How to get a counter on my desktop?
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Hello,
I have been looking for weeks for a counter (widget, snippet, etc.) to put as a background on my computer (because this type of counter is readily available for phones, but not for computers).
I need to see how many days have passed and how much money it has cost or earned, to track the savings and time since a given date.
I only find countdowns, which do not interest me.
I am not a programmer; everything I find that comes close to what I am looking for dates back to 2004.
And I'm seeing programming languages like "Java" or "Script" or "DOS"... But I am willing to learn if it can help, within my capabilities of course; I wouldn't be here if I knew those computer languages!
Thank you in advance for your help, and if I posted in the wrong place, please let me know where to post, as I really can't find the best place to post!
I have been looking for weeks for a counter (widget, snippet, etc.) to put as a background on my computer (because this type of counter is readily available for phones, but not for computers).
I need to see how many days have passed and how much money it has cost or earned, to track the savings and time since a given date.
I only find countdowns, which do not interest me.
I am not a programmer; everything I find that comes close to what I am looking for dates back to 2004.
And I'm seeing programming languages like "Java" or "Script" or "DOS"... But I am willing to learn if it can help, within my capabilities of course; I wouldn't be here if I knew those computer languages!
Thank you in advance for your help, and if I posted in the wrong place, please let me know where to post, as I really can't find the best place to post!
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More information is needed:
You are talking about a time counter in days; this implies that the machine will need to operate day and night.
Then you mention money; where will the data come from? Will you input it yourself or will it come from software, the web?
And then you talk about elapsed time, are you referring to predefined durations or indefinite point measurements?
The main difficulty in creating software is the clear definition of the specifications (what it needs to do).
You are talking about a time counter in days; this implies that the machine will need to operate day and night.
Then you mention money; where will the data come from? Will you input it yourself or will it come from software, the web?
And then you talk about elapsed time, are you referring to predefined durations or indefinite point measurements?
The main difficulty in creating software is the clear definition of the specifications (what it needs to do).
You are right, I need to explain what I would need and why this will surely answer the questions. Because I'm not sure I'll manage otherwise!
I quit smoking on 03/05/18, and to hold on, I need to see on my desktop the evolution this implies...,
I downloaded stopcolp V1 but it needs to be activated, and it is not customizable; the display is not a counter. I would need to see:
1- how many days have passed since that date and time (03/05/18 at 10:17 PM)
2- how many cigarettes not smoked this amounts to (setting the baseline to 13 cigarettes/day)
3- how much this saves me (setting the initial price of the pack to 9.95€/pack)
Does this somewhat answer your questions?
Of course, I am aware that at the programming level I may need to modify a few small things according to the customization possibilities; indicating the calculated price relative to the number of cigarettes since a pack contains 20, 25 or 30! Rather than just marking the pack price or the number of cigarettes.
I have no idea if this kind of thing exists for a computer; it exists for blogs, for counting visits for example, but it's not possible to put it as a wallpaper on the desktop...
It also exists for phones (smoke free, quit smoking, etc.), but not for computers...
I’m looking for something simple that would be "connected" with the clock simply, since each day passed leads to an increase in values. I am not looking for superfluous decoration, nor embellishments like colors, characters, or anything else.
Am I making myself clear? Thank you for your help.