Watchface: M2

nullundnada

I'm not sure what you are asking here:

>>> So if I use this "now=middle" format and don’t set a full circle I should set a different limit?

If you set "now=middle" then there isn't much else you can specify currently to change what it shows If you change the start & end positions of the ring, then the rest of the ring will scale to still show 24 hours. So with "now=middle" then the start of the ring is always "now - 12 hours" and the end of the ring is always "now + 12 hours". It is just a simple implementation, awaiting feedback - yours is the first on it I think

Oh okay nevermind I just got things mixed up. I think I get it now

Another quick question:

I tried setting up a day and night Watchface. So I wanted to set the 1 as the standard day design and 2 as the night design that only activates between sunset and sunrise. But it doesn't change automatically.

What am I doing wrong here?

nullundnada

This is more advanced now

Looking at those pics, the key thing to know is that lower numbered profiles take priority over higher numbered ones if the times overlap. You currently have profile 1 set to all day - so profile 2 never gets a chance to load.

Instead if you set profile 2 to be from 00:00 to 00:00 (all day)

And set profile 1 to load from sunrise until sunset, then it should work.

(Or you could swap profile 1 & 2 with each other - then the night profile will override the day one as expected)

I've finished making a package for M2 Designer to be used in the simulator, along with some instructions if anyone is daring enough to try it out (Possibly Bry)

The folder with the download is available on OneDrive here: https://1drv.ms/u/s!ArQ7iSnpSoQ2sscowpDhRWrTuZzAlA?e=NoUwcR

And these are the instructions currently:

Read Me.docx

The basics are: install Java, download and unzip 2 files (the Garmin CIQ SDK and the M2 Simulator Package)

If anyone tries it (!) I'd be interested to hear that it works (or not) - I tried it on my laptop and it was successful. Also any feedback on:

• how the instructions can be improved
• whether you found it worth doing the downloads and going through the process
• whether it is easier to use M2 Designer in the simulator on PC rather than on your watch

You called me out... I can hardly say no, now can I!

And yeh, of course I will. Haha

Looking good so far. Instructions seem fine, though I'd recommend fewer words, more screenshots... Or even better, a video... People like videos!

I can definitely say it's much easier and faster experience!

Using the watch, my fingers started getting sore from pressing buttons, and arm too from holding it up (in the end I just took the watch off to do the designing). I also kept getting notifications when I was designing, so that was a huge PITA too... And the back light kept switching off.

For simple watchfaces, this may be more effort than it's worth, but for people like me who want to tinker and create multiple, more complex ones... This is a much better experience. The big winner is speed... This is able to load and go through the menu a lot faster. I was using my mouse, but then realised I could just use the touch screen on my Windows tablet, so that was easier too... Ultimately mapping kb buttons would be best, but this works just fine for me :) 

Even though I already had it downloaded, I never got too familiar - is there a way to reload the app? It was SLIGHTLY annoying when I just kept pressing back too many times, it'd take me back to the Garmin Triangle. I could just reopen the bat file and everything was saved, so this isn't a huge biggy. 

Also, is there a way to spoof a diff time on this? 

markdotai, THANK YOU for providing this amazing tool for free!!!

Here is my profile:

01Ys522Vn1W11WDAO1011WwWT023QW221QVk1WwXl03X7813NC135813S713B811WwVv04L013VV213N714G013Vr211WwU04U0Vx3Vx213N714R0Vd3Ve218160VxVcVm09ZD551VxW21WwYE03Va213U21YQI0QWMC01WpVkVv0WsA01WrVZ2Vc3N21VnY4Vu04VV0MZ9X5YE04H0Vw

Bry - that was fast

Great to know it worked! And good feedback - I'm making notes. I can disable the back button exiting the app on the simulator version - there isn't any point to having it there actually.

In apps (like M2 Designer) it looks like you can't change the time from the simulator menus - only for watchfaces. I could probably add a way of overriding it, or provide some files to run the watchface version too. Or changing the time on your PC probably works (but not necessarily a good solution!)

Thanks for trying it

Shrsh - Nice colors And having some fun with the ring / seconds too!