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Tourbillon Watch Desktop Widget for Windows 8+ (Red Programming Language)
Red [
title: "Tourbillon Watch Desktop Widget for Windows 8+"
author: "hinjolicious"
note: {
Idea: @hiiamboris work on "Cellestial Clock".
Collaborator: Gemini AI
Tested: on Red Toolchain v0.66 in Windows 11
June 13th, 2026
}
needs: 'view
]
w8+?: not find get in os-info 'name "Windows 7"
; >> os-info
;== make object! [
; name: "Windows 11"
; arch: 'x86-64
; version: 10.0.0
; build: 22621
;]
;>> find get in os-info 'name "Windows"
;== "Windows 11" ==> return true if not windows 7
on-over: [if event/down? [w/offset: w/offset + event/offset]] ; to drag app window
w-flags: [no-title no-border all-over]
; --- Visual Assets Definitions ---
back-plate: [pen coal line-width 1 circle 200x200 190]
pin-s: [circle 0x0 5]
pin: [circle 0x0 15]
scales-s: compose append/dup [] [line-width 1 pen gray [rotate 1 0x0 line 0x-185 0x-190]] 360
scales-m: compose append/dup [] [line-width 1 pen gray [rotate 6 0x0 line 0x-165 0x-190]] 100
scales-h: compose append/dup [] [rotate 30 0x0 shape [move 0x-150 line 4x-150 4x-180 -4x-180 -4x-150 close]] 12
h-sec: [rot-sec: rotate 0 0x0 shape [
move 0x-185 line
1x-183 1x-135 8x-110 2x-103 5x50
-5x50 -2x-103 -8x-110 -1x-135 -1x-183 close]]
h-min: [rot-min: rotate 0 0x0 shape [move 0x-165 line 5x-155 5x0 -5x0 -5x-155 close]]
h-hour: [rot-hour: rotate 0 0x0 shape [move 0x-130 line 5x-120 5x0 -5x0 -5x-120 close]]
twelve: [shape [move 0x-135 line 12x-180 -12x-180 close]]
shadow: [translate (4, 4) pen off fill-pen 0.0.0.150]
; left sub-dial (month)
months: compose append/dup [][line-width 2 pen gray [rotate 30 0x0 line 0x-45 0x-55]] 12
h-month: [rot-mon: rotate 0 0x0 shape [move 1x-35 line 5x5 -5x5 -1x-35 close]]
; right sub-dial (weekday)
dow: compose append/dup [][line-width 2 pen gray [rotate 51.42857142857143 0x0 line 0x-45 0x-55]] 7
h-dow: [rot-dow: rotate 0 0x0 shape [move 1x-35 line 5x5 -5x5 -1x-35 close]]
; tourbillon gears
escape-wheel-teeth: compose append/dup [][
rotate 18 0x0 shape [move -1x-18 line 6x-27 7x-26 5x-23 7x-18 close]] 20
escape-wheel: compose [rot-escape-wheel: rotate 0 0x0
pen off fill-pen gray
(escape-wheel-teeth)
box -2x-19 2x19 box -19x-2 19x2]
hairspring: collect [repeat r 30 [if r % 3 = 0 [keep compose [circle 0x0 (r)]] ]]
hairspring-scale: compose [
pen gray line-width 1
scale-hairspring: scale 1 1 (hairspring)]
; balance wheel
ballance-wheel-screws: compose append/dup [][rotate 90 0x0 box -3x-45 3x-35] 4
ballance-wheel: compose [rot-balance-wheel: rotate 0 0x0
pen off fill-pen linear gold 0.0 black 1.5
(ballance-wheel-screws)
rotate 45 box -4x-40 4x40
pen linear gold 0.0 black 3.5 line-width 5 fill-pen off circle 0x0 40
]
deep-gear-teeth: compose append/dup [][rotate 5 0x0 shape [move 0x-40 line 2x-35 -2x-35 close]] 72
deep-gear: compose [
pen off fill-pen linear coal 0.0 black 1.5
(deep-gear-teeth)
circle 0x0 35]
cage-spokes: compose append/dup [] [rotate 120 0x0
fill-pen linear silver 0.0 black 1.5
box -5x-55 5x0
circle 0x-55 8
fill-pen #3333aa circle 0x-55 6
;fill-pen blue circle 0x-60 5
] 3
cage-spokes-shadow: compose append/dup [] [rotate 120 0x0
box -5x-55 5x0
circle 0x-55 8
] 3
top-cage: compose/deep/only [
fill-pen off line-width 5
pen linear silver 0.0 black 1.5 shape [move -48x28 arc 48x28 55 55 240 sweep large]
pen off [(cage-spokes)]
pen off fill-pen linear silver 0.0 black 1.5 circle 0x0 12
fill-pen linear #ffaaff 0.0 #aa00aa 1.5 circle 0x0 8
;fill-pen pink circle 0x0 7
]
top-cage-shadow: compose/deep/only [
[(cage-spokes-shadow)]
circle 0x0 10
]
cage: compose/deep/only [rot-cage: rotate 0 0x0
; no pallet fork yet!
