Try the VistaClock - Major performance update!

[netmaestro]

Added a non-transparent option and removed the last bit of cpu usage. It sits at 0 now. (here) This thing is done for sure now as I don't plan on updating it further.

[Joakim Christiansen]

Added a non-transparent option and removed the last bit of cpu usage. It sits at 0 now. (here) This thing is done for sure now as I don't plan on updating it further.

Really nice, now give us the source code! (j/k)
It don't use any CPU here either but it use 15mb of memory! (But I don't care)

[techjunkie]

A new version is ready, with some more features. Drop shadowing is rendered correctly, you can choose from several sizes from tiny to jumbo, there is a system tray icon for control, you can hide/show the clock, and cpu usage is down to nil as redrawing is arranged to take place only when a hand needs to move. Even at the jumbo size setting, cpu usage is 0. Get it while it's hot!

Really nice clock!

But where are the extra features?!? Size and hide? The version I download from http://www.networkmaestro.com/VistaClock.exe don't have these features.

[netmaestro]

I added the hide feature. I don't think I'm ever going to make it sizeable as it uses exclusively DrawAlphaImage() and the only way you can resize an Alpha image is to use the Raw flag. The result is "less than production quality" without any smoothing, so I'm at a bit of a loss for now unless I can find an API or resize algorithm that both smooths and preserves the alpha layer information. If I find something I'll update it, another thing I've considered is releasing 3 exe's, one at 90px, one at 128 (current) and one at 196, all of which I've created graphics for. But putting them all into one exe and offering 3 size options would mean the thing would be about 1.2 mb after upx'ing. That's kinda big but if plenty of people are interested in an exe that size with those size options, I can easily do it.

[netmaestro]

Added a brushed aluminum face. I'm going to add it to the VistaClockGadget() too.

[Intrigued]

This version is working excellent on my Win XP Pro system.

Nice job!

[Barney]

Please, please, please, can we have a peek at the source code of this beauty...

Barney

[Trond]

Please, please, please, can we have a peek at the source code of this beauty...

Barney

Code: Select all

UseTIFFImageDecoder() 

OpenWindow(0, 0, 0, 512, 384, "", #PB_Window_ScreenCentered | #PB_Window_SystemMenu) 
SetWindowLong_(WindowID(0), #GWL_EXSTYLE, GetWindowLong_(WindowID(0), #GWL_EXSTYLE) | #WS_EX_LAYERED) 

LoadImage(0, "clock.tiff") 

hDC = StartDrawing(ImageOutput(0)) 
  GetObject_(ImageID(0), SizeOf(BITMAP), @BitmapInfo.BITMAP) 
  ContextOffset.POINT 
  BlendMode.BLENDFUNCTION 
  BlendMode\SourceConstantAlpha = 255 
  BlendMode\AlphaFormat = 1 
  UpdateLayeredWindow_(WindowID(0), 0, 0, @BitmapInfo+4, hDC, @ContextOffset, 0, @BlendMode, 2) 
StopDrawing() 

Repeat 
  Select WaitWindowEvent() 
    Case #PB_Event_CloseWindow 
      Break 
  EndSelect 
ForEver

Now you just create a few more windows which are child windows of this one using the same technique, three for the pointers and one for the glass reflection.

[netmaestro]

I'm sorry, I don't see a clock there. If you want to achieve a working clock you have to buckle down and actually program something, assuming one is able.

[Berikco]

Very nice

[Inf0Byt3]

@netmaestro, just a little question... How did you make the pointers move? You literally draw them on the background?

[netmaestro]

Good question, I'll have to ask trond how I did that and get back to you.

[Inf0Byt3]

It was right under my eyes! I think I must start wearing glasses .