Editing Widgets

Widgets was introduced in PS3 firmware [[2.00 CEX|2.00]] and was working officially up to [[2.80 CEX|2.80]] as a way to display dynamic web information in [[XMB]], are very dependant and managed by the [[Web Browser]]. The only official widget was named '''Information Board'''

In firmware [[3.00 CEX|3.00]] was disabled, and the files related with "Information Board" was removed in [[3.40 CEX|3.40]] because his initial purpose of displaying dynamic web information was superceeded by the "What's New" display mode (in firmware [[3.00 CEX|3.00]])

It was posible to enable or disable the "information board" widget by pressing triangle over his icon in network column. The way that are build allows to add more widgets in a modular way (but was removed instead of adding more). For an overview of how the "information board" widget was working originally see the [http://manuals.playstation.net/document/en/ps3/current/informationboard/informationboard.html official user manual]

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{{keyboard|content=<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">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</syntaxhighlight>}}

There is a widget entry missing in the [[RCOXML Objects|rcoxml]] ? (most probably a MList to create a side-menu). And the squared icon in [http://www.psdevwiki.com/ps3/File:Widgets_(information_board_-_use).jpg this screenshot] ?. And the text strings translated to all system [[Languages]] "Use" and "Do Not Display" in [http://www.psdevwiki.com/ps3/File:Widgets_(information_board_-_use).jpg this screenshot] ?

{{Boxcode|code=<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>

</RcoFile>

{{Boxcode|code=<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<XMBML version="1.0">

<View id="root">

<Table key="seg_rss_key">

<Pair key="icon_rsc"><String>item_tex_ms_icon</String></Pair>

class="type:x-xmb/folder-pixmap"

key="seg_widget_control"

src="#seg_widget_control"

<Query class="type:x-xmb/folder-pixmap"

<Query class="type:x-xmb/folder-pixmap" key="host_provider_flash" src="host://localhost/q?path=/app_home/flash0/vsh/resource/silk/xai/widgets&suffix=&subclass=x-host/widget" />

<View id="seg_widget_control">

<Attributes>

<Table key="widget_control">

<Pair key="info"><String>widget_control</String></Pair>

</Table>

<Item class="type:x-xmb/xmlnpsignup" key="widget_control" attr="widget_control" />

-->

 

 

<Query class="type:x-xmb/folder-pixmap"

 

</XMBML>

This file exists in firmwares since [[2.00 CEX|2.00]] up to [[4.88 CEX|4.88]]. size 17205 bytes. MD5:5ED81A2C29A6514A4C3B9B72EFC5B9F2

{{Boxcode|code=<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">

<?xml version="1.0"?>

</extensions>

{{Boxcode|code=<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">

<?xml version="1.0"?>

</xai>

===dev_flash/vsh/resource/silk/bin/===

 

====CEHtmlBrowserAppXaiWidget.xmi====

 

{{Boxcode|width=100%|height=500px|code=<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">

<MicroBrowser>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

</MicroBrowser>

===dev_flash/vsh/resource/silk/data/===

This files was removed in firmware 2.20 at the same time it was implemented the '''silk_nas''' [[Web Browser]]

 

 

 

===dev_flash/vsh/resource/silk/etc===

 

 

{{Boxcode|width=100%|height=500px|float=left|code=<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<string>en</string><!-- DEFAULT -->

 

 

  <key>sans-serif</key>

<string>SCE-PS3 Rodin LATIN</string>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

</MicroBrowser>

{{Boxcode|code=<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">

  <key>FontInfoLanguageList</key>

<string>zh</string>

  </array>

<key>zh</key>

  <key>default</key>

<string>DFHEIW5-A</string>

  </array>

Example: fontinfo-Xai.xml [[2.70 CEX|2.70]]~[[4.88 CEX|4.88]] (added new .ttf font '''SCE-PS3 Rodin LATIN2''' for english and japanese defaults)

{{Boxcode|code=<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">

===dev_flash/vsh/resource/silk/xai/widgets/informationboard/===

widget [[XMB]] icon

 

 

{{Boxcode|code=<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">

RSS URL list by [[Product Code]], for non QA

 

 

{{Boxcode|code=<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">

RSS URL list by [[Product Code]], for QA

 

 

{{Boxcode|code=<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">

One folder named '''strings''' containing 16 files for languages. This files was renamed 1 time (in [[2.10 CEX|2.10]]), and updated 2 more times (in [[2.20 CEX|2.20]] and [[2.50 CEX|2.50]])

The examples below are for english versions only as reference, for a complete list of languages see: [[Template:Dev_flash\vsh\resource\silk]]

 

|+dev_flash/vsh/resource/silk/xai/widgets/informationboard/strings/

| informationboard_english.xml || [[2.00 CEX|2.00]]~[[2.01 CEX|2.01]] || rowspan="2" style="text-align:right;" | 699 || rowspan="2" style="font-family:monospace;" | BFDEFDEBFE2908766A2CA6A6A452CB4C ||

| infob_english.xml || [[2.10 CEX|2.10]]~[[2.17 CEX|2.17]] || file renamed

| infob_english.xml || [[2.20 CEX|2.20]]~[[2.43 CEX|2.43]] || style="text-align:right;" | 779 || style="font-family:monospace;" | 45FB0F73555CBB3D17C57A0D6A7E8F69 ||

| infob_english.xml || [[2.50 CEX|2.50]]~[[3.30 CEX|3.30]] || style="text-align:right;" | 779 || style="font-family:monospace;" | C5FD80D50C8C84C1D8A1465A271C5B15 ||

*Example: informationboard_english.xml [[2.00 CEX|2.00]]~[[2.01 CEX|2.01]] and infob_english.xml [[2.10 CEX|2.10]]~[[2.17 CEX|2.17]] (is the same file, renamed)

{{Boxcode|code=<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">

*Example: infob_english.xml [[2.20 CEX|2.20]]~[[2.43 CEX|2.43]] (one line was added in first position for '''msg_error_server''')

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!DOCTYPE locale SYSTEM "locale.dtd">

<str id="msg_error_server">A server error has occurred.</str><!--dtype="C"-->

<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>}}

{{Boxcode|code=<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!DOCTYPE locale SYSTEM "locale.dtd">

<locale lang="en" encoding="utf16">

<str id="msg_error_server">A server error has occurred.</str><!--dtype="C"-->

<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"-->

*The '''dtype''' at the ending of the '''src''' lines (as example '''<nowiki><!--dtype="C"--></nowiki>''') follows the same format than the external XML file loaded by the [[String_Viewer#Pre-retail_firmwares|String Viewer]] where the valid values are: '''C, E, W, R, T, N, G, I'''

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