I've been looking for a good "Recent Comments" widget for Blogger and really wasn't happy with the one Blogger provided...nor any of the widgets I found online. So, I took the code from someone elses' widget and tweaked it.
Feel free to copy the code and use it.
http://docs.google.com/View?id=dgqvx2x8_17fs7tn8dc
I can't take complete credit for it. I got the original here:
http://thebleedingear.blogspot.com/2008/04/new-recent-comments-json-widget.html
I think this guy tweaked another widget code from elsewhere.
The code is customizable and has a transparent background to blend with any template. All the colors and fonts will match your template as well. (I added the red border to the screenshot, that is not part of the widget code.)
To get this widget to give YOUR recent comments, be sure to adjust this line in the code. Change the red text to your Blogger name:
script src="http://YOURBLOG.blogspot.com/feeds/comments/default?alt=json-in-script&callback=showrecentcomments
I am not a computer programmer, so my knowledge of the code is limited. In other words, don't ask me for "customer service support" for the widget.
If you do use this widget, I ask you consider adding me to your blog's link list/blogroll as a courtesy. Thanks, and enjoy!
