FFXIV Windows Gadget  

Windows Vista and 7 have a neat feature that allow you put little web pages called Gadgets on your desktop. In Vista, the gadgets can be undocked from the sidebar and moved around (the sidebar needs to stay open however) while in 7 you are allowed to drag and drop them pretty much anywhere and the sidebar is all but invisible. This gadget gives you the time in Eorzea, the date of the next leve reset local to you, and a count down to the reset.

That's not all either. If you click on the gadget, a flyout window appears and tells you the moon phase, moon polarity, moon element, and hour element currently in the game. This page will be where new updates are posted and all support/feature requests can be put in the Discuss section.

Installation

The gadget file can be downloaded here: EorzeaClock.gadget

Clicking on that link should bring up a window like this:

If you are using Internet Explorer, it should know what program to use automatically. If you're using Firefox, make sure that "Windows Desktop Gadgets" is selected, then click OK. You might then see a window that looks like this:

This is just warning you that the app is unsigned and so proceed at your own risk. Clicking OK here should install the gadget and start it. If the gadget doesn't start, or if you close it, just right click on your desktop and click on "Gadgets":

This will open the gadget menu, and you should see the EorzeaClock gadget in the menu:

Features

The main window of the gadget, and what you will see most of the time, displays the time in Eorzea, the date that the Regional leves reset next, and a countdown to that date:

Clicking on the Game Info button will cause a new window to fly out from the main window that displays more information like moon phase, moon polarity, moon/day element, and hour element:

This information is taken straight from the game, which you can read here: The Five Ages-An Eorzean Chronology

Clicking on the Server button will cause a new window to fly out from the main window that displays the various server ping times. These times are pulled from the ZAM website, and are updated about every 5 minutes.

The game server you play on can be set in the options panel (as well as a link back to this page):

Note that to make the flyouts go away you need to click off of the gadget (so it looses focus) or click on either button. Once the flyout disappears, you can click another button to view it's flyout.

If you don't want to use the flyouts, and don't mind a larger sized gadget, there is now an option for you. If you run Windows 7, click on the resize button:

If you run Windows Vista, simply un-dock the gadget. You will then see a display like this:

To go back, click the resize button again (or dock the gadget for Vista).

Some shots of the gadget in Japanese:

Some shots of the gadget in Russian:

Some shots of the gadget in French:

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