NotifyMe - Usage Guide

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🚀 Installation

⚙️ Configuration

🆘 Troubleshooting

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Getting Started

1. Launch NotifyMe - Find the icon in your system tray (bottom-right corner of taskbar)
2. Right-click the tray icon - Opens the menu
3. Select “⚙ Controls” → “▶ Start” - Begin all reminders

💡 Tip: If you don’t see the tray icon, click the arrow on the taskbar to show hidden icons

Understanding the Menu

⚙ Controls - Global Control

• ▶ Start - Begin all reminders (blink, walking, water, pranayama)
• ⏸ Pause All - Pause all reminders without stopping them
• ▶ Resume All - Resume all paused reminders
• 🗣️ Global TTS - Enable/disable text-to-speech for all reminders
• ❓ Help - Open user guide (local or online)
• 🐙 GitHub Repository - Visit project repository

🗣️ Text-to-Speech (TTS) - Spoken Reminders

NotifyMe includes offline Text-to-Speech reminders using Windows SAPI:

Features:

• No internet required - Runs completely offline on your system
• Language support - English by default, Hindi if a Hindi voice is installed
• Non-blocking - Speaks in background without freezing the app
• Per-reminder control - Enable/disable TTS for each reminder type individually
• Global control - Toggle all TTS at once from the Controls menu

How to use:

1. Global TTS: Right-click tray icon → “⚙ Controls” → “🗣️ Global TTS” to toggle all
2. Per-reminder TTS: Right-click tray icon → Select reminder (👁️ Blink, 🚶 Walking, etc.) → “🗣️ TTS” to toggle that specific reminder

Configuration:

For advanced control, edit config.json (see Configuration Guide):

• tts_enabled: Toggle global TTS (default: true)
• global.tts_language: Set language preference: "auto" (default), "en", or "hi"
• Per-reminder toggles: blink_tts_enabled, walking_tts_enabled, water_tts_enabled, pranayama_tts_enabled

Example:

• Global TTS enabled, only Water reminders speak: Enable global TTS, then disable TTS for Blink, Walking, and Pranayama
• Silent Hindi reminders only: Set global.tts_language to "hi" and disable global.sound_enabled in config.json

👁️ Blink Reminder - Eye Health

• ⏸ Pause/Resume - Toggle blink reminders on/off independently
• Intervals - Choose from:
  • 10, 15, 20 (recommended), 30, 45, or 60 minutes
• ℹ️ Ideal for: Screen-intensive work, reading, coding

🚶 Walking Reminder - Movement & Circulation

• ⏸ Pause/Resume - Toggle walking reminders on/off independently
• Intervals - Choose from:
  • 30, 45, 60 (recommended), 90, or 120 minutes
• ℹ️ Ideal for: Desk jobs, long meetings, sedentary work

💧 Water Reminder - Hydration & Focus

• ⏸ Pause/Resume - Toggle water reminders on/off independently
• Intervals - Choose from:
  • 20, 30 (recommended), 45, 60, or 90 minutes
• ℹ️ Ideal for: All-day work, mental fatigue prevention

🧘 Pranayama Reminder - Breathing & Calm

• ⏸ Pause/Resume - Toggle pranayama reminders on/off independently
• Intervals - Choose from:
  • 60, 90, 120 (recommended), 180, or 240 minutes
• ℹ️ Ideal for: Long focus sessions, stress reset, calm productivity

💤 Snooze (5 min)

Delay the next reminder by 5 minutes. Useful when you’re in the middle of something.

🔔 Test Notifications

Verify notifications work correctly before relying on reminders:

• 👁️ Test Blink - Sends test blink reminder
• 🚶 Test Walking - Sends test walking reminder
• 💧 Test Water - Sends test water reminder
• 🧘 Test Pranayama - Sends test pranayama reminder

💊 Medicine Reminders

Manage medicine schedules from the tray menu:

• ➕ Add Medicine - Open a simplified add dialog (no extra screens)
• ⚙️ Manage Medicines - Open the full list to edit or delete medicines
• ✓ Enable Medicine Reminders - Toggle medicine reminders on/off
• ☑️ Mark [Meal] Complete - Mark breakfast, lunch, or dinner as completed

📂 Open Locations

• 📄 Log Location - View application activity logs
• ⚙️ Config Location - Edit settings file directly
• 📦 App Location - Access application files

Tips & Tricks

🎯 Work Smarter:

• Pause reminders during meetings, calls, or focused tasks
• Use Snooze when you’re 2 minutes away from a break
• Test notifications before a meeting to avoid surprises
• Take a 2-3 minute pranayama reset every couple of hours for calm focus

🗣️ Text-to-Speech Tips:

• Use TTS instead of sounds if you work in open offices or shared spaces (no noise!)
• Test TTS: Click “Test [Reminder]” in each reminder menu to hear TTS preview
• Hindi speakers: Run Add Language in Windows Settings → Languages to install Hindi voice for tts_language: "auto" to use it
• Silent learning: Enable TTS only for trickier reminders (e.g., pranayama), keep others visual
• Accessibility: TTS is great for situations where visual notifications might be missed (e.g., looking away from screen)

⏱️ Interval Strategy:

• Blink: 15-20 minutes for intense screen work, 30 min for mixed tasks
• Walking: 45-60 minutes for desk work, 90-120 min for movement-intensive jobs
• Water: 20-30 minutes to build hydration habit, adjust to comfort level
• Pranayama: 120 minutes for steady work blocks, 180-240 for less intense days

📊 Tracking:

• Check logs to understand reminder patterns
• Adjust intervals based on when reminders are most useful
• Enable sounds if you forget notifications often

Notification Behavior

When a reminder triggers:

1. Windows toast notification appears in top-right corner
2. Sound plays (if enabled in settings)
3. Notification stays visible for ~10 seconds (you can extend with mouse hover)
4. Click to dismiss early or let it auto-expire
5. Snooze button available to delay 5 minutes

💡 Pro Tip: If you miss a notification, check your action center (press Win + A)

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