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Managing My Workspace
How can I add a new Gadget to my workspace?
You can add new Gadget to your workspace accessing to the catalogue by pressing on the catalogue icon (first icon on the right side of the top bar) and then pressing the button "Add Instance" on the preferred gadget.
Watch an example in this Video Tutorial (Note: this is an interactive example, you need to click in the suggested options to move forward)
How can I manage my Tabs?
Watch this Video Tutorial to learn how to manage your Tabs. (Note: this is an interactive example, you need to click in the suggested options to move forward)
How can I manage my Workspaces?
Watch this VideoTutorial to learn how to manage your Workspaces. (Note: this is an interactive example, you need to click in the suggested options to move forward)
Could I change the Gadgets position and size?
Yes, you are free to move your gadgets and change their size.
Watch this Video Tutorial to learn how to do it. (Note: this is an interactive example, you need to click in the suggested options to move forward)
Could I move a Gadget to another Tab?
Yes, you only need to drag the gadget, in the same way as in the previous question, and drop it to the new Tab. When the gadget is over a Tab, it is highlighted to make visible what Tab would get the Gadget.
Discovering Gadgets
How can I discover new Gadgets?
You must access to the EzWeb Catalogue in order to discover new gadgets to add in your Workspace. To do this, you have to press the Catalogue icon (first icon on the right side of the top bar) and then you will be able to use the tools EzWeb provides you to know new intereting Gadgets.
You can watch this Video Tutorial to learn how to search new gadgets. (Note: this is an interactive example, you need to click in the suggested options to move forward)
How can I see the information of a Gadget?
Once you are in the Catalogue section you can find more information about a gadget by clicking on its image. A new secition will be visible on the right side of the Catalogue, showing more information and allowing you to perform new operations. Besides this information, each gadget has a web page with more extensive information.
Watch this Video Tutorial to learn how to know more about a gadget. (Note: this is an interactive example, you need to click in the suggested options to move forward)
How can I add tags to the Gadget?
Each gadget has a set of tags which are set by the EzWeb users. You can add your own tags to the gadgets to help you to search them.
Watch this Video Tutorial to learn how to tag your gadgets and how to take advantages of these tags. (Note: this is an interactive example, you need to click in the suggested options to move forward)
Connecting Gadgets
How can I connect two Gadgets?
In EzWeb, a Gadget is able to recieve data from other gadgets and send data to other ones. The user is the responsible of connecting the gadgets to communicate them. To make this task, you must access to thw Conections section by clicking on the second icon on the right side of the top bar. Once in this section you will be able to select which data send a gadget and what gadget recieves this data.
Watch this Video Tutorial to learn how to connect two gadgets. (Note: this is an interactive example, you need to click in the suggested options to move forward)
Could I connect more than two gadgets?
The data sended by a Gadget can be received for more than one gadget. In the same way, a gadget can receive data form more than one gadget.
Watch this Video Tutorial to learn how to make multiple connections between gadgets. (Note: this is an interactive example, you need to click in the suggested options to move forward)
Could I connect gadgets which are in different Tabs?
You can connect the gadgets which are in the same Workspace. It doesn't matter in what Tab they are. Moreover, connecting gadgets which are in different Tabs, you will able to specify an special behaviour: when a gadget sends a piece of data, it could imply to display other Tab.
Watch this Video Tutorial to learn how to communicate gadgets which are in different Tabs. (Note: this is an interactive example, you need to click in the suggested options to move forward)
Could I connect gadgets which are in different Workspaces?
No, you can only connect gadgets which are in the same Workspace.
Creating new Gadgets
Could I add new Gadgets to the Catalogue?
To add a new Gadget to the Catalogue you need to specify to EzWeb the URL where the template of the gadget is available.
Watch this Video Tutorial to know how to add new Gadgets to the Catalogue. (Note: this is an interactive example, you need to click in the suggested options to move forward)
More Information
Basic Troubleshooting
If you have problems working with your EzWeb account, you can try one or all of the following tips:
- Clear your navigator cache
- Delete the EzWeb session cookies. Search all the cookies associated with the site 'ezweb.tid.es' and delete them
- Logout and login into your EzWeb account
- If you have problems with one specific gadget, try to delete it from your workspace and add it again
If you still have problems, ask for support at ezwebplatform-support@lists.morfeo-project.org.
I still have some points I would like to check, where I could find more information?
You can look for more information browsing on our website and our presentations. If you still have doubts, you can ask them at ezwebplatform-support@lists.morfeo-project.org.