DX Request: Reminder widgit

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I am in need of a widget that I can set for X minutes in the future and at the end of that time it plays a sound and/or changes teh image (new image, larger image, flashing image?).  I didn't see anything in the gallery.  THis is the closest I saw: https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=3176&libid=3

Specs:

  • Mandatory
    • Set the time (a form to enter number of minutes)
    • Alert at end time (grow/glow/sound?)
  • Nice to have
    • Multiple timers
    • Ability to label timer
    • Ability to set the image
    • Ability to set the sound
    • (added) Preset minutes (1, 5, 10, 15, 30)

Thanks a bunch!

desktopx
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Tiggz didn't make anything like that?

Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top

The galleries don't have the best searches so he might have integrated it into some amazingly fancy clock . . but I don't need a whole clock.  :)

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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Have you checked RomanDA's stuff?

Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Philly0381, reply 3
Have you checked RomanDA's stuff?
Yes, then I sent him a PM  :)

Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top

This should be pretty simple.. if you can hold a day or so ill look into it.

Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting RomanDA, reply 5
This should be pretty simple.. if you can hold a day or so ill look into it.
You are a rock star!

 

More nice to haves:

  • Preset minutes (1, 5, 10, 15, 30)
Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top

ok, worked out the basic code..

Code: vbscript
  3.  TimerVal = 2 '2 minutes for the countdown
  4.  TStart = Time() ' Get current time
  5.  TEnd = DateAdd("n",TimerVal,Time())  'Add the timerval to the current time

This is the basic info. Get the timervalue = 2 mins to countdown

Then hold the current time, and the time + this timervalue

 

From here you can setup a timer to check to see if the current time > the TEnd time.

Code: vbscript
  3. Sub Object_OnTimer1
  4.  Call ShowTime() ' function i made to show the time "counting down"
  5.  If Time() > Tend Then
  6.      object.State = "Done" ' change the state of the base object to one that looks different and has a SOUND with it
  7.      desktopx.object("DXTimer_Text").text = "TIMES UP" ' change the text of the display to show the timer is up
  8.      object.KillTimer 1 'kill the timer
  9.  End If
  10. End Sub

The rest is really setting up all the nice things for the user:

Things like a Start Btn - in my case i made it so when you click th btn it prompts for the time in mins to countdown, then it starts the timer.

Edit btn maybe

Info to show on the widget

whatever else you might want to add.

I made this pretty simple.

 

 

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Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Thanks man . . you are a master (at easy stuff).  :)

Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Keep in mind what i uploaded is VERY simple, and does the basic thing wanted (counts down and beeps).  So.. if you want to add to it, go for it. 

Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I modified the sound to loop and added a mousedown state to turn it off.  Awesome! :)

Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Next step, on state chage to Done, make the widget change z-order to always on top

 

Apparently

object.State = "Done"
     Object.OnTop

is fail

Reply #13 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Zu.. been trying to make THAT work for about 4 years.

Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Yeah object.ontop does not work. Widget.Ontop does, though.

 

Oh, and great work Roman. :thumbsup:

Reply #15 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Widget.ontop working.

Next on list . . a cancel and a close.

Reply #16 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Thanks man . . you are a master (at easy stuff).

Just say the word, Dave....I'll give him a wee slap....;)

Reply #17 from WinCustomize Forums Top

The digital clock docklet would be perfect for that (if it wasn't crashing DockletX on start x_x ). I'll let you know if I manage to make it work properly (I should have some time during my vacation next month).

Reply #18 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Just say the word, Dave....I'll give him a wee slap...

the word is given

Reply #19 from WinCustomize Forums Top

the word is given

OK, lad...I'll be seeing him mid September....shall greet him with a fist....;)