JerseyCal as a Windows Sidebar Gadget

I have received a lot of requests to convert the widgets here into the Windows Sidebar gadget format. Unfortuately, as a Mac user, I haven't got the ability to do the development and testing that is required to convert them.

However, for those using Vista (and even XP), forum user SupaDawg has posted a step-by-step tutorial on how you can get the Flash version of JerseyCal (found here) working as a Sidebar gadget. This widget allows you to create a list of 31 player's jerseys to correspond with a given day's date. (The image to the right shows what it looks like running.)

It involves a little scripting but is very simple to do and will allow you to run the widget on your desktop. You can find the post and the instructions in the forum here.

Nice work SupaDawg, and thanks for posting that.

Canadiens Web Calendar

There are a couple teams that truly lend themselves to these little calendars, the Canadiens with all of their retired numbers and legends are one of them.

The widget shown here will display the date using Montreal greats such as Richard, Lafleur, Geoffrion, Beliveau, Savard, Moore, as well as modern players such as Koivu, Kovalev and Corey Price.

To display the widget on a web page simply copy and paste the following code into the appropriate spot of your HTML code:

<object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" width="160" height="160" id="jersey" align="middle"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="false" /><param name="movie" value="http://www.hockeywidgets.com/flash/jersey.swf"> <param name=FlashVars VALUE="id1=0061&id2=0063&id3=10655&id4=0064&id5=0065&id6=9056&id7=0066&id8=2919&id9=0018&id10=0067&id11=9055&id12=2914&id13=0069&id14=9061&id15=0313&id16=11327&id17=11212&id18=10699&id19=2918&id20=2921&id21=0847&id22=9052&id23=2917&id24=10656&id25=9066&id26=9067&id27=9057&id28=10544&id29=0076&id30=10640&id31=10546"> <param name="quality" value="high"> <embed src="http://www.hockeywidgets.com/flash/jersey.swf" quality="high" FlashVars="id1=0061&id2=0063&id3=10655&id4=0064&id5=0065&id6=9056&id7=0066&id8=2919&id9=0018&id10=0067&id11=9055&id12=2914&id13=0069&id14=9061&id15=0313&id16=11327&id17=11212&id18=10699&id19=2918&id20=2921&id21=0847&id22=9052&id23=2917&id24=10656&id25=9066&id26=9067&id27=9057&id28=10544&id29=0076&id30=10640&id31=10546" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="160" height="160" wmode="transparent"></embed> </object>

You can make your own calendars using jerseys from the database by using the creation page here.

JerseyCal for Websites

You can now add a copy of JerseyCal to any website that will display Flash content. There is a creation page here, that will allow you to generate all the code you need. You simply fill out a form with the proper id from the database to correspond with the appropriate date and when you're done click "Generate Code". You can preview your widget once you've finished.

To put it on a website you need only to copy and paste the code into your HTML page. The widget created is 160px by 160px and runs on Flash 9 or higher.

JerseyCal widget updated to 2.1

JerseyCal allows you to create a personalized calendar using jerseys from the database, simply enter the ID numbers and set them on the widget and it will show the date showing the players of your choice. You can also select to display any player on your list of 31 whenever you want.

This update fixes the issue with the 4-digit cutoff that made any jersey with an ID over 9999 impossible to retrieve. It also adds resizing for easier entry. The Yahoo! version fixes the glitch with the dock not automatically updating and also makes it so that the day's jersey is shown on start instead of the entry pane.

In the future I hope to add some more functionality to this widget, like multiple calendars, calendar sharing, off-line mode, and more. As well as allow people to use custom jerseys not included in the database.

You can get JerseyCal 2.1 for both Dashboard and Yahoo! here: JerseyCal Update Page