Running a dashboard widget in Dashcode

When I 'Run' a dashboard widget in Dashcode, it flashes and disappears. Activity Monitor says a DashboardClient is active but I cannot find the widget anywhere. The system log reports 'DashboardClient[897]: error [1001] setting colorSpace to iMac colorspace'. Is something missing? Is there something missing in my environment?

FWIW: I discovered that the version of Dashcode that I was using (V 3.0.5) is for Mountain Lion, but I'm still running Lion. I downloaded version 3.0.4 and it solved the problems. I'll keep version 3.0.5 for when I download Mountain lion.

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hi,
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i'm trying to make a simple widget that uses the real audio plug-in in the system (if you downloaded real player) to play a local portland, oregon fm classical radio station, kbps-fm 89.9 (www.allclassical.org).
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-- faddah yuetsu wolf
portland, oregon
[email protected]

Hi
i don't mean to be a noodge, but 4 days ago i posted
a simple request asking if i could get support here
for some questions i had as regards some snags i ran
into making dashboard widgets. while other people's
questions about ruby/rails, c and objective c and
even powerpoint (shouldn't that be in a microsquish
support forum??) have been responded to.
You shouldn't take the lack of response as a personal insult The nature of these forums (fora?) is that people respond to those messages where they can help and don't respond when they can't help. FWIW I've got two unresolved questions dating back to Mar 17th!
In my opinion, the Developer forums would be absolutely ideal and on-topic places to discuss Widget development..... but it looks like very few experienced Widget developers hang out here, so any questions would most likely go unanswered. My own skill area in limited to Java so I can't help out with widgets. No doubt the other forum regulars are in a similar position.
Bob

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any response and help would be appreciated.
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hi,
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i'm trying to make a simple widget that uses the real audio plug-in in the system (if you downloaded real player) to play a local portland, oregon fm classical radio station, kbps-fm 89.9 (www.allclassical.org).
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should i seek help here? are there better boards/forums for mac os x dashboard widget creation i can go to, and if so, can anyone direct me there? i know about adc, and am a (free) member, but they don't have discussion boards there and i don't want to pay oodles in tech support just to get some basic javascript and css questions handled.
if anyone could please direct me to where i can ask these questions or help me out, please let me know. thanx.
-- faddah yuetsu wolf
portland, oregon
[email protected]

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Install SAP Business One Integration Service before enabling the dashboard widget Message ID = 1290000001
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