The Shortcut - Mozilla Firefox

The Shortcut - Mozilla Firefox is a lightweight gadget specially designed for Yahoo! Widget Engine, which gives users the possibility to quickly launch the Firefox web browser from a dock placed on the desktop. This can be used as an alternative to deploying the program from the desktop, quick launch area, or Start Menu or Screen.

The software framework of Yahoo! has been discontinued for a long time. However, Yahoo! Widget Engine can be downloaded and installed from Softpedia since it's still operable.

Installing it is a simple task that only requires confirmation after double-clicking the downloaded file. The Shortcut - Mozilla Firefox gets implemented into the dock of Yahoo! Widget Engine and shows a button with its logo, which immediately opens an instance of Firefox on click.

If this doesn't happen, it's probably because the web browser was installed in a location other than the default directory. In this case, users can visit the settings section of the widget to set the correct file path to Firefox's .exe file.

A noteworthy aspect is that the widget is capable of opening the executable file of any other program, so this also works if users have a portable copy of Firefox or if they're interested in firing up another favorite application. On the other hand, the gadget's logo cannot be removed or replaced with another.

Due to the integrated options of Yahoo! Widget Engine, it's possible to set the frame to normal, below or on top of other windows, ask the widget to disregard mouse events and prevent mouse dragging, as well as make the panel more or less transparent.