Flash Support Added to Yahoo Widget Platform
By: Chris Crum
Yahoo is upgrading the Yahoo Widgets platform to be compatible with Flash and HTML widget development.
“Flash opens the door to all sorts of rich experiences” said Yahoo director of product management Scott Derringer.
Version 4.5 was announced yesterday and supports actionscript as well as Flex. eWeek reports:
Other new features from Yahoo for developers include the ability to create more engaging desktop widgets by using new rich-media capabilities, including video. Developers also can now download their desktop widgets from any Web page with one to two clicks via the new in-page installer badges. Developers’ widgets also can now be discovered by more users via the Yahoo Widget Gallery, which features a new search engine optimization capability, Derringer said.
Yahoo also revamped its widget offerings for consumers. The company is making it easier for users to discover and download desktop widgets that deliver content and services from the Yahoo Widget Gallery.
Apart from that, a new security model has been put in place as well as a full W3C-compliant DOM allowing for easier JavaScript development.
The New York Times has more on Yahoo Widget Engine 4.5.
