This is a Windows Desktop/Sidebar gadget that shows a few scheduled recordings in the gadget and the full schedule in the flyout. It also optionally shows the available disk space in the gadget and full system status in a separate flyout. It works on any Windows 10/8/7.1 client with network access to your NextPVR server.

Microsoft stopped support for gadgets in 2012 citing security concerns. The concern is not really gadget related, it is the same as installing any program from an unknown source on your system. To get Sidebar Gadget support again

• Download and install the Windows Gadget (Sidebar) from https://8gadgetpack.net/

• Close and uninstall any previous versions of the gadget that you may be running on the target PC (right click entry in Gadget Gallery and choose 'Uninstall').
• Download the NextPVR Desktop Gadget installer
• Run GadgetSetup.exe
  • This should install to "%userprofile%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Sidebar\Gadgets\NextPVRStatus.gadget"
• From the Sidebar option "Add Gadgets" select NextPVR
• On the gadget click the wrench or right-click the gadget and choose 'Options'.
• Enter the appropriate server IP, port and PIN
• Click OK for it to connect and show the recording schedule and (optionally) free disk space.

• Click on the recording schedule area to show a flyout with the full recording schedule.

• Click on the free disk space area to show a flyout with the system status.

Windows Desktop Gadget support thread in the Addon On support forum.

Customizing what is displayed for each recording schedule item is possible in the Options. It is a javascript string that is easy to mess up so edit with care. The "rec" object has the following properties available for each schedule item: Title, Subtitle, Description, Start, Stop, ChannelName, ChannelNumber, ChannelLogo, Status, oid, rid

The following example adds the channel logo and Subtitle for each item (see image below). Go to the Schedule Options page in the gadget, change the 'Schedule item height' to 50, and copy all the text below and replace the text that is in the 'HTML string' text box in the Options.

"<div class='RecordingTitle' style='height:20px'>"
+ "<img style='position:relative;top:3px' height='15px' src='" + rec.ChannelLogo + "' />&nbsp;"
+ rec.Title + "</div>"
+ (rec.Subtitle != "" ? "<div class='RecordingSub'>" + rec.Subtitle + "</div>" : "" )
+ "<div class='RecordingSub'>" + (isRecordingNow ? "-" + rec.Stop.format(gTimeFormat) : (date != today ? date : rec.Start.format(gTimeFormat))) + " " + rec.ChannelName + "</div>"

Download: NextPVR Desktop Gadget

Developed by cncb updated for v5 mvallevand.

Thanks to BrettB who did most of the testing of the netcore update.

Category: Utilities