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Description

An exercise is making a widget perform a multitude of tasks in a small configurable package. Each widget instance can perform a small task where a group of them collectively perform a function. It's an idea that I had many years ago, and had decided to put into practice.

So 3 to 5 of these widgets could make a clock or a calendar, a pair could display network activity. Or individual monitors.

Setting the various functions for each instance of the Widget is done via the Right-click Menu.

The data available for the widget to display encompasses the following types:
• hours, minutes, or seconds
• date, month, or year
• disk usage percentage for C or D drive
• battery available percentage
• CPU usage percentage
• RAM usage percentage
• network upload or download

If the widget instance is set to display Drive space, then clicking the widget will open the drive.

If the widget instance is set to display Hours, then clicking the widget will toggle 12/24 hour display.

The Nudge Menu items will position the widget 1px in the specified direction to position accurately.

Three delimiter characters are available; colon (, slash (/), or bar (|),
which can be useful for Date and Time display combinations.

The digits can be displayed in a choice of three fonts: Data; as seen in the Time and Date sample, Block; as seen in the CPU and RAM meters, and Default; which is a basic sans-serif font.

14 April update -

Added a choice of scale to the Network speed, either Kilobits or Megabits, the last measure seemed to spend too much time on zero.

Increased Drive monitor support from just C & D, to the whole alphabet.

I had always considered the option of making the background colour changeable, so now it is; to Red, Green, or Blue, in addition to Black.

2 June update -

Weather display now available

Additional display Font

Description

An exercise is making a widget perform a multitude of tasks in a small configurable package. Each widget instance can perform a small task where a group of them collectively perform a function. It's an idea that I had many years ago, and had decided to put into practice.

So 3 to 5 of these widgets could make a clock or a calendar, a pair could display network activity. Or individual monitors.

Setting the various functions for each instance of the Widget is done via the Right-click Menu.

The data available for the widget to display encompasses the following types:
• hours, minutes, or seconds
• date, month, or year
• disk usage percentage for C or D drive
• battery available percentage
• CPU usage percentage
• RAM usage percentage
• network upload or download

If the widget instance is set to display Drive space, then clicking the widget will open the drive.

If the widget instance is set to display Hours, then clicking the widget will toggle 12/24 hour display.

The Nudge Menu items will position the widget 1px in the specified direction to position accurately.

Three delimiter characters are available; colon (, slash (/), or bar (|),
which can be useful for Date and Time display combinations.

The digits can be displayed in a choice of three fonts: Data; as seen in the Time and Date sample, Block; as seen in the CPU and RAM meters, and Default; which is a basic sans-serif font.

14 April update -

Added a choice of scale to the Network speed, either Kilobits or Megabits, the last measure seemed to spend too much time on zero.

Increased Drive monitor support from just C & D, to the whole alphabet.

I had always considered the option of making the background colour changeable, so now it is; to Red, Green, or Blue, in addition to Black.

2 June update -

Weather display now available

Additional display Font