Editing Widgets

<div style="float:right">[[File:Widgets (information board - news).jpg|600px|thumb|right|Information Board Widget]]</div>
==Description==
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]])

*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are displayed using the class '''x-xmb/xmliboard''' (but the class '''x-xmb/xmliboard''' is not used anymore and has been replaced by '''x-xmb/xmlnpsignup''').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 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] and the introduction at [http://ps3explained.com/beginner/using-the-information-board/ ps3explained.com]

It seems the removal of the widgets support was made only partially (are still supported by loading the widget from external devices), so it should be possible to (re)create it, or to create custom widgets

<GALLERY>
File:Widgets (information board - use).jpg|Information Board Widget<br>ON/OFF
File:Widgets (information board - tab).jpg|Information Board Widget<br>Tab
File:Widgets (information board - news).jpg|Information Board Widget<br>News
</GALLERY>

====Information Board QA Server: Off/On====
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. See: [[QA Flagging]]

==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]] ? (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|content=<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
<!-- Example needed -->
</syntaxhighlight>}}

===dev_flash/vsh/resource/explore/xmb===
====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>}}

====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>}}

===dev_flash/vsh/resource/explore/icon===
<div style="float:right">[[File:Widget.png|64px|thumb|right|widget.png]]</div>
====widget.png====
This file exists in firmwares since [[2.00 CEX|2.00]] up to [[4.83 CEX|4.83]]. size 17205 bytes. MD5:5ed81a2c29a6514a4c3b9b72efc5b9f2

===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/data/===
This files was removed in firmware 2.20 at the same time it was implemented the "silk_nas" [[Web Browser]]
====CEHtmlBrowserApp.bin====
Up to firmware 2.17 (and removed in 2.20)
See: [[SILKPADD]]
====CEHtmlBrowserAppXaiWidget.bin====
Up to firmware 2.17 (and removed in 2.20)
See: [[SILKPADD]]

===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====
In firmwares since 2.20 up to 4.83. Size 3063 bytes. MD5:8C1102561C72A21B7866CC4D17D6EFBF

{{Boxcode|content=<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
<MicroBrowser>
  <key>FileFormatVersion</key>
  <integer>4</integer>
  <key>FontAlias</key>
  <dict>
	<key>Generic SansSerif</key>
	<string>sans-serif</string>

	<key>Generic Serif</key>
	<string>serif</string>

	<key>Generic Monospace</key>
	<string>monospace</string>

	<key>Courier</key>
	<string>monospace</string>

	<key>Helvetica</key>
	<string>sans-serif</string>

	<key>Times</key>
	<string>sans-serif</string>

	<key>Arial</key>
	<string>sans-serif</string>

	<key>Courier New</key>
	<string>monospace</string>

	<key>Microsoft Sans Serif</key>
	<string>sans-serif</string>

	<key>Tahoma</key>
	<string>sans-serif</string>

	<key>Times New Roman</key>
	<string>serif</string>

	<key>Verdana</key>
	<string>sans-serif</string>

	<key>MSゴシック</key>
	<string>sans-serif</string>

	<key>MS ゴシック</key>
	<string>sans-serif</string>

	<key>ＭＳ ゴシック</key>
	<string>sans-serif</string>

	<key>ＭＳゴシック</key>
	<string>sans-serif</string>

	<key>MS P ゴシック</key>
	<string>sans-serif</string>

	<key>MS Pゴシック</key>
	<string>sans-serif</string>

	<key>ＭＳ Ｐ ゴシック</key>
	<string>sans-serif</string>

	<key>ＭＳ Ｐゴシック</key>
	<string>sans-serif</string>

	<key>MS P Gothic</key>
	<string>sans-serif</string>

	<key>MS UI Gothic</key>
	<string>sans-serif</string>

	<key>ＭＳ 明朝</key>
	<string>serif</string>

	<key>ＭＳ明朝</key>
	<string>serif</string>

	<key>MS 明朝</key>
	<string>serif</string>

	<key>MS明朝</key>
	<string>serif</string>

	<key>ＭＳ Ｐ 明朝</key>
	<string>serif</string>

	<key>ＭＳ Ｐ明朝</key>
	<string>serif</string>

	<key>MS P 明朝</key>
	<string>serif</string>

	<key>MS P明朝</key>
	<string>serif</string>

	<key>MS P Mincho</key>
	<string>serif</string>

	<key>新細明體</key>
	<string>serif</string>
	  
	<key>mingliu</key>
	<string>serif</string>
  </dict>
  <key>FontInfoLanguageList</key>
  <array>
	<string>en</string><!-- DEFAULT -->
	<string>en</string>
	<string>ja</string>
	<string>zh</string>
	<string>ko</string>
  </array>

  <key>DefaultGenericFontInfoList</key>
  <dict>
        <!-- ENGLISH -->
	<key>en</key>
	<dict>
	  <key>serif</key>
	  <array>
		<string>SCE-PS3 Matisse LATIN</string>
	  </array>

