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WP Widget: Koyomi

01/02/2009 Friday

looks like this

•Description

To show current moon phase, dates, and Japanese old dates. Also, this shows Japanese ‘roku-you’ old six-day-based calendar with kanji character (you do not install Japanese font, it is graphic).

•Requirements

WordPress 2.5 environment

•Install

Place all files into your /wp-content/plugins/koyomi directory and activate through the administration panel, and then go to the widget panel and drag it to where you would like to have it!

•Settings

koyomi_screen_panel

Title: Title text for sidebar

•Download

via WordPress.org

•Kanji Meanings

Place and hold (no need to click) pointer over the kanji character shows description for itself.

•Versions

0.0.1 – initial version
0.0.2 – rel version – svn

•If you like this

If you like this widget, writing small entry on your blog and trackbacking to this entry makes me really really happy!

6 Responses to “WP Widget: Koyomi”

Anamika
February 1st, 2009
I like the widget,

but how can i costomize the date ?

i like to let the “kanzi means” appears after the “calligraphe” is that possible ?

i know my english is poor, sorry
V.J.Catkick
February 1st, 2009
Hello Anamika,

Its date will be customizable on next version of this widget.

Well, meanings of ‘Kanji’ characters, as you know, I am not thinking about ‘other way’ to display what it is due to not enough space. However, that’s good idea to ‘animate’ between ‘Kanji’ and ‘meanings’. Thanks for the idea, I will think about this for future version.

Tamas
February 4th, 2009
Greetings!
I am soooooo happy to have found your plugin!
It is easy to install, and works immediatelly.
Great!

As you may see, it’s colors are perfect for my blue site.

Some idea and question:
1. may the color be changed?
2. Would it be possible to display only the moon phase?
3. Could the next new and next full moon’s date be shown?
4. What about telling something about the Japanese letter, what does it mean… and this text… could be translated to other languages…
5. Do you know http://www.fourmilab.ch/ ?

Again, thanks!

Greetings from Hungary
:-)
May the Moon be with You! :-)
V.J.Catkick
February 4th, 2009
Hi Tamas,

Thank you for new ideas and questions, here’s what you want to know.

1 and 2: yes you can change color and remove text by CSS. On your CSS, write following codes:

#koyomi_outer {
width: 100% !important;
margin-bottom:1em;
}

#moonphase {
background-color: red !important;
}

#koyomi_outer .koyomi_today {
display: none !important;
}

#koyomi_outer .koyomi_old {
display: none !important;
}

#koyomi_outer .koyomi_roku {
display: none !important;
}

Adjust for your site little, but you can figure it out with those information, I think.

3: no, current version of Koyomi does not have that function, but it is good idea so I will think about it for future release.

4: The meanings of Japanese character, when you point mouse on it, you can see meanings in English. And this is ‘image’ (for the person who does not install Japanese font set) therefore there’s noway to ‘localized’ them.

5: Well, I did not know this site but it is interesting, thank you for information.

May the Moon be with you, too!

Tamas
February 19th, 2009
Thanks!
Yes, I could remove with the CSS modification you suggested the old date (what I do not understand, and at this part of the world it is not used, anyhow).

May be for the date… I fi could be the local time and date…

Looking forward to see your new release!

Friendly greetings from Hungary!

Tamas