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[jcmatador]

WidgetWorld is proud to announce the release of Neon Gauges!

Download: Version 1.77



This initial release provides support for the following data (in a variety of engaging styles):

* WiFi
* CPU
* RAM
* Swap
* Disk
* Battery
* Volume
* Network upload and download speed

The gauges are scalable, use user-selected colors (both basic and escalating) and contain more detailed information in the custom tooltips.

We are considering additional data sources including network traffic and activity charting. Let us know what you think of the widget and ways that it could be even better.

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Change log:

v1.76 to v1.77:

* Fixed bug with "prevent dragging" option caused by shift drag feature that we added

v1.75 to v1.76:

* Added ability to shift and drag all gauges at same time.
* Fixed a minor label location bug

v1.73 to v1.75:

* Fixed gauge id bug introduced in engine 4.5.1.
* Minor tooltip bug fix

v1.71 to v1.73:

* Fixed various small bugs in swap and folder gauges
* Added language to windows version that the network gauge is "beta" and won't work for everyone

v1.6 to 1.71:

* Added individual CPU support on multiple CPU machines (windows only)
* Added network upload and download gauges
* minor bug fixes and small UI changes

v1.54 to 1.6:

* Three new gauge styles
* New volume gauge type (click to mute / unmute sound)
* Fixed update on computer wakup bug
* New about box

v1.53 to 1.54:

* Minor bug fixes including work-around for "prevent dragging" issue and the ability to open the task manager by double-clicking cpu gauge.

v1.52 to 1.53:

* Add 4.x minimum version info for olders Yahoo engine users so they know why it doesn't work on older versoins

v1.51 to v1.52:

* Fixed extract file bug for folder watching

v1.21 to v1.51:

* Added more powerful handling of the folder watch gauge
* Updated for Yahoo Engine 4.0
* Added dock vitality option and controls
* Added Mac tooltip showing using mouse-over
* Minor bug fixes including some window movement bugs.

v1.11 to v1.21:

* Added folder watch gauge
* Added "ring" gauge style
* Modified method of selecting harddrive (to match the folder selection)

v1.1 to v1.11:

* Fixed strange widget conversion bug

v1.0 to v1.1:

* Fixed removable drive bug
* Increased default disk timer to 5 seconds
* Re-ordered some items in the context menu for easier use

v0.95 to v1.0:

* Launched first public version and sent to widget gallery

v0.94 to v0.95

* Created workaround for bug in Windows engine for mouseover events after image resize
* Made the more fancy gauges the default choice
* Changed the CPU gauge settings to escalate a little sooner to medium and high

v0.93 to v0.94

* Added ability to set the update frequency on a per-gauge basis
* Added optional to enable/disable automatic version checking at startup
* Fixed bug on Mac that caused preferences panel to use an odd font size

[bjbk]

They look sweet mate, really nice!

How long till i can see how it looks on my desktop?

[jcmatador]

They look sweet mate, really nice!

How long till i can see how it looks on my desktop?

Thanks! I assume that "soon" is not a good enough answer?

They are in active development right now and you can expect to see an alpha or beta version within 2 weeks (maybe sooner).

[CSM]

Sweet.

[StatusWoe]

Looks beautiful man.

[Snowyowl]

progress ?

will there be a network monitor in it too ?

[jcmatador]

Progress - Yes. it's now in final alpha design and testing (PC side). Should see something within 10 days or so here...

Network monitor - will be adding that once initial testing is done and we get feedback on the current gauges and styles.

Here it is in action on my desktop (plus pardon the mess and click on it for larger view):



It's coming together and will be made available for testing here soon.

[PatrickvG]

I really like the look of this widget.

Can't wait to see how it looks on my desktop.

Excellent work !!!!

[Snowyowl]

How goes it ?

[jcmatador]

How goes it ?

You have excellent timing. We had to get the lead developer a mac to make testing easier and we had to resolve some issues between the engine differences on the two platforms but we are now in final internal beta testing and you should the first public beta on Monday.

Looking forward to the feedback from the public.

[jcmatador]

First BETA version (0.93) released to the public. Looking forward to your feedback.

[Ricky Romero]

Gorgeous. Nicely done!

[Snowyowl]

Yeah, this is a fantastic widget. Hope you add a network bandwidth monitor to it, otherwise, just excellent !

[g6auc]

On Mac OS X 10.4.8 with Y!WE 3.1.5x105-UB, I'm getting an odd effect with the preference panes.

The Widget Prefs always show in reduced size and font, whether called from the context menu or the Gear menu.

The Gauge Prefs appear in reduced size the first time I open them after starting the Widget. On subsequent use, they appear normally.

Harry.

[CSM]

2 words: Simply amazing.


Question:
How often do you update the % label?
- I ask because it seemed hugely more responsive than SimpleMonitor. (Neon reported a second long 50% spike and SM reported only 15%)

Your Widget (painfully) pointed out that I need to add more RAM to my laptop. I already knew this but, seeing it in Red makes a difference. (My system constantly uses 80-90%!)

Plus, via the swap monitor, I saw how full my virtual memory really is. my computer has had to increase virtual memory 3 times in the last couple of weeks. (I think that some not so optimized Widget betas that I am developing did it....)

[jcmatador]

On Mac OS X 10.4.8 with Y!WE 3.1.5x105-UB, I'm getting an odd effect with the preference panes.

The Widget Prefs always show in reduced size and font, whether called from the context menu or the Gear menu.

The Gauge Prefs appear in reduced size the first time I open them after starting the Widget. On subsequent use, they appear normally.

Harry.

Harry,

I assume you are not seeing that odd behavior with any other widgets and it happens even after you restart the engine?

That's an odd one alright since I was not under the impression would could even effect the form and preference panels.

2 words: Simply amazing.
Question:
How often do you update the % label?

Thanks and every second. That's something that could be a user setting to keep the overall cpu usage down, I suppose.

[jcmatador]

On Mac OS X 10.4.8 with Y!WE 3.1.5x105-UB, I'm getting an odd effect with the preference panes.

The Widget Prefs always show in reduced size and font, whether called from the context menu or the Gear menu.

The Gauge Prefs appear in reduced size the first time I open them after starting the Widget. On subsequent use, they appear normally.

Harry.

Harry,

We've seen the problem as well. Thanks for pointing it out.

EDIT: Easy fix. Coming in next version.

-jc

[g6auc]

I assume you are not seeing that odd behavior with any other widgets and it happens even after you restart the engine? That's an odd one alright since I was not under the impression would could even effect the form and preference panels.

It does happen consistently with your Widget, even after a restart of the Widget Engine. I've seen the effect very occasionally with other Widgets, but only when I've used the option/alt key in the Gear menu to open the preferences.

We've seen the problem as well. Thanks for pointing it out.
EDIT: Easy fix. Coming in next version.

I'd be very interested to know what causes the effect.

Harry.

[jcmatador]

Harry,

The problem was related to an initial window (ie. the first one in the kon file) not having a title and other information.

You'll also notice how the "about" did not have a name associated with it either in the widget context menu. Same issue.

[frz]

Just a sugestion:

You could add the effect of GhostImage. It would be very usefull if I could check the indicators through others windows.