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Questions tagged [applet]

Use applets for small plug-in style applications or plugins. This tag should not be used for fully fledged applications.

Applets are "small applications". They differ from "real applications" in the fact that they normally are embedded in a narrow environment in which and only in which they can function, implementing a very limited functionality.

A typical example of an applet is a plug-in in a web browser. Out side the web browser the program can not function, and inside it it usually offers limited additional functionality (while the actual web browser remains the main program and the focus of the users attention).

The term is frequently used to refer to a Java applet.

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What is the difference between an applet and an application?

I saw no difference between an applet and an application from the definition of the former: In computing, an applet is any small application that performs one specific task, sometimes running within the context of a larger program, perhaps as a…
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How to uninstall an App from Word 2013?

Word 2013 lets you install apps from the Office app store, which you can access from the Insert / Apps / My Apps menu. Being too curious, I did not make a proper research on this feature before installing the Merriam-Webster dictionary app. The darn…
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How to drag and drop files to a (places|launcher) gnome applet

I made a shortcut to my home folder by dragging and dropping it to the panel. Is there a way that I can drag and drop files to that applet in order to save the file in the folder location? What I really want is to make a shortcut to one of my Ubuntu…
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How do I configure which Cinnamon applets spawn on log-in?

I use Devuan Ascii / Debian Stretch, with Cinnamon. Whenever I login, several applets which I have removed from the panel last time - appear again: Bluetooth, Accessibility, Clipboard manager thingy... where do I choose which of them actually…
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How do I restore the default applets to Gnome's notification area?

I have a fresh install of Karmic Koala. In a botched attempt at trying to change my default window manager, I somehow removed at least three applets from the notification area: network manager (nm-applet), volume control…
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How best to convert this Jar-based Applet to run Locally?

Increased Java security polices have meant that my students can no longer run some incredibly useful (but old) Java applets in modern browsers. I've been able to directly download the associated Jar files etc., but don't know how best to run them…
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Adding Date & Time to Cinnamon panel on Mint

I accidentally removed the Time displayed in Cinnamon's system tray on my Linux Mint, and am not sure how to add it back. It doesn't seem to be available among the options in the Applets window (that comes up on choosing "Add applets to the panel"),…
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Pomodoro timer for linux that I can install without admin rights

What I need is a pomodoro timer (www.pomodorotechnique.com/) that I can use on a gnome linux (openSUSE) workstation that I use at work. It has to be able to show a popup notification so that I don't need to focus on the app and can see it whatever…
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Calendar location incorrect in Linux Mint 9

When I click on the calendar applet, the calendar widget appears almost at the top right of the screen, instead of the bottom right.
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xmonad: how to use clock applet to display time

I am using xmonad / haskell. when I start nm-applet for wifi, I have a small icon on the top lef then displays wifi reception. Next to it I would like to to have a CLOCK / time display. is there a (clock) gnome applet similar to nm-applet that works…
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difficulty running some old java applets, I have java 8 and appletviewer

I am trying to run some old java applets from the old book "Algorithms and Data Structures In Java" by Robert LaFore. https://sites.fas.harvard.edu/~cscie119/resources/lafore/ or https://cs.brynmawr.edu/Courses/cs206/spring2004/lafore.html I have…
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Make Applescript wait for an application to be closed before running a shell script

I have an applet i made using Applescript which opens an Application and then once it's loaded runs a shell script which unload's Spotlight. I need to make it then wait for me to finish using relevant Application before running another shell script…
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How to add keyboard indicator on Gnome panel?

I am testing Fedora 19. Desktop spin gnome doesn't have a keyboard indicator. Right click doesn't work. Should it or it is information from an "ancient" gnome version.
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How to import library in gDesklets applets?

I want to use some math functions in a gDesklets applet, however, I can't import math in the script. I have googled but got nothing, except this similar post, yet unanswered. I've tried to import at run time, but __import__ doesn't work: name…
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How do I run a Java 1.0/1.1 Applet on a modern system?

I have an old Java Applet that needs to run in JDK 1.0 or 1.1. How do I run it on a modern system, for example Windows or Linux on a 64bit CPU?
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