SiSL Posted December 31, 2012 Report Share Posted December 31, 2012 (edited) I'm a busy person and unlucky one... When I find time to get in, as a Murphy rule I find servers either offline or starting... I appriciate devs working so hard to fix such occurances and they act really fast on offline situations, that gave me an simple idea of making a desktop gadget for Windows Vista & Windows 7 users... This Windows gadget simply inspired from Net-7.org's Status checker... [attachment=2279:31-12-2012 15-08-38.png] Green = Online Yellow = Starting Red = Offline You can also set refresh periods of getting info on Server Status from Settings. With voice warnings taken from our client it is familiar. Devs might also use while gadget checks and warns offline situation too ATTENTION: Windows 8 users can use this using 8 gadgetpack ( http://8gadgetpack.bplaced.net/ ) , Windows 7/Vista users don't need to do anything, just double click on gadget file inside zip... And Happy new year :) Edited December 31, 2012 by SiSL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riz Posted December 31, 2012 Report Share Posted December 31, 2012 Making a version I can install on an XP machine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiSL Posted December 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2012 Sorry, as far as I know gadgets only available to post-Vista Windows versions... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riz Posted December 31, 2012 Report Share Posted December 31, 2012 (edited) So I guess that means you will not be doing it as a standalone program, only a gadget for the Vista toolbar. Well guess I will have to wait till I can afford a new PC. Oh and you can install the Vista toolbar on XP machines, but it is not worth it on the resources IMHO. Edited December 31, 2012 by Bloody Riz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiSL Posted December 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2012 (edited) So I guess that means you will not be doing it as a standalone program, only a gadget for the Vista toolbar. Well guess I will have to wait till I can afford a new PC. Oh and you can install the Vista toolbar on XP machines, but it is not worth it on the resources IMHO. Nope, not thinking of a standalone program, sorry... If you can install Vista gadget bar, you might run it. But can't guarantee if it would. Edited December 31, 2012 by SiSL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riz Posted December 31, 2012 Report Share Posted December 31, 2012 I did some digging and actually found a version of the Vista sidebar for XP that does run without being too much of a resource hog. Got it all installed, and VIOLA! I have your gadget running on my desktop (I play using my laptop), so it does work. I am thinking of providing the download for the Vista Sidebar on my site, might you be willing to allow me to host your gadget there too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiSL Posted December 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2012 Sure why not if it Works... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riz Posted December 31, 2012 Report Share Posted December 31, 2012 Alright, it is up on 61 Cygni now, I did it as 2 packages, one for those who already have the Sidebar installed, and the other for us poor XP users who need it installed. Those who do not know where 61 Cygni is, banner is in my signature, just click it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spa[IS] Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 I run my old E500 laptop using Win7, used to use XP, but found Win7 better and uses less resourses. tried Vitsa but that was a fail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiSL Posted January 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 While could not test in all Windows versions vs. service packs, will be glad if posting any bugs (except 2 minutes minimum rate not always showing ---on the fly) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lot Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 (edited) Nicely done, I would like to figure out something similar for use on Linux -- my platform of choice for use at home these days. Although, I still keep a tamed copy of Windows-something lurking inside a VM I actually play ENB on Linux. Unfortunately, the old ebnotifier seems to be a bit too quirky to be runnable under wine. Edited January 1, 2013 by Lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duvel Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 I use the EnBNotifier.exe on XP to see the status of the Server Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbs Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 I use the EnBNotifier.exe on XP to see the status of the Server Exactly! Notifier FTW :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riz Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 I use the EnBNotifier.exe on XP to see the status of the Server I have that too, but when you are doing things across the room, while waiting for the server to come back up, this one is nice. It is larger so easier to see from a distance, and it has audio alerts when the server status changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiSL Posted January 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 Best time to test is when server is down... It was nice thing our server had over 54 hours of uptime since last offline. If any features or requests, I may try to add them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riz Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 Well I would like to see it re-sizable (if possible) when detached from the sidebar. Might also be nice if we could pick the sound we wished used for server online, server restarting, and server offline statuses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiSL Posted January 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 I will add undocked bigger version for it , yet sound change is not something easily done for Windows gadgets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rezwalker Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 I guess having an option to send a text message to cell phones when server is up is out of the question lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riz Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 I will add undocked bigger version for it , yet sound change is not something easily done for Windows gadgets. When you have this working, I will make the changes to my site to update the download. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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