Engine Desktop Widget Tool

Engine Desktop Widget Tool

Summary

This knowledgebase article provides usage information about the new Engine desktop widget tool.

Usage

Executable file: NFWidget.exe located in Engine's C:\Program Files\Neverfail\R2\bin folder.
Widget tool integrates with Systray application where it registers the commands for Start/Stop desktop widget.

Requirements

Desktop background must be configured as Picture. "Solid color" configuration is not supported yet.

Configuration

Edit %APPDATA%\Neverfail\NFWidget.config.json" as desired. Then restart widget.
{
    // NFWidget Configuration - Edit values and restart NFWidget.exe to apply changes
    
    "TextSize": "auto",              // Font size: "auto", "12", "16", "20"
    "WidgetToScreenRatio": 0.25,     // Widget width: 0.10 to 0.50 (10%-50% of screen)
    "StartX": "right",               // Horizontal: "left", "right", "center", or pixels (e.g. "100")
    "StartY": "top",                 // Vertical: "top", "bottom", "middle", or pixels (e.g. "50")
    "Monitors": "all",               // Display on: "all", "1", "2", "1,2" (1=primary monitor)
    "MainColor": "auto",             // Text color: "auto", "white", "black", "#FF0000"
    "HealthyColor": "auto",          // OK status color: "auto", "green", "lime"
    "RefreshInterval": 60,           // Update interval in seconds (minimum 30)
    "LogLevel": "INFO",               // Logging: "ERROR", "WARNING", "INFO", "DEBUG"
    "EventsLevel": "Warning"            // Events: "Error", "Warning", "None" (default: Warning)
    
    // TIPS: Delete this file to reset to defaults. Log: C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\Neverfail\DesktopWidget.log
}

Custom configuration is preserved for each user account.

Known limitations / issues

  1. [EN-7086]: Solid color background is not supported. Workaround: switch to Picture.
  2. User concurrent sessions limitation:  in multiple concurrent user sessions, the desktop widget will load and display info ONLY in the user session where it was last started.

Applies To

Neverfail Engine v21



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