[release] @zPod ... Desktop Widget


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Hi,

I just released the last version of @zPod.

@zPod is an desktop widget app.

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Available Widget in this version :

- Notes with alarm and attached link

- Clock with chronometer function

- Calendar with alarm notes link

- Calculator

- Photo Album

- Window Media Player Remote

- News RSS Reader

- Weather RSS

- Google Search

- PopMail Alerter

- Link Folder (to store www link, folder link & file link)

- Account (Micro personnal account money manager)

I hope you like this first public release ;-)

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Good try ...

LeFOOL ...

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ok man i have tried this and i have to say it is amazing!! really great.

seriously loving it and low cpu and ram.. couldnt believe it.

i have a request however.. can you make a start button module and can you my a systray module. if you can make both of these that will be awesome.. its really not the same pressing the win key and getting the crappy start menu showing up all out of place.. if we could have our own custom menu that would be awesome... like in black box or something..

also with the task bar like dock thing you have made.. would be great if it could be more minimal.. you've got so much space on the top and bottom of the window.. if you could reduct that it would be much much ebtter because right now its a little big imo.

other then that its amazing. please though on the final relerase can you get rid of the version number its annoying on things like the clock and the weather. simply amazing app man!! i will definately be loking at making skins for this.

edit: one more thing i would like changed to this awesome program.. can you remove the visualisation from WMP widget.. i hate that. can we have album art? thats a popular choice in many other widgets so to have the option of choice between them would be awesome and make this so much better.

hope you dont mind my comments just thought feedback other then great app is useful.

Hi,

Just a little help ...

Installation :

- Unzip @zPod.rar (or @zPod.zip) in your selected folder.

- Launch easyPod.exe

Quick Starting :

- When you launch the app for the first time, you just have the "RemotePOD" and the "RemoteWin" on the desktop.

- To Access the Setup : "RightClic" and select "Setup".

- To create a new Pod : "RightClic" on the RemoteWin Pod and select the Pod you want.

- To Resize a Pod (only for resizable Pod) : move the mouse to the bottom right corner and resize it ;-)

- To scroll vertically the content of a Pod : Use the "RollScroll" of the mouse

- To scroll horizontally the content of a Pod : move the mouse in the scroll Pad of the Pod.

- To move a Pod on the bottom : "DoubleClic" on the Pod.

- To move a Pod always OnTop : "RightClic" and select "POD on TOP".

- To Lock a Pod : "RightClic" and select "Lock POD".

- To Delete a Pod : "RightClic" and select "Delete POD".

RemotePod : Simply a Pod to show the Shortcuts you want.

- To Add a new shortcut : "RightClic" and "Add" the selected Shortcut or "DragAndDrop" a file, a folder or a link.

- To change the setting of a shortcut : "RightClic" and select "Edit"

- It's a resizable Pod but depend of the content.

RemoteWin : Remote all your opened Windows.

- Focus a Window : "Clic" on the Screenie.

- Minimize a Window : "DoubleClic" on the Screenie.

- OneWin Mode : this mode keep only one Window showed on the screen.

- KillNewWin Mode : this mode keep only one Window of Explorer (kind of minimalistic popup killer).

- To Change Default Program for KillNewWin Mode : "RightClic" and select "Setup".

- To Exclude a Program : "RightClic" and select "Setup".

Trash : All your deleted Pods.

- To restore a deleted Pod : "Clic" on the link.

Note : Show notes on your desktop.

- Use "Copy/Paste" or Keyboard or "DragAndDrop" to write the content of the note.

- Change the Font, Size Font, Color Font and Background with the "RightClic" menu.

- To attach a shortcut : "DragAndDrop" the selected shortcut.

- To set the Alarm : "RightClic" and select "Alarm".

Clock : A simple clock with Chronometer function.

- To Start/Stop the Chrono : "RightClic" and select Chrono + "Clic" on the Pod.

Calendar : A simple Calendar with alarmed Notes.

- To change the month : Use "Next/Previous" Button.

- To Focus an Alarmed Note : "Clic" on the Alarmed Day.

Weather : 6 days Weather Pod.

- To select the Country : "RightClic" and select "Setup" ... Enter your country name, "clic" on "Go", Select the country and "OK".

- Use the "RollScroll" to scroll the Weather.

- It's a resizable Pod but depend of the content.

Google : Launch a search in Google.

- To search in Google : Enter what you want and "Clic" "Google" (or "Enter").

- You can also DragAndDrop words on the Pod.

Mail : A simple POP3 Mail Alerter.

- Setup your mail account in first.

- When you receive a mail, the Pod go in the middle of the screen and turn round. To cancel this : "Clic" on the Pod.

- Use the links to "Write a new mail" or launch the selected Mailer Program.

RemoteWMP : Remote your Windows Media Player.

- To Play a File : "RightClic" and select "Load File".

- To Play the content of a folder : "RightClic" and select "Load Dir".

- You can also "DragAndDrop" a playable file on the Pod.

Calculator : A simple calculator with Keyboard enabled.

Photo Album : Show pictures ...

- To select a Folder : "RightClic" and select "Load Directory".

- It's a resizable Pod.

Link Folder : Keep all your favourite shortcut accessible.

