How do I install widgets from the dashboard onto the desktop?

I would like to be able to add a few widgets from the Dashboard to my desktop, but I cant do it. I have gone to the terminal, antered the command
sudo defaults write com.apple.dashboard devmode YES
then
killall Dock
clicked on a widget clicked on F12 and the sound icon appears on the screen and it alarms and it wont move the widget to the desktop
How can I get it to work
thanks

ok, my apologies......one I completely forgot about this, as it took so long to be answered.......2, I got no notification via e-mail that a response had been posted......3, I 'found an app for that' which was another reason I forgot about this thread......1st two reasons not exactly my fault for not responding.....this whole thread hasnt exactly helped....
But I can help now, as I said there 'is an app for that' and its found here.....and by the way, he has updated it and has made it free and open source, and it works a dream......
http://www.mesadynamics.com/
hope that helps
p.s. please dont be so arsey, especially when a thread like this is not really much help at all, it really doesnt help

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