I don't know why i like to watch progress bars, but I do.
can it have something to do with hot exotic chicks?-superboyac (December 02, 2012, 02:05 AM)
You can also tell the bar how to repeat when it reaches the end-mouser (December 03, 2012, 03:45 AM)
The lifespan bar is perhaps a bit ominous? :o-Jibz (December 03, 2012, 04:14 AM)
;DThe lifespan bar is perhaps a bit ominous? :o-Jibz (December 03, 2012, 04:14 AM)
Not if mouser is making it possible to repeat it. ;)-app103 (December 03, 2012, 04:30 AM)
could make it say "21 days" instead of "94%" on the Christmas bar, or "41 min" instead of "69%" on the Left in Current Hour bar.
Can think of using it as 'countdown' for my projects, which I generally miss.-anandcoral (December 03, 2012, 10:28 AM)
you could even have it like the new docking auto-hide SC "Quick Capture Bar" (could you reuse the code?)
If they are all based on time, maybe let the user optionally specify a time formatting string to use instead of the percentage as text on the bar? I mean, so you could make it say "21 days" instead of "94%" on the Christmas bar, or "41 min" instead of "69%" on the Left in Current Hour bar.-Jibz (December 03, 2012, 04:45 AM)
Do you really want it counting down the days left in your life?! :o-TaoPhoenix (December 03, 2012, 07:22 PM)
I see the bars are different lengths - is that user-modifiable or automatic some way?yes, there are various options for that.
e.g. 15 wks, 5 days, 29 mins, 12 secs to goi'll have to add some settings for that; perhaps just simply a choice of long and short text modes.
e.g. 15 wks, 5 days, 29 mins, 12 secs to goi'll have to add some settings for that; perhaps just simply a choice of long and short text modes.-mouser (December 04, 2012, 06:44 AM)
Early alpha for those who want to experiment:
- https://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Mouser/pbol/downloads/ProgressBarsOfLifeSetup.exe
- https://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Mouser/pbol/downloads/ProgressBarsOfLifePortable.zip
-mouser (December 04, 2012, 07:18 AM)
2) Would this be possible - install with an example bar e.g. Installed since
Some events are "full day", I am a little confused about what I should set the time at. Like my birthday, should is tart at 00:00:00 and end at 23:59:59 the same day next year?
First thing I noticed is how difficult it is to read the black text on the red bars, and to some extent the brown ones as well.choose the new Smooth theme -- without those boxes with white backgrounds it's a lot easier to read. once we decide on the best theme i'll make that one the default.
The textual progress appears to only work for the modern visual theme.
The smooth visual theme has the "update glow" effect on it every time the bar is updated, which is slightly annoying.
I am guessing the visual themes are a new addition, since the colors are wrong as well.
Maybe the option to create bars that just count an amount of time with the ability to start/stop/reset? .. I am thinking along the lines of a "Take a 5 min break" bar that you could reset and start whenever you needed a break.
Is there an option somewhere to have it not always on top when windowed?
Would be nice if the right-click menu of the individual bars would let you open the properties for that bar.
I still think it would be a good idea to give the user the option of full controll via strftime. I can imagine there could be bars where you would prefer to always have the time left in say days instead of the smart setting. Would also make it easier to "localize" the bars for people outside US/GB.
Thanks mousey! I've been meaning to keep better track of my schedule: (see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=33116.msg309410#msg309410))-superboyac (December 06, 2012, 01:02 PM)
I still think it would be a good idea to give the user the option of full controll via strftime. I can imagine there could be bars where you would prefer to always have the time left in say days instead of the smart setting. Would also make it easier to "localize" the bars for people outside US/GB.
i don't think it's as simple as you are suggesting -- remember this isn't a date/time that's being formatted -- it's an "elapsed time" or time "difference" .. is there a strftime like function for that?-mouser (December 06, 2012, 08:04 AM)
Thanks mousey! I've been meaning to keep better track of my schedule: (see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=33116.msg309410#msg309410))-superboyac (December 06, 2012, 01:02 PM)
The one thing I wish for is the ability to pin it to my desktop.
isn't possible to disable the "always on top" state?