- To add a new shortcut : "RightClic" and Select "Add" or "DragAndDrop" a File, a Folder or a Link.

- To change the name of the shortcut : "RightClic" and select "Edit".

- It's a resizable Pod.

- Use the "RollScroll" to scroll the Links.

Account : Your personal money manager.

- First : "RightClic" and select "Setup Account to enter the Name and the Currency of your account.

- To Add an amount : "RightClic" and select "Add" or "DragAndDrop" a text. Enter the label, the date and the amount (In OR Out).

- To show all your amounts : Resize the Pod ;-)

- To Check/Unchek an Amount : "Clic" on the amount.

- It's a resizable Pod.

- Use the "RollScroll" to scroll the Account.

News : An RSS News Reader.

- To change the RSS URL : "RightClic" and select "Setup" or "DragAndDrop" and RSS URL.

- It's a resizable Pod.

- Use the "RollScroll" to scroll the News.

LeFOOL : Born to be FOOL ...

Hi,

ok man i have tried this and i have to say it is amazing!! really great.

seriously loving it and low cpu and ram.. couldnt believe it.

=> Thanks ;-)

i have a request however.. can you make a start button module and can you my a systray module.  if you can make both of these that will be awesome.. its really not the same pressing the win key and getting the crappy start menu showing up all out of place.. if we could have our own custom menu that would be awesome... like in black box or something..

=> "Start Button" or "Custom Menu" in next version (Next version include also a new engine for DLL Widgets)

also with the task bar like dock thing you have made.. would be great if it could be more minimal.. you've got so much space on the top and bottom of the window.. if you could reduct that it would be much much ebtter because right now its a little big imo.

=> More skins in next version.

other then that its amazing.  please though on the final relerase can you get rid of the version number its annoying on things like the clock and the weather.  simply amazing app man!! i will definately be loking at making skins for this.

=> I'll erase the version number in Final Version.

edit: one more thing i would like changed to this awesome program..  can you remove the visualisation from WMP widget.. i hate that.  can we have album art? thats a popular choice in many other widgets so to have the option of choice between them would be awesome and make this so much better.

=> New Player Widgets in Next Version (WMP Mini, iTunes Mini and WinAmp Mini) but without "album art".

hope you dont mind my comments just thought feedback other then great app is useful.

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LeFOOL : Born to be FOOL ...

This thing does everything I was using samurize for... 10x bettter.

Thanks for sharing this!

A couple things though:

Maybe make the note pod look like the other pods?

And also, allow any time pods to work with American time standards. (It just feels more comfortable)

Month/Day/Year

Hour/Minute/Second

Other than those simple things:

The mail checker doesn't work if your servers are on unusual ports :( (gmail)

Again, absolutely amazing program.

Hi,

This thing does everything I was using samurize for... 10x bettter.

=> Thanks ;-)

Thanks for sharing this!

A couple things though:

Maybe make the note pod look like the other pods?

=> Yes, In Finale Release

And also, allow any time pods to work with American time standards. (It just feels more comfortable)

Month/Day/Year

Hour/Minute/Second

=> Yes, In Final Release with English-French Support

Other than those simple things:

The mail checker doesn't work if your servers are on unusual ports :( (gmail)

=> OK, i'll try to update this for Final Release

Again, absolutely amazing program.

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LeFOOL : Born to be FOOL ...

my weather wont work....i put in my zip code and my town comes up but once i highlight it and click ok nothing happens .... ????????

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sure, it works.

Maybe u should just type in the name of your city.

Or just because of your network.

eg. mine, chengdu,

Is there a way to remove/disable the dock at the top?

Edit: Nvm, it's all there in setup :)

Great app :) Although I have a few suggestions. When adding websites to the link folder, Is it possible for it to use the title from the Website instead of the path? And in the future would it be possible to shrink the link folder to an even small size? It's a bit tall.

When locking pods, can we have the option of removing the key graphic?

Is it possible to have a little customization on the email notification animation? i.e. Is it possible to get rid of the flying animation, and just have a stationary alert?

And is it possible to customize which google we use instead of having to use google.com? i.e. google.ca

Edited by Evolution

Hi,

Is there a way to remove/disable the dock at the top?

=> Yes : in main Setup (uncheck "load RemoteWin").

Edit: Nvm, it's all there in setup :)

Great app :)  Although I have a few suggestions.  When adding websites to the link folder, Is it possible for it to use the title from the Website instead of the path?  And in the future would it be possible to shrink the link folder to an even small size?  It's a bit tall.

=> The link Folder is a resizable Pod, Have you try to resize it ?

When locking pods, can we have the option of removing the key graphic?

=> You can remove the key graphic by editing the skin (or remove the png file of the key). But this kind of think depend on skin. I think, i don't add an option to remove the key ...

Is it possible to have a little customization on the email notification animation?  i.e. Is it possible to get rid of the flying animation, and just have a stationary alert?

=> I don't think so. May be in version x.xxx but not in the first release.

And is it possible to customize which google we use instead of having to use google.com?  i.e. google.ca

=> Yes, edit the "data.easygoogle" file and modify the URL.

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LeFOOL : Born to be FOOL ...

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