todoscreensaver
A screensaver that reads a text file from somewhere on your PC.
It doesn't have to be a todo list of course, that's just the best use case I can think of, and what I designed it for.
usage
git clone https://github.com/roryok/todoscreensaver- Compile using Visual Studio 2015
- Rename the binary todoscreensaver.exe to todoscreensaver.scr
- Right-click on todoscreensaver.scr and click "install"
settings
- PATH - where your text file is stored
- CLOSE MODE - dismiss either with a mouse movement or with the escape key
- BACKGROUND / FOREGROUND - set colors for the screensaver.
formatting the text file
No special formatting is required - we're literally just reading and displaying a text file.
I like to start my todo item lines with utf8 symbols like the ones below
- ☐ BALLOT BOX (U+2610) -- not yet completed task
- ✓ CHECK MARK (U+2713) -- completed task
- ✗ BALLOT X (U+2717) -- cancelled or failed task
credits
The most complicated parts of this source are borrowed from Sean Sexton's Wave Sim Screensaver, available on CodePlex and licenced under GNU General Public License version 2 (GPLv2)
licence
This app is licenced under GNU General Public License version 2 (GPLv2). I'm a noob when it comes to licencing, but I'm fairly sure I have to GPL it, because it uses some GPL'ed code.