a quick script request...

from WinCustomize Forums
I am hoping that someone like martin or tiggz will read this....
i need a script for an object to change states 4 times:

first state: daytime

second state: Sunset

third state: Night-time

fourth state: Sunrise

if anyone can do this that would be great!

btw: Please go back to the desktopX Project forums, everyone has abbandoned them!
[Message Edited]
5,565 views 9 replies
Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
latin, this is relatively easy to do without much of a script at all. Are you wanting these state changes to occur when something is clicked, or based on a time frame, or perhaps some other criteria? Basically, you can setup 4 states in your DX object and then use a persistent variable to store the current state and have a timer with a function that checks the current state and changes to the next if necessary. If you provide a few more details as to what you are wanting to do and how you would like it to work it should be fairly easy to explain how to do it.
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
The problem in your script is that sunset and sunrise is never at the same time, and to further the complexity also changes depending on where you are in the world.  The only way this could be done is if there is a web site somewhere that returns the exact time of the sunset and sunrise each day depending on your location. Then that info could be retrieved, then a simple timer could change the state depending on the time.
DeskScapes - Bring your desktop background to life.
Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
OK, I found a site that returns the info: http://www.cavu.com/sunset.html  So I guess it shouldn't be too hard to make.  If I have time I might give it a shot some time if nobody else voluteers.
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
sunrise and sunset times can be retrieved from weather.com - if you peek thru the dx object library you will find a few weather objects that display this info
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
thanks guys, so can any of you do the script?
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top

K, I'm slowly working on it, except it's taking me a little while, i'm no expert on this. But it's a fun challenge.

A question though: The imae for sunset and sunrise obviously won't just be displayed for 1 minute. How long do you want the image showing? For 30 minutes after? If sunset is at 8:32 PM, you want that image showing until what time? 30 minutes would be 9:02 PM. How's that? Or 15 minutes?

Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I found this info on another site :

Civil Twilight Start: 05:08
Sunrise:              05:41

Sunset:               20:19
Civil Twilight End:   20:52

I'm using weather.com for my script but it doesn't have the details this other site has. But weather.com makes it much easier though because of its XML feed.  Anyway, it seems sunrise starts about 30 BEFORE and sunset ends about 30 minutes after. I'll script it like that.

Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top
K. You got mail, Latin.