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Joakim Skoglund edited this page Dec 25, 2020 · 9 revisions

Welcome to the VolturaTextClock wiki!

Roadmap to official release:

  • Custom background image + select image from embedded templates
  • Options/settings:
  • Clock text language dropdown (English, Swedish)
  • Start with Windows
  • Minimize to taskbar
  • Start minimized
  • Automatically check for updates (checkbox + button 'Check now')
  • Font selection (selected monospace system fonts in custom dropdown)
  • Active time word font color selection (select color by palette, color visible in options)
  • Inactive time word font color selection (select color by palette, color visible in options)
  • Font glow effect on/off (default on)
  • Option to pin / unpin (Always on top) - DONE!
  • Feature: Remember window position
  • Feature: Neon glow effect for active time words - DONE!
  • Configuration file - DONE!
  • Change buttons to icons
  • Feature: Icons to change color on mouse over
  • Clock text displayed in language matching system if no user selection has been made (config file entry) if language not matching system default to English)
  • Cleanup icons / images to have transparent background
  • Move program settings to subfolder with program name
  • Add about form with:
  • Version, copyright text
  • Web link to application web page
  • Donations link
  • Copyright text
  • Thanks / inspiration / contributions / 3rd party property copyright notices
  • Add check for updates at start of application + setting to turn on/off
  • Customize Confirmation Message box
  • Move main form by click and drag anywhere
  • Checkboxes text to have transparent background but still be clickable
  • Context menu when right click on taskbar icon to restore, close, about, settings
  • Left click on taskbar icon => toggle main form visibility
  • Make main for exactly square, align clock text centered via CSS
  • Extract HTML + CSS to configuration files
  • Remove unused resources, images
  • Move all application text to resource file, make localized texts in Swedish and English
  • Add support for English clock text (Swedish + English)
  • Windows Installer (.MSI) with:
  • Copyright text + contributions
  • Two ways to install; Default or Customized
  • Customized install options;
  • Choose destination folder (default: PROGRAM FILES\Voltura AB<Application name>)
  • Options selection (Start with Windows (default: no), Automatically check for updates (default: no))
  • Question to install for Current User or All Users (default: Current User)
  • Question 'Add application shortcut on the Desktop?' (default: yes)
  • Question 'Add application to the Start Menu?' (Start menu\Voltura AB<application name><Application>.exe, website link, uninstall link) (default: yes)
  • Question 'Start application when setup is complete?' (default: yes)
  • Bonus features:
  • Easter egg; double click on time text => time sentence copied to clipboard + time read out in human voice (audio)
  • Button with Shortcut to change Windows time
  • Option (checkbox, default: unchecked) 'Also display numeric time', if checked, display time on main form below clock text
  • Neon flicker (option checkbox, default: off/unchecked)
  • Theme support (Select existing template, edit, create) (fonts, colors, glow, flicker, background image)
  • Context menu option: Request new feature
  • Context menu option: Report a bug
  • Context menu option: Help (application usage)

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