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Scott 2009-04-14 10:25
I've been trying to do this for a while and finally found a free solution.
The app is Serious Samurize at http://www.samurize.com
Samurize lets you display info about your system and integrate it into your desktop.
It's a little confusing to use but I found a tutorial on lifehacker here:
http://lifehacker.com/software/plain-text/geek-to-live--incorporate-text-files-onto-your-desktop-213280.php
Install the app (then reboot) and it will appear as an S in your system tray. Right click and select Edit Config file.
Rather than reinvent the wheel you can use the Config script I made that I'll paste at bottom.
Copy and paste it into a notepad file called Clock.ini and save it in the config folder, usually C:\Program Files\Samurize\configs
Open the file in the config editor.
It will look like a big blank design area but my clock widget (called a "meter" by Samurize) is a third of the way down all the way to the right so you have to scroll a lot to find it. It's easier to find if you change the zoom
Once you click on it, you'll need to move it to the proper spot based on how you have your multiple displays set up and where you want it in the taskbar. Easiest way to do that is to change the zoom in the lower right from 100% to 25%. Also click the double chevron next to the zoom to display more options and click "Desktop Overlay" so you can see your multiple monitor setup visually on the design area to make it more clear where to position the clock.
Once you click on the clock, the tab panels on the right let you make adjustments to the positioning more refined than dragging.
Save the config file, right click on Samurize in the tray and hit Reload Config. Then go to the Position menu and select "Always on Top (abs)" so that way the clock doesn't disappear everytime you click on an app in the secondary task bar.
This all replaces my previous solution which was just placing TimeThingy in the lower right corner
http://www.ryanware.com/software/time_thingy/
The problem was that when I would switch to single monitor mode the TimeThingy app would get moved to Screen 1 and would need to be moved manually back to screen 2 when I reconnected my second monitor. It also couldn't be positioned directly on the taskbar as it would disappear if I clicked on an app on the taskbar.
With this samurize solution, things work like you would expect. The clock is there when running in mutiple monitor mode and is simply gone when in single monitor mode (the clock is running but is far off the screen so as to be invisible).
Let me know if you have questions and I'll see if I can help.
- Scott
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ProjectName=Samurize Config
OffsetX=1990
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Width=58
Height=15
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Ryan 2009-04-15 01:07
Thanks for posting this, I'll definitely have to check it out. I've seen cool things done with Samurize, but never quite got around to tinkering with it myself.
My other solution for this problem was to put Slickrun(http://bayden.com/SlickRun/) in the corner, as it displays the time when not active.
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