Watch Screensaver

Ehhh · 02-29-2012, 09:01 AM

I updated of Yifan Lu's customer screensaver and it shows a Date and Time instead of loaded image. The Kindle Touch sleeps for one minute in screensaver mode, awakes after that and refreshs a date and time. The main idea is to refresh a screen every minute and to save power. It is a demo, and i haven't tested it properly. It could be extended to have the alarm in KT.

waiting for comments...

thomass · 02-29-2012, 09:07 AM

Thanks

A custom note under the time and ability to switch to the old screensaver version through Launcher would be awesome

Ehhh · 02-29-2012, 09:35 AM

miguelos · 02-29-2012, 09:58 AM

I think after 24 hours (24 * 60 min = 1440 refreshes) the battery would be depleted anyway...

thomass · 02-29-2012, 10:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by miguelos

I think after 24 hours (24 * 60 min = 1440 refreshes) the battery would be depleted anyway...

an idea: a refresh per 10 min will decrease it to 24*6= 144 refreshes

Ehhh · 02-29-2012, 10:34 AM

i think, it will be better to develop a test and to check how many refreshes could be on full battery )))

aditya3098 · 02-29-2012, 10:44 AM

I think it should show time like "fuzzy clock" on KDE. It shows a less accurate time in plain english like "quater to five" and the likes

JustAMan · 03-01-2012, 03:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by miguelos

I think after 24 hours (24 * 60 min = 1440 refreshes) the battery would be depleted anyway...

It shouldn't. When I read I turn a page, say, each 15-20 seconds. And I think that I read for at least 40 hours from one charge. So it may live 3-4 days showing this "screensaver" I think.

Ehhh · 03-01-2012, 04:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JustAMan

It shouldn't. When I read I turn a page, say, each 15-20 seconds. And I think that I read for at least 40 hours from one charge. So it may live 3-4 days showing this "screensaver" I think.

A very good and real information of KT

Conner · 03-30-2012, 12:32 PM

Is this available for Kindle Keyboard? I know this thread is old but still this is epic

noisy · 03-30-2012, 01:05 PM

Great idea!

Could you try prepare a version with calendar, which will change everyday?

Ehhh · 03-30-2012, 01:10 PM

agree... calendar will work very well on Kindles.

jakobim · 09-08-2012, 01:57 PM

Oh my gosh, it is absolutely what I am looking for! … almost.
Sadly I have to start with demands (or wishes if you will

) right away: There absolutely has to be a landscape mode. Next, the date has be removable or off-turnable in order for the clock to be full screen and thus as big as possible (my eyes are not that good and I would really like this). Lastly, if there is a date, then you must provide us with a way (for instance via a txt file) to set our languages labels for month and day names.

And about the discussion with battery life:
I searched the internet and came up with a Kindle Touch test, which said with a full charge the Kindle holds for about 45.000 page turns. Now we divide this through the number of minutes per day and get 45.000 / ( 60 * 24 ) = 31,25. O_O
So with a full charge, your kindle can be a clock for a full month!!! OK, let’s say a full page refresh only happens every 6 pages, but that still leaves 31,25 / 6 = 5,2 days. Though you could optimize the screensaver in various ways, like always only partial screen refresh, and have a configurable battery saving mode (for instance during night refreshing only takes place every 10 min. or so). Of course you also have to subtract the actual reading, but I think at least one week with a full charge should be no problem.
So what’s with the whining about battery life, everyone?

knc1 · 09-08-2012, 02:01 PM

Sounds like a great feature set.
Be sure to let us know when you have it ready for testing.

geekmaster · 09-08-2012, 02:34 PM

Any source code?

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02-29-2012, 09:07 AM	#2
thomass Wizard Posts: 1,669 Karma: 2300001 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Türkiye Device: Kindle 5.3.7	Thanks A custom note under the time and ability to switch to the old screensaver version through Launcher would be awesome

02-29-2012, 09:35 AM	#3
Ehhh Connoisseur Posts: 73 Karma: 7140 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: Kindle Touch

02-29-2012, 09:58 AM	#4
miguelos Enthusiast Posts: 44 Karma: 5666 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: K3-3G, KT SO	I think after 24 hours (24 * 60 min = 1440 refreshes) the battery would be depleted anyway...

02-29-2012, 10:34 AM	#6
Ehhh Connoisseur Posts: 73 Karma: 7140 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: Kindle Touch	i think, it will be better to develop a test and to check how many refreshes could be on full battery )))

02-29-2012, 10:44 AM	#7
aditya3098 Guru Posts: 608 Karma: 1588610 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: Kindle Scribe	I think it should show time like "fuzzy clock" on KDE. It shows a less accurate time in plain english like "quater to five" and the likes

03-30-2012, 12:32 PM	#10
Conner Enthusiast Posts: 34 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2012 Device: Kindle 3 Wifi	Is this available for Kindle Keyboard? I know this thread is old but still this is epic

03-30-2012, 01:05 PM	#11
noisy Member Posts: 22 Karma: 12 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: kindle 3	Great idea! Could you try prepare a version with calendar, which will change everyday?

03-30-2012, 01:10 PM	#12
Ehhh Connoisseur Posts: 73 Karma: 7140 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: Kindle Touch	agree... calendar will work very well on Kindles.

09-08-2012, 01:57 PM	#13
jakobim Enthusiast Posts: 26 Karma: 5768 Join Date: Jun 2012 Device: Kindle Touch	Oh my gosh, it is absolutely what I am looking for! … almost. Sadly I have to start with demands (or wishes if you will ) right away: There absolutely has to be a landscape mode. Next, the date has be removable or off-turnable in order for the clock to be full screen and thus as big as possible (my eyes are not that good and I would really like this). Lastly, if there is a date, then you must provide us with a way (for instance via a txt file) to set our languages labels for month and day names. And about the discussion with battery life: I searched the internet and came up with a Kindle Touch test, which said with a full charge the Kindle holds for about 45.000 page turns. Now we divide this through the number of minutes per day and get 45.000 / ( 60 * 24 ) = 31,25. O_O So with a full charge, your kindle can be a clock for a full month!!! OK, let’s say a full page refresh only happens every 6 pages, but that still leaves 31,25 / 6 = 5,2 days. Though you could optimize the screensaver in various ways, like always only partial screen refresh, and have a configurable battery saving mode (for instance during night refreshing only takes place every 10 min. or so). Of course you also have to subtract the actual reading, but I think at least one week with a full charge should be no problem. So what’s with the whining about battery life, everyone?

09-08-2012, 02:01 PM	#14
knc1 Going Viral Posts: 17,212 Karma: 18210809 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Central Texas Device: No K1, PW2, KV, KOA	Sounds like a great feature set. Be sure to let us know when you have it ready for testing.

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09-08-2012, 02:34 PM	#15
geekmaster Carpe diem, c'est la vie. Posts: 6,433 Karma: 10773670 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Multiverse 6627A Device: K1 to PW3	Any source code?