[roryisok]

Since we're talking about todos, I built a screensaver todo list the other day, and it has helped me a lot.

my main issue with todo lists was that I forget to look at them. Once I'm at my desk I get my head stuck in work and forget to call dave or email chris or whatever. So I built a screensaver, set to 1 minute delay, which displays my todo list. It simply reads a text file from dropbox with some UTf8 icons at the start of each line.

Every time I go for tea or take a toilet break its the first thing I see when I get back. I wish I'd done it years ago

[amorphid]

A screen saver todo is a good idea! Is it open source? Care to share it?

Heh, asking if the code is open source in this context feels like panhandling :)

[roryisok]

Yeah, I can open source it. I'll reply back shortly

UPDATE: Here it is!

https://github.com/roryok/todoscreensaver

(uses WPF/.NET, GPL, based on a WaveSimScreensaver source by Sean Sexton)

Planning a few updates already, mostly just extra settings (change font size, theme etc)

[cuchoi]

Thanks! Do you know if it is possible to implement this in OSX?

[roryisok]

Don't see why not? It's just a screensaver that opens a text file

EDIT: found this blog entry on creating OSX screensavers in Swift if anyone wants to give it a go

https://whichline.wordpress.com/2015/07/13/os-x-screensaver-...

[amorphid]

Thanks!

[fixie]

Nice, that's a new one. As an alternative, there are a number of Chrome add-ons that add tasks to your new tab page. That one works well for me as a good reminder before I steer off course.

[lighttower]

Great idea!! Sometimes I don't look at the list or update it for a while when I get busy or negative mood funk.