Pomodoro

Current ready-status is: dry noodles.

A simple Pomodoro timer designed with eOS and Pantheon in mind.

The Pomodoro Technique

1. Decide on the task to be done.
2. Set the pomodoro timer to n minutes (traditionally n = 25). This is the length of one pomodoro, or pom.
3. Work on the task until the timer rings. If a distraction pops into your head, write it down for later, but then immediately get back on task.
4. When the timer at the n minute mark rings, amrk that you have completed one pom.
5. If you have fewer than four poms, take a short break (3–5 minutes), start a new pom.
6. After four pomodoros, take a long break (15–30 minutes). It’s a good idea to get away maybe go on a walk during long breaks. Reset the pom counter and start over.

Building a Timer obj

• Timer *
  • string: timername
  • string: alarmname (path to alarm sound)
  • double: timeleft
  • int: position in timer stack (1-NaN)
  • int: pomodoro's completed (1-4)
  • struct containing an enum for one of 25/30/60 pomodoro sizes
  • struct containing four break timer values 5/10 for short, 30/40 for long

See glib.Timer

Building a Layout

I suspect we will have to build a gtk.GridView containing gtk.Widgets which contain:

• a "clock" gicon
• the title of a task (can be blank by default but updated from a textbox widget)
• the number of pomodoros completed
• the time left in the current pomodoro

See gtk.flowbox

What do we want in settings?

Building the Menu

• Cancel current timer
• Trinary widget for Pomodoro size
• Trinary widget for short break sizes
• Trinary widget for long break sizes (consider tying the long/short break denominations together forcing 25/5:30, 30/10:40.

Etc

• Glib Basic Types
• Cleaning gsettings
• Dconf/Gsettings Brief
• GTK2 Events
• GTK Buton With Label
• labelsettext()
• Signals and Callbacks Ref
• ELEMENTARY OS: Developer Guide (Getting Started)
• Setting background colors in GTK+ 3.0+ (Example)
• Using timers (GLib, Vala)