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Implement multi-monitor support with URL-based style management
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‎reminder-minimal.README.md‎

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# reminder-minimal.tsx
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## Purpose
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This is the **lightweight background-only component** that runs on SECONDARY monitors. It shows just the beautiful background animation without any UI, logic, or heavy components.
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Think of it as the **visual companion** that makes all your monitors look beautiful during breaks.
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## What It Does
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### 1. Reads Background Style from URL
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Gets the background style directly from the URL parameter when the window is created:
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- Reads `?style=` parameter from `window.location.search`
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- No waiting, no events, instant rendering
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- Single source of truth
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```typescript
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const params = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
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const backgroundStyle = params.get('style') || 'default';
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// Example: ?style=aurora → backgroundStyle = "aurora"
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```
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### 2. Renders Background Only
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Shows fullscreen background animation with NO UI elements:
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- ❌ No timer
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- ❌ No text
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- ❌ No skip button
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- ❌ No todo list
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- ✅ Just beautiful animation
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```typescript
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return (
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<div className="relative h-screen w-screen overflow-hidden">
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{renderBackground()} {/* Aurora, BeamOfLife, etc. */}
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</div>
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);
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```
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### 3. Listens for Close Signal
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Closes when primary window tells it to:
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- Listens for `close-all-reminders` event
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- Closes itself immediately
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- Synchronized with primary window
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```typescript
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useEffect(() => {
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const unlisten = listen("close-all-reminders", () => {
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getCurrentWebviewWindow().close();
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});
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}, []);
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```
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## Component Lifecycle
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```
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Secondary Window Opens with URL: /reminder-minimal.html?style=aurora
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↓
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reminder-minimal Mounts
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↓
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Reads style from URL parameter (instant)
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↓
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Renders Aurora background immediately (no waiting!)
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↓
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Listens for "close-all-reminders" event
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Closes when event received
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```
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## Supported Backgrounds
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All the same beautiful backgrounds as the primary window:
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- `default`: DefaultBackground
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- `aurora`: AuroraBackground
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- `beamoflife`: BeamOfLife
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- `freesprit`: FreeSpirit
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- `canvasShapes`: CanvasShapes (particles)
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- `particleBackground`: ParticleBackground
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- `plainGradientAnimation`: PlainGradientAnimation
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- `starryBackground`: StarryBackground
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- `shootingmeteor`: ShootingMeteor
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## Event Communication
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### Listens For:
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- `close-all-reminders`: Signal to close
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### Emits:
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- Nothing! This component only listens.
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### Does NOT Listen For:
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- ~~`reminder-background-style`~~ - No longer needed! Style comes from URL parameter.
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## Why This Exists
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### The Problem:
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Before optimization, every monitor loaded the full React app:
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```
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Monitor 1: Full App (50MB) - ReminderControl + all components
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Monitor 2: Full App (50MB) - ReminderControl + all components
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Monitor 3: Full App (50MB) - ReminderControl + all components
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Total: 150MB
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```
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### The Solution:
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Now only primary monitor loads the full app:
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```
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Monitor 1: Full App (50MB) - ReminderControl + all features
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Monitor 2: Minimal (5MB) - reminder-minimal + background only
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Monitor 3: Minimal (5MB) - reminder-minimal + background only
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Total: 60MB (60% savings!)
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```
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## Resource Comparison
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| Component | Size | What It Loads |
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|-----------|------|---------------|
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| **ReminderControl** | ~50MB | Full React app, all contexts, database, settings, UI components |
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| **reminder-minimal** | ~5MB | Just background components, event listeners |
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## What It Doesn't Load
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To keep it lightweight, this component skips:
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- ❌ Database access (no SQL queries)
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- ❌ Settings loading (no store access)
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- ❌ Timer logic (no countdown)
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- ❌ UI components (no buttons, progress bars)
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- ❌ Context providers (no premium features check)
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- ❌ Heavy components (no todo list, no time displays)
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- ❌ Event broadcasting (no emit calls)
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## Example Flow
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```
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1. User has 3 monitors
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2. Reminder triggers
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3. ReminderHandler creates:
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- Monitor 0: /AuroraReminderWindow?style=aurora (full app)
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- Monitor 1: /reminder-minimal.html?style=aurora (minimal)
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- Monitor 2: /reminder-minimal.html?style=aurora (minimal)
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4. All windows open simultaneously:
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- Primary: Reads ?style=aurora from URL → shows full UI + Aurora
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- Secondary 1: Reads ?style=aurora from URL → shows Aurora only
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- Secondary 2: Reads ?style=aurora from URL → shows Aurora only
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- All render instantly, no waiting for broadcasts!
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5. User clicks "Skip" on primary:
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- Primary emits: "close-all-reminders"
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- All windows close together
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```
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## Code Structure
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```typescript
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// Super simple - just 2 things:
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1. Read style from URL parameter (instant)
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2. Listen for close event
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3. Render background component
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```
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## Benefits
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1. **60% Less Memory**: 5MB vs 50MB per secondary window
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2. **No Permission Errors**: Doesn't need database/filesystem access
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3. **Faster Loading**: Less code to parse and execute
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4. **Instant Rendering**: No waiting for broadcasts or events
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5. **Same Visuals**: Identical background animations as primary
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6. **Simpler Code**: No state management for background style
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## How It Works With Other Components
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```
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ReminderHandler ReminderControl reminder-minimal
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(Scheduler) (Primary Monitor) (Secondary Monitors)
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│ Loads backgroundStyle │ │
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│ from settings │ │
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│ │ │
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│ Creates windows with │ │
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│ ?style= in URL │ │
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├───────────────────────► │ │
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├─────────────────────────┼────────────────────────►│
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│ │ │
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│ Reads ?style=aurora Reads ?style=aurora
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│ from URL from URL
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│ │ │
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│ Renders full UI Renders Aurora only
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│ + Aurora background (instant!)
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│ User clicks Skip │
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│ Emits "close-all" ──────────────►│
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│ Closes Closes │
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└─────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────┘
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```
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## Summary
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**reminder-minimal.tsx** = The efficient visual companion:
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- 🎨 Shows beautiful backgrounds
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- 📡 Reads style from URL (instant)
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- 📡 Listens for close signals
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- 🚀 90% lighter than full app
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- 🖥️ Makes all monitors beautiful
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- ⚡ Zero latency - no broadcasts needed
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It's the secret to efficient multi-monitor support - all the beauty, none of the bloat!
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## Key Innovation: URL-Based Style Passing
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**Before (Event-Based):**
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1. Secondary window opens → shows nothing
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2. Primary window loads → reads settings
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3. Primary broadcasts style → secondary receives
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4. Secondary renders background
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⏱️ Delay: 100-500ms, potential flickering
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```
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**After (URL-Based):**
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1. ReminderHandler reads style from settings
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2. Creates all windows with ?style= parameter
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3. All windows read URL and render immediately
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⏱️ Delay: 0ms, instant rendering!
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```
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**Benefits:**
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- ✅ No race conditions
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- ✅ No flickering
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- ✅ No event listeners for style
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- ✅ Simpler code
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- ✅ Instant rendering