translate 0x38 [(escape-wheel)]
push [
translate 0x38
line-width 8 pen linear silver 0.0 black 1.5 line 0x0 0x-38
pen off fill-pen linear silver 0.0 black 1.5 circle 0x0 9
fill-pen linear #ffaaff 0.0 #aa00aa 1.5 circle 0x0 6
;fill-pen pink circle 0x0 5
]
push (ballance-wheel)
push (hairspring-scale)
push [(shadow) (top-cage-shadow)] push (top-cage)
]
drawing: compose/deep/only [
scale 1.0 1.0
push [pen off
fill-pen linear 10.10.10 0.5 silver 3.5 circle 200x200 197
fill-pen 20.20.20 circle 200x200 145]
; brand
push [translate 200x200
font (make font! [size: 20 style: 'normal]) pen red text -25x-116 "RED"
font (make font! [size: 12 style: 'italic]) pen gray text -44x-85 "The Reducer"
font (make font! [size: 10 style: 'normal]) text -47x-65 "PROFESSIONAL"]
; Left sub-dial
push [pen off
fill-pen linear 10.10.10 0.5 silver 3.5 circle 115x200 59
fill-pen 20.20.20 circle 115x200 40]
push [translate 115x200
push (months)
fill-pen linear white 0.0 black 1.5
push [(shadow) (h-month)] push (h-month)
pen gray text -15x-35 "Month"
font (make font! [size: 12 style: 'normal]) text -36x-12 (form now/day)]
; Right sub-dial
push [pen off
fill-pen linear 10.10.10 0.5 silver 3.5 circle 285x200 59
fill-pen 20.20.20 circle 285x200 40]
push [translate 285x200
push (dow)
fill-pen linear white 0.0 black 1.5
push [(shadow) (h-dow)] push (h-dow)
pen gray text -20x-35 "Weekday"
font (make font! [size: 12 style: 'normal]) text 12x-12 (form either now/time > 12:0:0 ["PM"]["AM"])
]
; Scales
push [translate 200x200 pen off
push (scales-s) push (scales-m)
fill-pen linear silver 0.0 black 1.5
push [(shadow) (scales-h)] push (scales-h)
push [(shadow) (twelve)] push (twelve)]
; Tourbillon window
push [
fill-pen linear black 0.0 silver 1.5 circle 200x300 70
fill-pen black circle 200x300 65]
; Tourbillon core
push [translate 200x300
push (deep-gear)
push (cage)]
; Hands Layer
push [translate 200x200
line-join bevel pen off
fill-pen linear white 0.0 black 1.5
push [(shadow) (h-hour)] push (h-hour)
push [(shadow) (h-min)] push (h-min) (pin)
fill-pen linear red 0.0 black 1.5
push [(shadow) (h-sec)] push (h-sec) (pin-s)
]
]
app-body: compose [
title "Tourbillon"
backdrop black
box: box 400x400
draw drawing
rate 99 on-time [
ftime: to-float time: now/time/precise
; main dial calculations
rot-sec/2: ftime % 60 * 6
rot-min/2: ftime % 3600 / 10
rot-hour/2: ftime / 120
; left sub-dial
mo: now/month rot-mon/2: mo % 12 * 30
; right sub-dial
wd: now/weekday rot-dow/2: wd % 7 * 51.42857142857143
; tourbillon
; --- HIGH-REALISM, BUTTERY-SMOOTH TOURBILLON ENGINE ---
rot-cage/2: rot-sec/2
; 1. Smooth Balance Wheel Oscillation
; Dropping from 1000.0 to 12.0 slows down the raw radian velocity
; to a perfectly rhythmic, hardware-frame-locked 3.8Hz beat.
