Savings meter

by Matthew Dent

A Widget to visually show how far you've saved towards something and how far you've got to go. Useful if you're saving up for something that will cost a lot and you want to visually track how much you have left to go and how much you already have (e.g. if you were saving for a Mac or something).

Features:
- Ability to choose a custom image for the left of the Widget
- Ability to change the text at the top (what you're saving for)
- Handy context menu options to add to/remove fr More
Current Version: 1.1

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  1. Mulle
    August 28, 2005 · version 1.0.1 Mulle
    Nice nice

  2. Matthew Dent
    August 28, 2005 · version 1.0.1 Matthew Dent
    I type too much, my comment got cut off :D
    Carrying on from where it got cut off...

    'Lastly and most importantly, you should add the same types of frames that the Picture Frame widget has' - Good point, that way it would match. I'll see what I can do about that

    lcubed:
    Adding commas between amounts is a good idea, i'll see if that can be done, it would make it easier to read.
    And square images do work best, otherwise they're stretched, i'll see if I can change the way i More

  3. Matthew Dent
    August 28, 2005 · version 1.0.1 Matthew Dent
    Eptin:
    'First, Yen could be added.' - You can change the currency to anything you like in the next version (version 1.1, but the gallery hasn't been updated with it yet), so all you'd need to do is type the Yen symbol in.

    'Secondly, the dialog box for adding a picture could start in My Pictures instead of My Documents.' - Good point, i'll add that at some point.

    'Thirdly, the Reset to Default button could be erased, since it's kind of redundant (all one shou More

  4. Patrick
    August 27, 2005 · version 1.0.1 Patrick
    Great work.. i love this one..
    can u put Korean currency simbol?
    or is there a way to put any currency simbol that i want instead of choosing one from three simbols?

  5. lcubed
    August 27, 2005 · version 1.0.1 lcubed
    Hey this is really cool! A few small cosmetic things--is there a way to add commas in their appropriate places for the $XX,XXX? Also, is there a way to preserve the picture ratio of the goal image? It seems to make my image into a square.

    Thanks for taking the time to make usefully cool things!

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