Widgets and panels
Widgets occupy the dashboard and feed sections. Display mode presents the same information as rotating full-screen panels.
Dashboard widgets
Section titled “Dashboard widgets”| Widget | Shows | Signed out |
|---|---|---|
| Clock | Time to the second, day and date | Full |
| Weather | Temperature, condition, wind speed and city | Full |
| Todos | Outstanding tasks, completed ones at the bottom | Public tasks only, read-only |
| Timer | Running timers and the last five saved sessions | Timers run. Sessions are not saved |
| Alarms | Alarms with times and labels | Shows Log in to manage alarms |
| Quick links | Eight fixed links | Full |
Weather is read once per visit and does not refresh. Location is approximate and taken from the network address. If it cannot be determined, London is used.
| Action | Detail |
|---|---|
| Add | Select +, enter the text, press Enter. Also available as /todo |
| Complete | Select the task. Completed tasks move to the bottom |
| Clear completed | Enter /clear. There is no undo |
| Reorder | Not available |
| Edit the text | Not available |
Adding, completing and clearing all require sign-in.
Feed tiles
Section titled “Feed tiles”| Tile | Shows | Refresh |
|---|---|---|
| This week | Hours logged per life area since Monday, as bars | Every 30 minutes |
| Habits | A tick for today, the last seven days as dots, and the current streak | Every 30 minutes |
| Projects | Active projects, least time logged first, with their open tasks | Every 30 minutes |
| GitHub | Open pull requests, requested reviews, assigned issues, recent repositories, contribution grid | Every 30 minutes |
| Hacker News | The top eight stories with points, comments, source and age | Every 15 minutes |
| Calendar | Events for the next seven days, grouped by day | Every 15 minutes |
| Photos | One photo at a time with its caption | Once per visit |
| Thoughts | Notes published on the aknThoughts board | Every 30 minutes |
This week, Habits, Projects, GitHub and Calendar are empty while signed out. No message distinguishes an empty tile from one that requires sign-in.
Habits
Section titled “Habits”| Action | Detail |
|---|---|
| Add | Select +, enter a name, press Enter |
| Mark today | Select the circle. Selecting again removes the mark |
| Delete | Select ✕. There is no undo |
| Streak | Counts consecutive days. Today counts until the end of the day even before it is marked |
Projects
Section titled “Projects”Projects are listed with the least time logged this week first. Each card shows its category, time logged this week, tasks in progress, and up to three outstanding tasks.
| Action | Detail |
|---|---|
| Add a project | Select +, enter a name, choose a category and colour |
| Add a task | Select add task on the project card |
| Advance a task | Select the status dot. Todo, then In Progress, then Done |
| Move a task back | Hold Shift and select the status dot |
| Open in full | Select the project or task name. Opens in a new tab |
Adding and changing require an administrator account. A signed-in account without administration sees the change on screen, and it is lost on the next refresh.
Completed tasks disappear from the card after about one second.
Photos
Section titled “Photos”| Action | Detail |
|---|---|
| Advance | Automatic every 30 seconds |
| Move manually | Select ‹ or › |
| Add or remove | Not available from the page |
Only photos marked public are shown while signed out.
Display mode
Section titled “Display mode”Display mode presents six panels in rotation on a plain background. It opens
automatically after 10 minutes without input between 09:00 and 18:00, from the
fourth page section, or with the /display command.
| Panel | Shows | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Glance | Time, weather, next event, next alarm | 25 seconds |
| Morning Brief | Time, date, weather, upcoming events, task and alarm counts | 28 seconds |
| Dashboard | Tasks and productivity | 22 seconds |
| Dev | Projects and GitHub activity | 22 seconds |
| Hacker News | Current top stories | 25 seconds |
| Focus | Time, date and a quote | 15 seconds |
| Control | Action |
|---|---|
| Point at the panel | Pauses the rotation until the pointer leaves |
Right arrow |
Next panel |
Left arrow |
Previous panel |
| Select a dot | Jumps to that panel |
Escape |
Closes the overlay. Does not apply to the full page at /display |
| Move the mouse | Closes the overlay |
The full page at /display requires sign-in. The fourth section of the main
page shows the same panels to any visitor, with signed-out data.
Notifications
Section titled “Notifications”Messages sent to the page appear as a stack of toasts at the corner, each labelled with its source. A toast clears after five seconds or when ✕ is selected. Notifications are shown only while signed in and are checked every eight seconds.
Related
Section titled “Related”- Commands covers the todo, timer and alarm commands.
- Assistant covers how timers and todos reach projects.
- Diagnostics covers empty and stale tiles.