; We use 80.0 degrees to ensure smooth frame steps on 60Hz displays.
balance-angle: 80.0 * sin (ftime * 12.0)
rot-balance-wheel/2: balance-angle
; 2. Fluid Escape Wheel Transmission
; Keeps the rapid step-vibration look but anchors it tightly to the cage rotation
;rot-escape-wheel/2: (rot-sec/2 * 4.0) + (4.0 * sin (ftime * 12.0))
rot-escape-wheel/2: (rot-sec/2 * 4.0) + (2.0 * sin (ftime * 12.0))
; 3. Phase-Locked Hairspring Breathing
; Tied perfectly to the new smooth angle matrix
scale-hairspring/2: 1.0 - (balance-angle / 600.0)
scale-hairspring/3: scale-hairspring/2
show box
;print [mold sizing copy/part face/draw 3]
]
]
app-options: compose/deep [ ; win 8+
draw: [fill-pen coal box 10x10 20x20] ; draw anchor dot, needed for dragging!!!
actors: object [
on-over: func [face event] [(on-over)]
on-alt-down: func [face event] [ ; right click
mouse-pos: event/offset
if all [mouse-pos/x >= 10 mouse-pos/x <= 20 mouse-pos/y >= 10 mouse-pos/y <= 20][
view/flags [title "What?" panel [
below
button "Full" [drawing/2: 1.0 drawing/3: 1.0 show box]
button "Half" [drawing/2: 0.5 drawing/3: 0.5 show box]
button "Third" [drawing/2: 0.33 drawing/3: 0.33 show box]
button "Quit" [quit]
]][modal popup]
]
]
]
]
w-body: compose/deep pick [
[(app-body)] ;w8+
[all-over on-over [(on-over)]] ;w7
] w8+?
w-options: compose/deep pick [
[(app-options)] ;w8+
[] ; w7 (empty!)
] w8+?
w: view/tight/no-wait/flags/options w-body w-flags w-options
; --- Native OS API Hooks ---
#system [#import ["user32.dll" stdcall [
GetActiveWindow: "GetActiveWindow" [
return: [handle!]
]
SetWindowLong: "SetWindowLongW" [
hWnd [handle!]
nIndex [integer!]
dwNewLong [integer!]
return: [integer!]
]
SetLayeredWindowAttributes: "SetLayeredWindowAttributes" [
hWnd [handle!]
crKey [integer!]
bAlpha [integer!]
dwFlags [integer!]
return: [integer!]
]
SetWindowPos: "SetWindowPos" [
hWnd [handle!]
hWndInsertAfter [integer!] ; Can accept special constants like -1
X [integer!]
Y [integer!]
cx [integer!]
cy [integer!]
uFlags [integer!]
return: [integer!]
]
]]]
hack-it-w7: routine [hred [handle!] /local hwnd [handle!]] [
hwnd: as handle! hred/value
SetWindowLong hwnd -20 00080000h
SetLayeredWindowAttributes hwnd 0 0 2
SetWindowPos hwnd -1 0 0 0 0 0043h ; -1 = HWND_TOPMOST
]
hack-it-w8+: routine [hred [handle!] /local hwnd [handle!]] [
hwnd: as handle! hred/value
SetWindowLong hwnd -20 00080000h
SetLayeredWindowAttributes hwnd 0 0 1
SetWindowPos hwnd -1 0 0 0 0 0043h ; -1 = HWND_TOPMOST
]
hack-it: function [f [object!]] [
h: f/state/1
either w8+? [hack-it-w8+ h][hack-it-w7 h]
]
hack-it w
do-events
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