Windows 10 clock layout with notification button at right side #39
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that sounds like Microsoft did at least change the resizing behavior present since Win 95 (otherwise, it should still extend to the left) Though, I'll wait for the release first as things might change before that. |
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There they go again with their ridiculous changes to the system tray (remember the scrolling arrows, limiting the tray to like 4 icons wide?). It looks like crap and screws-up TClock; thank you Microsoft for changing something that has worked on desktop for 20 years and making it into a phone O/S... |
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@B00ze64 Well, according to their Insider feedback postings, users like this change very much. So I guess it's a personal thing. After all, this is not the right place for Windows bashing and every other OS has their own similar issues, too. T-Clock has always been a hack and probably will until Microsoft adds an API for that. It's about finding a creative way around that. Windows is not Open Source like Linux/KDE where you can spend weeks to change the source code and build it to have your own personal customisation. |
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well.. I'll hope they'll revert most changes and go back to the good old flexible and extendable modular design... So the insider build breaks at least the following:
I might just skip the "upgrade" to Windows 10... I was thankful that the old calendar was still there because it's working better and faster. I just don't want "everything" to be slow like the search function thanks to Cortana (takes 6 seconds to enter and execute "regedit" even though it should take less than <1), or the explorer who needs about 6 seconds to just exit (Ctrl-Shift-RightClick taskbar) |
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Well, I hope you're not giving up. The format size is the most important feature for me I guess. I don't need hover effects and other interaction, I have real calendar apps for that. Just reported my sadness to their feedback system. You might want to give it some votes if you like (it's under desktop environment, taskbar). |
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It's not all bad, FWIW 😃
I agree with you on the rest re. Windows 10. The only reason I stick around is because of the security improvements like moving font rendering out of the kernel. But if MS mess up the Modern version of File Explorer, I'll be back on WIndows 8 (the only thing I dislike there is the really bad Open With dialog box - but at least I'll have an incentive to read my copy of K&R and actually read Petzold's book to actually learn the WinAPI so that I can replace it...) EDIT: The only thing is, I don't know how to detect if the workarounds will be needed. I mean, version-wise, it's still Windows 10. Maybe it'll be easy to detect if the upcoming Anniversary Update has been installed... EDIT 2: Sorry for hijacking this topic. I just wanted to reply to White-Tiger's points. |
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@qwerty12 You can open the Security Center in the Control Panel and click on "don't show messages about this" below each of the points you don't want to be notified of. It's there since Windows XP SP2. (English names just guessed.) |
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@qwerty12 how did you manage to still call the old calendar? though even if it works, since the registry setting is now gone to enable it, it's likely to be removed anyway as it isn't anymore in use by Windows.. |
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Thanks. I'll remember to look in the Action Center the next time I reinstall Windows... |
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I don't really see a clean way to fix the clock.. like I said.. the clock used to handle the size through window messages which T-Clock could extend upon. all of those are also used for the 2nd+ monitor clock.. Hooking functions isn't what I'd prefer.. as there are some major issues like we'll have to dynamically calculate the functions addresses (probably through function signatures), we'll have to use 3rd party libraries like EasyHook or at least an disassembler to safely hook functions (so our trampoline doesn't cut an instruction in half which would crash) Which all adds lots of code T-Clock never had before and wouldn't even be safe to do nor bullet proof. Though I'm open for ideas ;) the update hits at the end of the month.. so there's still some time :P (I'm currently more worried about my moths old local changes like the move to Unicode etc.) |
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White-Tiger "to hook the clock's parent (notify area) and intercept their resize messages to simply add our clock's size difference and after resizing" Looks a good. At least on my windows, the current clock size is the same as the original. I use T-Clock to fix the spacing waisting the microsoft does. Example, it was like this for eons: Now it is like this: I would just not use the font as bigger because the spacing would be limited, but would still better than the microsoft waisting space solution. |
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@addonszz this issue doesn't currently apply to you as it doesn't seem like you're using an Windows insider build |
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Just an update: I got at least the clock working again... it's a bit hacky, slower and more intrusive, but seems to get the job done. |
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Can we then count for some new beta release in the foreseeable future? |
+ clock can now change text color based on hover state (improves high contrast themes) * also simplified our DrawXPClockHover() to handle different OS cases (instead of us before calling it) * disabled check for high contrast themes... I don't really remember why I had to add it... partially fix for #39, #41
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Does that answer your question :P xD |
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Hi, where can I download the updated version with the fix? |
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you couldn't until now ;) |
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Thank you! :) |
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Works perfectly, that's great! |
Windows 10 will release an update by the end of July that moves the notification button from the left side of the clock to its right side. Most users should receive this update automatically within a few days or weeks. T-Clock does not properly handle that if the clock text is longer than the system clock's text.
This is how the clock looks by default:
This is T-Clock with a format that doesn't fit into that space:
Even when T-Clock is closed, it doesn't restore the original layout. A logoff and re-logon is required to get the first screenshot again. Here the mouse is hovered the system clock to highlight its dimensions.
As I'm writing this, Windows kindly provided some "advertisements" so I can also show how the notification button looks like with active items:
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As the time format gets longer, the notification button is completely covered. Even longer formats will be clipped:
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