[mythtv-users] Announcing Mythtv Sidebar Gadget for Vista!
Robert Longbottom
RobertCL at iname.com
Mon Sep 1 19:58:36 UTC 2008
Robert Longbottom wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've created a Vista [1] sidebar gadget that shows Mythtv status. If
> anyone is interested, you can get it from the link below. (Obligatory
> screenshot is there too)
>
> http://www.codeplex.com/mythtvSidebarGadget
>
> It shows encoder status, guide data status, disk space and upcoming
> recordings.
>
> It's my first sidebar gadget, and I've only tested it on my setup, but
> it's not doing anything clever so hopfully it should work for other
> people too. If it breaks your PC / Mythbox / desk / chair / neck, don't
> blame me!
>
> I've got a few ideas for possible future improvements, such as a popout
> to show more upcoming recordings, see if I can work out how to detect
> and alert on conflicts, links to Mythweb, ....
>
> Send comments / feedback / flames to the list.
>
> Enjoy!
> Robert.
>
> [1] Yes, thats _Windows Vista_ and I realise this is mainly a Linux
> based list, but I have a Vista laptop that I use a lot and thought I'd
> share in case anyone else likes the idea.
Update: Version 1.0.1.0 released to fix a bug with the month always
showing January in the upcoming recordings list. Whoops!
Robert.
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