OP is Original Poster. You've got it.

As you replied to my reply to Laughing Man, I thought your interest lay with the tangent he had begun regarding the File Manager. I responded with that frame of mind. Sorry for missing that you were replying to the tangent but asking about Rushmore's original request.

As for that, I'm still not quite sure how "a folder of widgets" makes sense. The entire point of widgets is that they are active, running, mini-applications that display on the desktop. Conceivably, one could create an application that's a work-alike for the desktop, thereby providing additional space in which widgets can run. A shortcut to that application could then be placed upon the desktop. However, the balance between gains and work involved seems off to me.

An easier task would likely be to modify the desktop to support more than four screens, an idea that's been discussed previously. I rather expect someone to bring this idea to reality in the not too distant future, though I personally don't anticipate a need for it.

I am curious as to which traditional desktop environment(s) promotes grouping widgets in folders. While grouping document and application icons that way is common, I'm not familiar with widgets being treated in the same manner.