htmllubuntuwallpaper
I have one of those underpowered netbooks with Lubuntu. I also have an iPod Touch. I'd like the best of both worlds. So I would like to create an active html wallpaper with beautiful little squared icons to launch my webapps through Chromium/Firefox.
I've read a bit, but it looks like there isn't really anything that would allow for that.
Does anyone have any other alternatives (apart from buying an iPad)? 🙂
Install dates
Open Dates
In Calendar > Properties > create new
Provide the link to ical (.ics) calendar; remove https://
install compizconfig-settings-manager
Open Startup Applications
Add
Open CompizConfig Settings Manager
Go to Window Management -> Window Rules
In Size rules (adjust to your monitor) 
Go to Window Management -> Place Windows -> Fixed Window Placement
Under Windows with fixed positions (you might want to set Y = 24(task-bar height), to show the menu bar)
Thank you Kory Wnuk for the inspiration your answer gave me.
You cannot do this with Nautilus or Compiz, no. I don't know what exactly the screenlets you are talking about are, but the general answer is no. File managers and the window manager, do not use a webkit view to draw the background and icons. This works in Windows, because the file manager and web browser, are the same thing. In Ubuntu, they aren't.
Best Answer
Maybe Mozilla prism could help with some of what you want: http://prism.mozillalabs.com/, you can install prism from the repository by typing in your terminal;
then launch prism and enter the URL to your web application, a shortcut to the web app can be created on your desktop,
you must right click on the web app shortcut on the desktop and allow execution, when the web app shortcut is double clicked your web app will start.