	  <key>sans-serif</key>
	  <array>
		<string>SCE-PS3 Rodin LATIN</string>
	  </array>

	  <key>default</key>
	  <array>
		<string>SCE-PS3 Rodin LATIN</string>
	  </array>
	</dict>

        <!-- JAPANESE -->
	<key>ja</key>
	<dict>

	  <key>cursive</key>
	  <array>
		<string>SCE-PS3 SEURAT JPN</string>
	  </array>

	  <key>fantasy</key>
	  <array>
		<string>SCE-PS3 SEURAT JPN</string>
	  </array>

	  <key>default</key>
	  <array>
      <string>SCE-PS3 Rodin LATIN</string>
      <string>SCE-PS3 NewRodin JPN</string>
	  </array>
	</dict>

	<key>zh</key>
	<dict>
	  <key>default</key>
	  <array>
		<string>DFHEIW5-A</string>
	  </array>
	</dict>
	
	<!-- KOREAN -->
	<key>ko</key>
	<dict>
	  
	  <key>default</key>
	  <array>
		<string>SCE-PS3 YD gd Medium</string>
	  </array>
	</dict>

  </dict>
</MicroBrowser>
</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/===
One folder named '''strings''' containing 16 files for languages named: infob_<language>.xml  (e.g: infob_german.xml, infob_french.xml, etc...)

====infob_<language>.xml====
 dev_flash/vsh/resource/silk/xai/widgets/informationboard/string/infob_chinese_simplified.xml
 dev_flash/vsh/resource/silk/xai/widgets/informationboard/string/infob_chinese_traditional.xml
 dev_flash/vsh/resource/silk/xai/widgets/informationboard/string/infob_danish.xml
 dev_flash/vsh/resource/silk/xai/widgets/informationboard/string/infob_dutch.xml
 dev_flash/vsh/resource/silk/xai/widgets/informationboard/string/infob_english.xml
 dev_flash/vsh/resource/silk/xai/widgets/informationboard/string/infob_finnish.xml
 dev_flash/vsh/resource/silk/xai/widgets/informationboard/string/infob_french.xml
 dev_flash/vsh/resource/silk/xai/widgets/informationboard/string/infob_german.xml
 dev_flash/vsh/resource/silk/xai/widgets/informationboard/string/infob_italian.xml
 dev_flash/vsh/resource/silk/xai/widgets/informationboard/string/infob_japanese.xml
 dev_flash/vsh/resource/silk/xai/widgets/informationboard/string/infob_korean.xml
 dev_flash/vsh/resource/silk/xai/widgets/informationboard/string/infob_norwegian.xml
 dev_flash/vsh/resource/silk/xai/widgets/informationboard/string/infob_portuguese.xml
 dev_flash/vsh/resource/silk/xai/widgets/informationboard/string/infob_russian.xml
 dev_flash/vsh/resource/silk/xai/widgets/informationboard/string/infob_spanish.xml
 dev_flash/vsh/resource/silk/xai/widgets/informationboard/string/infob_swedish.xml

Example from '''infob_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

 dev_flash/vsh/resource/silk/xai/widgets/informationboard/da.lproj/InfoPlist.strings
 dev_flash/vsh/resource/silk/xai/widgets/informationboard/Dutch.lproj/InfoPlist.strings
 dev_flash/vsh/resource/silk/xai/widgets/informationboard/fi.lproj/InfoPlist.strings
 dev_flash/vsh/resource/silk/xai/widgets/informationboard/French.lproj/InfoPlist.strings
 dev_flash/vsh/resource/silk/xai/widgets/informationboard/German.lproj/InfoPlist.strings
 dev_flash/vsh/resource/silk/xai/widgets/informationboard/Italian.lproj/InfoPlist.strings
 dev_flash/vsh/resource/silk/xai/widgets/informationboard/Japanese.lproj/InfoPlist.strings
 dev_flash/vsh/resource/silk/xai/widgets/informationboard/ko.lproj/InfoPlist.strings
 dev_flash/vsh/resource/silk/xai/widgets/informationboard/nb.lproj/InfoPlist.strings
 dev_flash/vsh/resource/silk/xai/widgets/informationboard/pt.lproj/InfoPlist.strings
 dev_flash/vsh/resource/silk/xai/widgets/informationboard/ru.lproj/InfoPlist.strings
 dev_flash/vsh/resource/silk/xai/widgets/informationboard/Spanish.lproj/InfoPlist.strings
 dev_flash/vsh/resource/silk/xai/widgets/informationboard/sv.lproj/InfoPlist.strings
 dev_flash/vsh/resource/silk/xai/widgets/informationboard/zh_CN.lproj/InfoPlist.strings
 dev_flash/vsh/resource/silk/xai/widgets/informationboard/zh_TW.lproj /InfoPlist.strings

====InfoPlist.strings====
This is the displayed name of the widget (same file for all languages, except japanese, korean, and russian, because uses different characters)

Example:
 CFBundleDisplayName = "Information 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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