file, this file exists in all firmwares with some segments disabled
{{Boxcode|content=<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
<!-- Example needed -->
</syntaxhighlight>}}

====category_network.xml====
Widget icons loaded by [[XMBML Files|XMBML]] in Network column, widgets related segments was removed in firmware 3.00 by removing his <View id> and his attr
{{Boxcode|content=<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
<!-- Example needed -->
</syntaxhighlight>}}

===dev_flash/vsh/resource/explore/icon===
====widget.png====
widget configuration icon, this file exists in all firmwares

===dev_flash/vsh/resource/xai===
====extensions.xml====
Contains: extensions.entry.module=Widget and extensions.entry.plugin=xai_plugin
{{Boxcode|content=<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
<!-- Example needed -->
</syntaxhighlight>}}

====widgets.xml====
Contains: xai.widget.url=/dev_hdd0/widget/npdrm/informationboard
{{Boxcode|content=<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
<!-- Example needed -->
</syntaxhighlight>}}

===dev_flash/vsh/resource/silk/etc===
====fontinfo-Xai.xml====
{{Boxcode|content=<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
<!-- Example needed -->
</syntaxhighlight>}}

===dev_flash/vsh/resource/silk_nas/etc===
====fontinfo-Xai.xml====
{{Boxcode|content=<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
<!-- Example needed -->
</syntaxhighlight>}}

===dev_flash/vsh/resource/silk/xai/widgets/informationboard/===
Information board main executable and settings files, removed in 3.00

====rss.swf====
Main widget window, in shockwave flash format

For a preview of how it works you can drag-and-drop the file to your PC webbrowser... or use a shockwave flash editor/player

====Icon.png====
widget icon identifyer

====config.xml====
config for rss.swf

{{Boxcode|content=<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<widget>
	<displayname>Information Board</displayname>
	<identifier>com.playstation.widget.RSSreader</identifier>
	<name>Information Board</name>
	<version>1.0.17</version>
	<closeboxinsetx>0</closeboxinsetx>
	<closeboxinsety>0</closeboxinsety>
	<height>676</height>
	<initialx>640</initialx>
	<initialy>140</initialy>
	<mainhtml>rss.swf</mainhtml>
	<width>451</width>
	<widgetkey>0000</widgetkey>
</widget>
</syntaxhighlight>}}

====setting.xml====
RSS URL list by [[Target_ID]], for non QA
{{Boxcode|content=<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> 
<items>
	<item url="http://infoboard.ww.dl.playstation.net/download/infoboard/a/country-select-uc2.xml">uc2</item>
	<item url="http://infoboard.ww.dl.playstation.net/download/infoboard/a/country-select-mx2.xml">mx2</item>
	<item url="http://infoboard.ww.dl.playstation.net/download/infoboard/e/country-select-au3.xml">au3</item>
	<item url="http://infoboard.ww.dl.playstation.net/download/infoboard/e/country-select-cek.xml">cek</item>
	<item url="http://infoboard.ww.dl.playstation.net/download/infoboard/e/country-select-cel.xml">cel</item>
	<item url="http://infoboard.ww.dl.playstation.net/download/infoboard/e/country-select-ru3.xml">ru3</item>
	<item url="http://infoboard.ww.dl.playstation.net/download/infoboard/as/country-select-kr2.xml">kr2</item>
	<item url="http://infoboard.ww.dl.playstation.net/download/infoboard/as/country-select-e12.xml">e12</item>
	<item url="http://infoboard.ww.dl.playstation.net/download/infoboard/as/country-select-tw1.xml">tw1</item>
	<item url="http://infoboard.ww.dl.playstation.net/download/infoboard/as/country-select-hk5.xml">hk5</item>
	<item url="http://infoboard.ww.dl.playstation.net/download/infoboard/j/country-select-j1.xml">j1</item>
	<item url="http://infoboard.ww.dl.playstation.net/download/infoboard/j/country-select-j1.xml">tool</item>
</items> 
</syntaxhighlight>}}

