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I just call them my little ones, but look at the official wording, what is the screenlet:

„Screenlets are small owner-drawn applications (written in Python) that can be described as "the virtual representation of things lying/standing around on your desk". Sticknotes, clocks, rulers, ... the possibilities are endless.

The goal of the Screenlets base-classes is to simplify the creation of fully themeable mini-apps that each solve basic desktop-work-related needs and generally improve the usability and eye-candy of the modern composited Linux-desktop. „

I could compared with the Android system widgets. Small programs, applets, which are geared to a function, weather, letters to achieve, compass, map system features. Let's see how we can activate them:

    1. Install the Screenlets Settings Manager, if you have not yet done.
          a. Menu> Software Manager.
          b. The right search box enter "screenlets".
          c. Select group of Screenlets, and then click the "Install" button.
    2. Go to Menu> Accessories> Screenlets program.
    3. Here you can choose the little programs and run them by clicking.

Or in terminal:

sudo apt-add-repository ppa:screenlets-dev/ppa

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install screenlets

After installing the Screenlets daemon will be available in the taskbar at the bottom right side as well, and quickly became available in the Settings.



I made a recording of the desktop, which landed in a couple of programs:



More screenlets avialable here: screenlets.org.