![image.png](https://res.cloudinary.com/hpiynhbhq/image/upload/v1521426001/cwair9lt2shgdm5r16wx.png)


The Blinkit Software is updated with cool new features, for those new features it was necessary to make the interface expandable. 

## New Features:

### "View More" 
The Blinkit interface can now be expanded to show the newly added features
- Clickable Label, "View more" / "View less" toggles the interface size 
  
![image.png](https://res.cloudinary.com/hpiynhbhq/image/upload/v1521388790/nqhbsw1llosybc9tk55i.png)

![image.png](https://res.cloudinary.com/hpiynhbhq/image/upload/v1521400191/zl5lqdaiyxj5koble8y0.png)


Form1.vb is updated, [link ](https://github.com/techtek/Blinkit-vb.net/blob/5d8b2e064d556dfc2c4868e7e0805f614f2a18bc/Form1.vb) to the file on Github

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### Support for multiple sticks

Multiple USB sticks can now be used and set to Blink on specific Steem actions. The 2 newly added offer the same features as USB Stick 1, to blink on new Upvotes, Followers and Post.

- 3 USB sticks at the same time
- Sticks and there individual settings (Blink length, drive letter, Colour) can be saved and will be reloaded when the program start.

![image.png](https://res.cloudinary.com/hpiynhbhq/image/upload/v1521298888/fmhejhqp0f33eekyb7t0.png)
*Blinkit interface: expanded view, revealing the other 2 USB sticks, and related settings*

The following files are added to implement this functionality:

- [blink2.bat](https://github.com/techtek/Blinkit/commit/41b5eebd2a6bf4242dc7df4352890a89e765dbdc#diff-76131137f7e6e06211363045980b8f78) (script to make the led blink on USB stick 2)
- [upvotes2.bat](https://github.com/techtek/Blinkit/commit/41b5eebd2a6bf4242dc7df4352890a89e765dbdc#diff-ec15eaff6808f5021d03eb419bba5522) (Look for new Upvotes and blink the LED on USB stick 2)
- [followers2.bat](https://github.com/techtek/Blinkit/commit/41b5eebd2a6bf4242dc7df4352890a89e765dbdc#diff-c78464e739a7ad34ff0c9c73cbdca2c2) (Look for new Followers and blink the LED on USB stick 2)
- [posts2.bat](https://github.com/techtek/Blinkit/commit/41b5eebd2a6bf4242dc7df4352890a89e765dbdc#diff-d513a7ec7483294b567e62827a9b29b3) (Look for new Posts and blink the LED on USB stick 3)

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- [blink3.bat](https://github.com/techtek/Blinkit/commit/41b5eebd2a6bf4242dc7df4352890a89e765dbdc#diff-10ad1f0f3a90c044f72436a3a38b3be3) (script to make the led blink on USB stick 3)
- [upvotes3.bat](https://github.com/techtek/Blinkit/commit/41b5eebd2a6bf4242dc7df4352890a89e765dbdc#diff-ef40b3faa12a5f5561526fb04a36da79) (Look for new for new Upvotes and blink the LED on USB stick 3)
- [followers3.bat](https://github.com/techtek/Blinkit/commit/41b5eebd2a6bf4242dc7df4352890a89e765dbdc#diff-23c77e59aeb3f07ed5cc54b87e285b2e) (Look  for new Followers and blink the LED on USB stick 3)
- [posts3.bat](https://github.com/techtek/Blinkit/commit/41b5eebd2a6bf4242dc7df4352890a89e765dbdc#diff-d581448b88ce54302d30c91ad271f38c) (Look for new posts and blink the LED on USB stick 2)



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### Colour label for each USB stick

Each USB stick have there own drive letter, that makes them unique, but the sticks people use can also have a different colour LED, and the colour of the LED makes it easy to distinguish a USB stick in the interface. and in real life, therefore a setting is added where the user can select the LED color of his sticks.

![image.png](https://res.cloudinary.com/hpiynhbhq/image/upload/v1521299217/o6ugfjrz81ipawrk0r9u.png)


- Pull down menu to select the color of your USB sticks's LED
- The Save button saves, and directly displays the colour underneath the blink button
- The color saved and set by the user gets loaded when the program is started.
- Sticks and there settings (Blink length, drive letter, Color) will be reloaded when the program start.

![image.png](https://res.cloudinary.com/hpiynhbhq/image/upload/v1521400973/qcflqpq5lqwxd1b1cwmh.png)
*Code that changes the colour label according to the colour the user specified*

The following file is updated to implement this functionality 

- [Form1.vb](https://github.com/techtek/Blinkit-vb.net/blob/5d8b2e064d556dfc2c4868e7e0805f614f2a18bc/Form1.vb)



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### Coin presets
It's now possible to save 2 of your *favorite coins* and get there latest price (from [CoinMarketCap](https://coinmarketcap.com/)) displayed in the Blinkit Interface. 

![image.png](https://res.cloudinary.com/hpiynhbhq/image/upload/v1521299345/tiihaknzoujoe2mefrjj.png)


- Favorite coins can be entered in the text box.
- Save button updates the price and displays the related cryptocurrency icon.
- When the program starts it will reload the saved coin presets and display the updated price
- The refresh button updates all coin prices 
(the process takes at this moment around 10 second to updated the prices of the coins (this needs further improvements)

![image.png](https://res.cloudinary.com/hpiynhbhq/image/upload/v1521401224/dsdua5zaj4zvqc4dljcx.png)
*Code added to get the latest coin price updates and save the user presets*


The following files are updated to implement this functionality 

- [Form1.vb](https://github.com/techtek/Blinkit-vb.net/blob/5d8b2e064d556dfc2c4868e7e0805f614f2a18bc/Form1.vb)

- [coinprice.bat](https://github.com/techtek/Blinkit/commit/41b5eebd2a6bf4242dc7df4352890a89e765dbdc#diff-43db9a1f4da8a676d9d5978e82f2e864)


- [coinpreset1iconurl.bat ](https://github.com/techtek/Blinkit/commit/41b5eebd2a6bf4242dc7df4352890a89e765dbdc#diff-9cc4b26f97ff0935a08592389d1669e4) (prepares the Coin price URL with coin preset1)

- [coinpreset2iconurl.bat ](https://github.com/techtek/Blinkit/commit/41b5eebd2a6bf4242dc7df4352890a89e765dbdc#diff-88c841afc0352a055b0b831396a4358d) (prepares the Coin price URL with coin preset2)

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The following repositories are updated:

### VB .net source files
 
[Github commit](https://github.com/techtek/Blinkit-vb.net/commit/5d8b2e064d556dfc2c4868e7e0805f614f2a18bc?diff=split)

### Blinkit software 
[Github Commit ](https://github.com/techtek/Blinkit/commit/41b5eebd2a6bf4242dc7df4352890a89e765dbdc#diff-9cc4b26f97ff0935a08592389d1669e4)




![image.png](https://res.cloudinary.com/hpiynhbhq/image/upload/v1521388694/opixrvt7r8ginc8maqem.png)
*Blinkit v1.2 Expanded view*


# Blinkit is open source and free to download

Your input and suggestions are always welcome and will help to improve Blinkit, What features do you want to see integrated? 

Do you have suggestions on improving the  .bat scripts that look for new Votes, Followers, and Posts or help to improve the interface ?  

What USB sticks do you have laying around, and does it have a status LED?

![Blinkit](https://steemitimages.com/DQmZatTSjV7L7Q2fgz1rkzRbtSTnpRaP36nvCSJJWJm1G2v/ezgif.com-optimize%20(6).gif
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