Contest 4 - Alarm Clock GUI - Discussion

[Pino]

Please Use this thread to talk about the latest contest

You can find all infomation on this contest Here

[visualAd]

More ways to show the time ..

What does this mean. I though there were only two ways to show the time. 12 hour and 24 hour .

[NotLKH]

You could certainly make it tell time in a graphical, binary type style.
Or, hmmm, knoodle,knoodle, hmmha!

an animated Field scene where the number of sheep are the minutes, the number of wolves are the hours, and the number of birds flying by are the seconds.
1 Haystack = AM,
2 Haystacks = PM.


-Lou

[Merri]

Can we do it with just one form?

[Pino]

Can we do it with just one form?

no there has to be 2 forms,

frmmain
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[wossname]

Inspired.

[StevenHickerson]

Hmm this one sounds easy enough that I just may have time to do it. I think the last alarm clock I programmed took me 5 minutes while I was half asleep because my real alarm clock broke

So if I actually put an hour or two into it, can probably come up with something descent enough to submit.

Although I think limiting to two forms only is kind of harsh. I have one idea for something that would be nice to do but would really require a 3rd form for a nice UI. I could make it work on two forms but it would be cluttered and un appealing imo. If your really wanting to judge on the UI.. should be able to have as many forms as you want. Then you can get a real judgement on various UIs. If someone wanted to have a single form that'd be their choice but I think it would make for a pretty ugly UI . Anyway... rules are rules.. two forms it is.. I might even get time to work on this in a few minutes since I dont have to work tonight.

[Pino]

Hmm this one sounds easy enough that I just may have time to do it. I think the last alarm clock I programmed took me 5 minutes while I was half asleep because my real alarm clock broke

So if I actually put an hour or two into it, can probably come up with something descent enough to submit.

Although I think limiting to two forms only is kind of harsh. I have one idea for something that would be nice to do but would really require a 3rd form for a nice UI. I could make it work on two forms but it would be cluttered and un appealing imo. If your really wanting to judge on the UI.. should be able to have as many forms as you want. Then you can get a real judgement on various UIs. If someone wanted to have a single form that'd be their choice but I think it would make for a pretty ugly UI . Anyway... rules are rules.. two forms it is.. I might even get time to work on this in a few minutes since I dont have to work tonight.

I'm not giving away ideas but there are ways to do it with 2 forms and make the user think there is more

We have given a nice basic underlay for this contest letting everyone enter and the more advanced deigners go away with themselves
Good Luck

[Merri]

Which means the limit is artificial. Very easy to have a switchable frame for a form. It just makes it a bit harder to code.

Also, it seems we can't have any modules, user controls and class modules in the project? And we can't use OCXs either? If so, it'll be really limiting and makes code harder to handle and to read.

For example, I'd like to have a file dialog for picking the graphic image and sound file (using a class module). I'd like to make atleast one user control to ease the coding of the project, which allows for a special way user can do stuff.

[Pino]

Which means the limit is artificial. Very easy to have a switchable frame for a form. It just makes it a bit harder to code.

Also, it seems we can't have any modules, user controls and class modules in the project? And we can't use OCXs either? If so, it'll be really limiting and makes code harder to handle and to read.

For example, I'd like to have a file dialog for picking the graphic image and sound file (using a class module). I'd like to make atleast one user control to ease the coding of the project, which allows for a special way user can do stuff.

Modules and class modules are allowed, you just have to keep the gui to 2 forms i'll change that in the thread now

[Merri]

Ok, I'll code the GUI to the modules

[Pino]

Ok, I'll code the GUI to the modules

ok ok my wording wasnt great ,

so are you thinking of entering this contest merri? is anyone else considering entering?

[Dave Sell]

Man what a great idea for a contest - hats off!

Too bad I wont be around till next year :*(

[Merri]

Yup, I have nothing better to do at work, so I'm coding the clock for fun. I have some core done already.

[Electroman]

Not long left now .

[Merri]

Yup, looks like I'm not going to make it. I haven't had much time at work, they actually made me take part in the events. I've been running, defending, attacking, playing... they're trying to convert me to be a some kind of an athlete. Just that I'm not all that good but atleast I'm having fun

[Pino]

Contest is now closed, if you have a late entry please pm me