Making Desktop Widgets

[solarwind]

Hey all, I want to make a few simple widgets in either C++ or Python. Is there a way to do it without relying on some other program like GDesklets?

[Can+~]

Python + GTK + Cairo

Cairo being the vectorial graphics library (also available on C)

http://www.oluyede.org/blog/writing-a-widget-using-cairo-and-pygtk-28/