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Workstation Widget Concept (submitted by jnoah)

Using ruby's Net::SSH, the widget, every 15min or so, will ssh to a workstation and run the command 'w.'

• ssh'ing fails, the workstation name is shown in red implying an inability to connect
• ssh'ing succeeds, :[,...] is listed in green
  • This is acheived by shelling out and running 'w'

Another concept (submitted by mathuin)

What should the widget look like?

• The widget should be square with a background color dependent upon the state of the system. The foreground color should be easily readable and have high contrast with all background colors -- this probably means white or black, but the foreground color may change when the background color changes. States:

• Unreachable/powered-off

• Powered on but nobody logged in

• Someone logged in remotely but nobody logged in on console

• Someone logged in on console but screen is locked

• Someone logged in on console but screen is unlocked and they are idle

• Someone logged in on console but screen is unlocked and they are unidle

• The widget should contain a set of center-aligned strings (large/very-small/small font sizes):

• The name of the workstation in large

• The IP of the workstation in very small and wrapped in parentheses

• A small amount of vertical space

• The username of whoever is logged in on console, or another string like 'Available!'

• The amount of time said user has been idle, in small

• A small amount of vertical space

• Load numbers in small, possibly also in parentheses