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+0.01: New widget!
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diff --git a/apps/widcloselaunch/README.md b/apps/widcloselaunch/README.md
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+# Close Button Launcher
+
+Adds a ![X](preview.png) button to close the current app and go back to the launcher.
+(Widget is not visible on the clock screen)
+
+Copied from  widclose by @rigrig and slightly modified.
+
+![Light theme screenshot](screenshot_light.png)
+![Dark theme screenshot](screenshot_dark.png)
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diff --git a/apps/widcloselaunch/metadata.json b/apps/widcloselaunch/metadata.json
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+{
+  "id": "widcloselaunch",
+  "name": "Close Button to launcher",
+  "version": "0.01",
+  "description": "A button to close the current app and go to launcher",
+  "readme": "README.md",
+  "icon": "icon.png",
+  "type": "widget",
+  "tags": "widget,tools",
+  "supports": ["BANGLEJS2"],
+  "screenshots": [{"url":"screenshot_light.png"},{"url":"screenshot_dark.png"}],
+  "storage": [
+    {"name":"widclose.wid.js","url":"widget.js"}
+  ]
+}
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diff --git a/apps/widcloselaunch/widget.js b/apps/widcloselaunch/widget.js
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+if (!Bangle.CLOCK) WIDGETS.close = {
+  area: "tr", width: 24, sortorder: 10, // we want the right-most spot please
+  draw: function() {
+    Bangle.removeListener("touch", this.touch);
+    Bangle.on("touch", this.touch);
+    g.reset().setColor("#f00").drawImage(atob( // hardcoded red to match setUI back button
+      // b/w version of preview.png, 24x24
+      "GBgBABgAAf+AB//gD//wH//4P//8P//8fn5+fjx+fxj+f4H+/8P//8P/f4H+fxj+fjx+fn5+P//8P//8H//4D//wB//gAf+AABgA"
+    ), this.x, this.y);
+  }, touch: function(_, c) {
+    const w = WIDGETS.close;
+    if (w && c.x>=w.x && c.x<=w.x+24 && c.y>=w.y && c.y<=w.y+24) Bangle.showLauncher();
+  }
+};