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[Uberi]

An awesome desktop clock:

Screenshot:



Does not require the GDI+ library, as all needed functions have been inlined.

Download:

AutoHotkey.net

Edit: added parent to desktop option thanks to a suggestion by tic. Enable the ParentDesktop setting to keep the clock parented to the desktop.

[Frankie]

Nothing shows up for me. AHK_L x86 Unicode.
The screenshot looks nice though.

Edit: Doesn't seem to work on AHK_Basic on my computer either...maybe its my computer? Vista x64.
I have no problems using Tic's Gdiplus library.

[tomoe_uehara]

Works for me, AHK Basic, Win XP SP3

[Uberi]

Nothing shows up for me. AHK_L x86 Unicode.
The screenshot looks nice though.

Edit: Doesn't seem to work on AHK_Basic on my computer either...maybe its my computer? Vista x64.
I have no problems using Tic's Gdiplus library.

Did you hide all your windows? It's a desktop clock, so it will always be below all other windows. If it still does not work, your best bet is to comment out line 12, but then it wouldn't stay attached to the desktop.

[Frankie]

If it still does not work, your best bet is to comment out line 12, but then it wouldn't stay attached to the desktop.

It works with line 12 commented out. Nice script :!:

[Learning one]

Nice work Uberi!

[Deep-Silence]

Indeed, that's really awesome !!!
Great Work.

[codybear]

Indeed, that's really awesome !!!
Great Work.

Nice, looks like an AHK port of the enigma rainmeter skin!
Very nice man!

[Uberi]

Indeed, that's really awesome !!!
Great Work.

Nice, looks like an AHK port of the enigma rainmeter skin!
Very nice man!

So that's what it's called... I was looking for that clock all over the place, couldn't find it, and so made my own based off of some pictures of it.

Thanks for all the comments, everyone!

Edit: Only tested on AHK Basic. Should, but might not, work on AHK_L.

[closed]

Nice Uberi i hope you don't mind i borrow some code?


I came acrossa variant to the rainmeter clock last week when browsing deviantart website.

<!-- m -->http://browse.devian... ... 4#/d33dyvb<!-- m -->
Maybe you have some free time to expand your clock?

update:
you need to have javascript enabled for the deviantart website it will go to a gallery of the author edjec or you can go directly

<!-- m -->http://edjec.deviantart.com/<!-- m -->

[Uberi]

I came acrossa variant to the rainmeter clock last week when browsing deviantart website.

<!-- m -->http://browse.devian... ... 4#/d33dyvb<!-- m -->


Maybe you have some free time to expand your clock?

Wow, that looks really complicated... Well, I think I may be able to integrate the Month/Day meter, and maybe the HD Space and CPU Usage meters, but I'm not sure how the others work. It should be added relatively soon.

How do i use this?

Just run it, no other files or dependencies required. Make sure you have XP or higher, or at least gdip.dll installed. If you still experience issues, comment out line 12.

[tic]

As shown in the gdi+ tutorials, dont use +toolwindow with layered windows as they cause random z layering errors

also....

DllCall("SetParent","UInt",hWnd,"UInt",WinExist("ahk_class Progman"))

Note that WS_EX_LAYERED cannot be used for child windows

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you should really use the library as it isn't maintanable code. looks nice though

[codybear]

Nice Uberi i hope you don't mind i borrow some code?


I came acrossa variant to the rainmeter clock last week when browsing deviantart website.

<!-- m -->http://browse.devian... ... 4#/d33dyvb<!-- m -->


Maybe you have some free time to expand your clock?

How do i use this?

If you were asking about the link you have quoted, you have to install Rainmeter and add it in your skins folder. If that is infact what you were asking how to use, you can message me if you need further instructions on how to use so we don't clutter up this thread.

So that's what it's called... I was looking for that clock all over the place, couldn't find it, and so made my own based off of some pictures of it.

Thanks for all the comments, everyone!

Edit: Only tested on AHK Basic. Should, but might not, work on AHK_L.

haha yeah... I love Rainmeter with the use of coretemp plugins and rocketdock (eventhough I really wouldn't need it with Rainmeter).

I haven't tested this yet though, but it does look like a very nice port of the clock...especially just designed from screenshots!

[Uberi]

As shown in the gdi+ tutorials, dont use +toolwindow with layered windows as they cause random z layering errors

Thanks for the explanation, tic! I've used +Owner to achieve the same effect.

DllCall("SetParent","UInt",hWnd,"UInt",WinExist("ahk_class Progman"))

Note that WS_EX_LAYERED cannot be used for child windows

<!-- m -->http://msdn.microsof...ry ... 85).aspx<!-- m -->

Thanks again, I've commented this out for now. Any other way to parent it to the desktop without resorting to BitBlt?

you should really use the library as it isn't maintanable code. looks nice though

The functions I used do not pass strings to GDI+, but I do see your point. Although full Unicode compatibility is not a problem, the code can get messy and difficult to understand.

Additionally, I've updated the script to show the current Day/Month. This is displayed by the white overlays on top of the two thick-ish black arcs at the bottom. They move left as they increase. Left one is day, right one is month.

Enjoy!