Add a Clock to Screensaver Page

gravywavy
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I often refer to the clock on

I often refer to the clock on my computer, but when the screensave is on, I have to use the mouse to view it. Is there some way a time could be shown on the Screensaver?

Brilliant idea.

As well as saying "yes me too", could those in favour click on the little plus icon at the foot of the first posting in this page - this 'uprates' the posting and shows the system you think the post was worth making.

I am not convinced it has to be a BOINC wide thing. E@H display RA, etc on the screen, surely it is not outside the capability of the screensaver code to pick up the date/time and display that as well? Either as an option or as something always the screen together with the other stuff - it does not have to be any bigger than the clock in the systray to be useful.

I vote that E@H put a clock on the s/s as part of its next revision. Then if it is really popular, people supporting more than one project can start saying "hey, E@H has a clock, can't we have one too?'.

I vote that BOINC also make an optional clock part of the standard at a later date, depending on response from E@H's pilot.

Pilot or pirate? Avast ye me hearties: Isn't this just the sort of project that Pirates@Home could take on as another screen saver exercise? Give us an alternative s/s to test on P@H before runing it on E@H?

~~gravywavy

Keck_Komputers
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An addition to BOINC would

An addition to BOINC would only work with PP@H right now. When a project has a screensave it takes over completely. So to really be effective all projects would need to add a clock to the screenserver.

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Alain Cote
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Une horloge sur l'écran de

Une horloge sur l'écran de veille serait vraiment utile!

Alain

Nightbird
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c'est pas idiot même si je

c'est pas idiot même si je n'utilise pas l'écran de veille

(this is not stupid even if i don't use the screesaver)

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Bruce Allen
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I added a clock to the

I added a clock to the screensaver for our new application (albert).

Cheers,
Bruce

Director, Einstein@Home

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