====setting_qa.xml====
RSS URL list by [[Target_ID]], for QA
{{Boxcode|content=<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> 
<items>
	<item url="http://infoboard.xx.dl.playstation.net/download/infoboard-qa/a/country-select-uc2.xml">uc2</item>
	<item url="http://infoboard.xx.dl.playstation.net/download/infoboard-qa/a/country-select-mx2.xml">mx2</item>
	<item url="http://infoboard.xx.dl.playstation.net/download/infoboard-qa/e/country-select-au3.xml">au3</item>
	<item url="http://infoboard.xx.dl.playstation.net/download/infoboard-qa/e/country-select-cek.xml">cek</item>
	<item url="http://infoboard.xx.dl.playstation.net/download/infoboard-qa/e/country-select-cel.xml">cel</item>
	<item url="http://infoboard.xx.dl.playstation.net/download/infoboard-qa/e/country-select-ru3.xml">ru3</item>
	<item url="http://infoboard.xx.dl.playstation.net/download/infoboard-qa/as/country-select-kr2.xml">kr2</item>
	<item url="http://infoboard.xx.dl.playstation.net/download/infoboard-qa/as/country-select-e12.xml">e12</item>
	<item url="http://infoboard.xx.dl.playstation.net/download/infoboard-qa/as/country-select-tw1.xml">tw1</item>
	<item url="http://infoboard.xx.dl.playstation.net/download/infoboard-qa/as/country-select-hk5.xml">hk5</item>
	<item url="http://infoboard.xx.dl.playstation.net/download/infoboard-qa/j/country-select-j1.xml">j1</item>
	<item url="http://infoboard.xx.dl.playstation.net/download/infoboard-qa/j/country-select-j1.xml">tool</item>
</items> 
</syntaxhighlight>}}

===dev_flash/vsh/resource/silk/xai/widgets/informationboard/strings/===
1 folder named '''strings''' containing 16 files for languages named: informationboard_<language>.xml  (e.g: informationboard_german.xml, informationboard_french.xml, etc...)

====informationboard_<language>.xml====
Example from informationboard_english.xml
{{Boxcode|content=<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE locale SYSTEM "locale.dtd">
<locale lang="en" encoding="utf16">
	<str id="msg_information_board_no_network">Notifications about PLAYSTATION® related topics are displayed when connected to a network.                To set not to display, go to [Network] &gt; [Information Board] and select [Do Not Display] from the options menu.</str><!--dtype="C"-->
	<str id="msg_information_board_no_network_list">Notifications about PLAYSTATION® related topics are displayed when connected to a network.&#xa;To set not to display, go to [Network] &gt; [Information Board] and select [Do Not Display] from the options menu.</str><!--dtype="C"-->
</locale>
</syntaxhighlight>}}

===dev_flash/vsh/resource/silk/xai/widgets/informationboard/<language>.lproj/===
15 folders for different languages named '''<language>.lproj''' (e.g: German.lproj, French.lproj, etc...)... every folder contains a file named '''InfoPlist.strings''' with the same data

====InfoPlist.strings====
Example:
 Offset(h) 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 0A 0B 0C 0D 0E 0F
 00000000  43 46 42 75 6E 64 6C 65 44 69 73 70 6C 61 79 4E  CFBundleDisplayN
 00000010  61 6D 65 20 3D 20 22 49 6E 66 6F 72 6D 61 74 69  ame = "Informati
 00000020  6F 6E 20 42 6F 61 72 64 22 3B                    on Board";

*Notes
**Mac widgets also use [https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/AppleApplications/Conceptual/Dashboard_ProgTopics/Articles/Localization.html .lproj localization] so maybe can use custom language files.

===dev_hdd0/widget/npdrm/informationboard===
The existence of this path is a deduction because there is other file<!--that i dont remember rght now, either: dev_flash/vsh/resource/explore/xmb/category_widget.xml or dev_flash/vsh/resource/explore/xmb/category_network.xml or both--> where it can be seen this is an alternative path to load widgets. The file contents on this path is unknown but most probably are the same files used in the ''informationboard'' directory under dev_flash, so the only difference is the device (dev_hdd0 instead of dev_flash), and the npdrm signature ?
*Notes
**Loaded by '''Query "host_provider_flash"''' using '''src="host://localhost/q?path=/dev_hdd0/widget/npdrm&suffix=informationboard&subclass=x-host/widget"'''
***The '''src''' [[XMBML Coding|XMBML]] code in the line above means:
****'''host://localhost/q?''' (this is a [[XMBML Functions|XMBML Function]])
****'''path=/dev_hdd0/widget/npdrm''' (the path where are located the files that are going to be loaded)
****'''suffix=informationboard''' (in this case seems to be part of the path, also the name of the widget)
****'''subclass=x-host/widget''' (indicates what to do with the files by his type)

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