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Screen Timer Software

This is a screen timer software for Windows, written in Python and designed with the tkinter library. It also supports setting up to run automatically at startup.

Features

The software displays a transparent background timer on the screen that can be set for reminding yourself of mid- to long-term tasks like studying for the TOEFL or IELTS.

Download and Use

1. Download the source repository and extract it to a folder.

2. Install Python version 3.7 or higher, then install all the dependencies according to the requirements.txt file by running pip install -r requirements.txt.

3. In the selfstart.bat file, update the paths to match the Python installation path and source code path on your system, e.g., F:\\programer_files\\mini_conda and F:\\server\\screentimer\\src\\main.py. Run the selfstart.bat to see the timer interface.

4. Ctrl + Left Mouse Click on the target display area (first row) to set goals for the timer as well as the date, font color, and size. The default font is Montserrat SemiBold, which you'll find in the font directory. You can download it or change the source code to use a different font to your liking.

   • Target: The goal (string), e.g., "IELTS".
   • Date: The target date (string), e.g., "2021-12-31".
   • Color: The font color (hexadecimal color code), e.g., "#FF0000" for red.
   • Fontsize: The font size (integer), default is 60.

5. Ctrl + Left Mouse Click on the timer display (second row) to exit the program.

6. Ctrl + Left Mouse Click on the timer display (third row) to restart the program.

   Note: Due to a rendering issue with tkinter, you may see the original color's edges after changing the color. Restarting the program can fix this.

   

Other Issues

• When using win+D or other methods to switch to the desktop, the timer might get hidden. You can switch back by pressing Alt + Tab, then click the minimize button to properly display the timer on the desktop. No solution for this issue yet.
• To set up the program to start automatically with your computer, place a shortcut of selfstart.bat in the C:\Users\YourUsername\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup folder.
• You can also directly set the resolution, adjust font size and color, as well as the target and target date in the config file then run the timer.py file.

References

• Logic for Timer Blog Reference
• Resolution Improvement Blog Reference

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