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Windows doesn't have a programmable equivalent does it? Last time I messed around with this stuff I got by with an Electron app and using browser desktop notifi

by ge96 2y ago

Windows doesn't have a programmable equivalent does it? Last time I messed around with this stuff I got by with an Electron app and using browser desktop notifications but I think I couldn't actually modify the taskbar/put icons somewhere.

dylan604 2y ago
using an Electron app for this just feels like a 30lb sledge to drive in a finishing nail.
- selcuka 2y ago
  Electron is overkill, but it can be quite lightweight with something like Tauri as it doesn't bundle another browser and uses the default web renderer.
vunderba 2y ago
I don't know about programmable, but hwInfo used to be pretty popular on Windows for monitoring temps/hd/CPU/etc. https://www.hwinfo.com https://www.hwinfo.com
- ge96 2y ago
  yeah I just meant in general not specific to hw info
mdaniel 2y ago
Unclear what you mean by programmable, but https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/process-explorer https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/pro... is the bee's knees and you can set an option to have it take over taskmon.exe, launch on login, and put as many of the widgets in the taskbar as you fancy. I love it I've heard about running them directly from SMB but have never been the kind of person to try out such a stunt https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/#sysinternals-live https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/#sysinternals...
- ge96 2y ago
  yeah if you can modify the taskbar that's interesting, like where the weather/news comes in that area
mystified5016 2y ago
I use XMeters. It's okay. You have a little customization to which meters to display, but it does pretty much everything I'd like it to. Per-core bar graph, memory utilization, and disk and network up/down rates. The config ui is unbelievably slow with a very early windows 7 aesthetic. But I've seen that screen maybe three times in as many years. It's fine, I guess. The main.taskbar widget seems perfectly cromulent though. No noticeable impact on system resources, and the updating feels plenty snappy. I'm happy with paying a few bucks for this widget.

by ge96 2y ago

dylan604 2y ago

using an Electron app for this just feels like a 30lb sledge to drive in a finishing nail.

selcuka 2y ago
Electron is overkill, but it can be quite lightweight with something like Tauri as it doesn't bundle another browser and uses the default web renderer.

vunderba 2y ago

I don't know about programmable, but hwInfo used to be pretty popular on Windows for monitoring temps/hd/CPU/etc. https://www.hwinfo.com https://www.hwinfo.com

ge96 2y ago
yeah I just meant in general not specific to hw info

mdaniel 2y ago

Unclear what you mean by programmable, but https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/process-explorer https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/pro... is the bee's knees and you can set an option to have it take over taskmon.exe, launch on login, and put as many of the widgets in the taskbar as you fancy. I love it I've heard about running them directly from SMB but have never been the kind of person to try out such a stunt https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/#sysinternals-live https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/#sysinternals...

ge96 2y ago
yeah if you can modify the taskbar that's interesting, like where the weather/news comes in that area

mystified5016 2y ago

I use XMeters. It's okay. You have a little customization to which meters to display, but it does pretty much everything I'd like it to. Per-core bar graph, memory utilization, and disk and network up/down rates. The config ui is unbelievably slow with a very early windows 7 aesthetic. But I've seen that screen maybe three times in as many years. It's fine, I guess. The main.taskbar widget seems perfectly cromulent though. No noticeable impact on system resources, and the updating feels plenty snappy. I'm happy with paying a few bucks for this widget.