Pagecount Widgets
I've been hacking at the code from one of the NaNoWriMo word count widgets to create a page count widget for Script Frenzy. Feel free to use/modify the code, but do know that as with most opensource code there is neitheer an explicit nor implicit warranty, etc.Currently it's not much use unless you have a dedicated server with PHP, the GD image manipulation library, and mod_rewrite or the equivalent if you want it to display in forum or email signatures. If anyone wants to host the widget that would be great; I would appreciate it if you contacted me via FrenzyMail (sibilatorix).
As of this writing the code for the widget itself is nearly complete. There are a few bugs to be fixed and a few features I would like to add, and the code needs to be cleaned up. It also needs some editing if it is to work with mod_rewrite.
I know someone who may be able and willing to host the script. I think there will be more news on that next week.
Features:
- Displays username and title as defined on lines 35 and 36
- Shows progress numerically and graphically
- Color of progress bar indicates how far behind you are
This is what the widget looks like:
And here are the files:
http://kg6gfq.awardspace.com/uploads/pagewidget.tar.gz
Features for future versions: Word wars, regional word wars... basically everything the counters created by the NaNo techies could do. And if I'm feeling artistic I might make it look a bit less utilitarian and a bit more aesthetically pleasing.
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