xAP Desktop is now available for download
"xAP Desktop simply put is a desktop information display system with the ability to control systems as well as display information. Using floating widows, dynamic wallpaper, transparencies, fading windows, etc it displays information in as rich a format as possible whilst trying to keep out of the way of pc usage. Every element of every display can be changed as each is based on simple text files as well as allowing all the elements to be based on xAP data."
The initial release of Desktop feature a library is displays, that includes:
2 different weather displays
New email display
Telephone display
Slimp3 Controller
Webcam
TV listings view
Satellite weather display
It's Wallpaper generator ships with an example config which:
Shows the last telephone call
Shows the latest news story
Webcams from all over the world
Satellite weather display of the UK
There is also a display designer program so you can easily customise any display. Every setting for every display is stored in simple text files and all images are standard bitmaps (bmp/jpg/gif) which makes customising it very extensive.
One feature that wasn't at ukha but is included in this release is the ability for any of the buttons to trigger any other program. This is in addition to being able to send xAP messages and just like the xAP messages you can call as many programs as you like and even mix'n'match them with xAP messages.
Download here
Guides for setting it up (click)
Guides for setting up caller id display (click)
New to Desktop? Click here for an overview and screenshots
This is the first public release of Desktop.It has been throughly tested for the last few weeks and already has a huge feature set and has been very stable, but I would expect over the next couple of weeks lots more features being added as it gets even more use! The best way of staying upto date is to join the xAP Yahoo group, this is also the best place to ask questions about Desktop or anything else xAP. All the xAP developers also watch this forum so feel free to post questions here too!
"xAP Desktop simply put is a desktop information display system with the ability to control systems as well as display information. Using floating widows, dynamic wallpaper, transparencies, fading windows, etc it displays information in as rich a format as possible whilst trying to keep out of the way of pc usage. Every element of every display can be changed as each is based on simple text files as well as allowing all the elements to be based on xAP data."
The initial release of Desktop feature a library is displays, that includes:
2 different weather displays
New email display
Telephone display
Slimp3 Controller
Webcam
TV listings view
Satellite weather display
It's Wallpaper generator ships with an example config which:
Shows the last telephone call
Shows the latest news story
Webcams from all over the world
Satellite weather display of the UK
There is also a display designer program so you can easily customise any display. Every setting for every display is stored in simple text files and all images are standard bitmaps (bmp/jpg/gif) which makes customising it very extensive.
One feature that wasn't at ukha but is included in this release is the ability for any of the buttons to trigger any other program. This is in addition to being able to send xAP messages and just like the xAP messages you can call as many programs as you like and even mix'n'match them with xAP messages.
Download here
Guides for setting it up (click)
Guides for setting up caller id display (click)
New to Desktop? Click here for an overview and screenshots
This is the first public release of Desktop.It has been throughly tested for the last few weeks and already has a huge feature set and has been very stable, but I would expect over the next couple of weeks lots more features being added as it gets even more use! The best way of staying upto date is to join the xAP Yahoo group, this is also the best place to ask questions about Desktop or anything else xAP. All the xAP developers also watch this forum so feel free to post questions here too!
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