‎reminder-minimal.html‎

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<!DOCTYPE html>
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<html lang="en">
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<head>
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<meta charset="UTF-8" />
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<link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="/vite.svg" />
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<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
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<title>Break Reminder - Blink Eye</title>
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</head>
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<body>
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<div id="root"></div>
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<script type="module" src="/src/reminder-minimal.tsx"></script>
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</body>
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</html>

‎src-tauri/capabilities/default.json‎

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"PlainGradientAnimationReminderWindow",
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"StarryBackgroundReminderWindow",
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"ShootingMeteorReminderWindow",
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"reminder_monitor_0",
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"reminder_monitor_1",
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"reminder_monitor_2",
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"reminder_monitor_3",
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"reminder_monitor_4",
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"reminder_monitor_5",
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"reminder_monitor_6",
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"reminder_monitor_7",
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"reminder_monitor_8",
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"reminder_monitor_9",
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"before_alert",
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"support_reminder"
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"dialog:default",
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"os:default"
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}

‎src/App.tsx‎

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const AboutPage = lazy(() => import("./components/window/AboutPage"));
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const Soon = lazy(() => import("./components/window/Soon"));
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const TodoPage = lazy(() => import("./components/window/TodoPage"));
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const MultiMonitor = lazy(() => import("./components/window/MultiMonitor"));
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// Define routes that use a background wrapper around ReminderControl
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{ path: "multimonitor", element: MultiMonitor },
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{ path: "activatelicense", element: ActivateLicense },
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‎src/components/CustomTitlebar.tsx‎

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"/reminderthemes": "Reminder Themes",
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"/multimonitor": "Multi-Monitor Setup",
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"/workday": "Workday Setup",
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"/screenSavers": "Screen Savers",
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"/allSettings": "Settings",

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