v1.0.0

Installation instructions

Download zip and extract to a location e.g. c:\Dashboard-v1.0.0.

Launch

Run DashboardWF.exe .NET Framework 4.7.2 or newer is required.

Close

ALT + F4 or ALT + TAB and close the application from the taskbar.

Configuration

Minimal configuration options are in the <appSettings> section of DashboardWF.exe.config

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<configuration>
    <startup> 
        <supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.7.2" />
    </startup>
  <appSettings>
    <add key="url-list" value="https://seamus.party/dashboard/test-urls.json" />
    <add key="cookie-path" value="c:\temp\cookies" />
    <add key="hide-cursor-toolbars" value="15" />
  </appSettings>
</configuration>

url-list

This needs to be a JSON array that has a url and duration (seconds), e.g:

[  {
    "url": "https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/surface/level/orthographic=-13.62,54.42,3000/loc=-6.087,53.290",
    "duration": "5"
  },
  {
    "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com",
    "duration": "5"
  }
]

cookie-path

If you require a logged in page on the dashboard, a directory is required to store cookies. To login to a website, set the URL in your url-list with enough of a duration time that you'll be able to complete the login. You can reduce the duration time once done.

hide-cursor-toolbars

The time duration in seconds after which the application chrome disappears.