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V Panel
A fancy status monitor built with the Godot Engine. V stands for the Roman numeral 5 — a nod to my online handle, Fifthdread.
Overview
V Panel is a visually rich, real-time status monitoring dashboard built entirely in Godot. Designed to be both functional and aesthetically polished, it serves as a showcase for Godot's UI capabilities outside of gaming — custom shaders, smooth animations, reactive layouts, and system integration.
Features
- Responsive grid dashboard — Modules auto-arrange in a dynamic grid that adapts to window size. Drag-and-drop to rearrange.
- Variable-size modules — Modules can span multiple grid cells (1×1, 2×1, 2×2, etc.). Drag edges/corners to resize interactively.
- Shader-based vial fill — Each module uses a custom
vial_fill.gdshaderinstead of progress bars. Features sum-of-sines water surface with edge-damped meniscus, wave distortion, ripple rings, swirl, HSV colour shifting, top-down lighting, sparkle effects, 3D subsurface scattering, gaussian surface foam, and wave-slope specular highlights. - Shader preset system — Double-click any module to open a popup menu with 7 visual presets (Vivid Vial, Emerald Deep, Lava Flow, Neon Dream, Deep Purple, Rainbow Swirl, Frostbite). Presets control all visual shader parameters.
- Live system monitoring — Reads CPU usage from
/proc/statand memory usage from/proc/meminfoon Linux. Extensible module system for adding new collectors. - Smooth animations — All fill level transitions use tweens with cubic easing.
Modules
| Module | Data Source | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | /proc/stat |
Real-time CPU usage percentage |
| Memory | /proc/meminfo |
Real-time memory usage percentage |
| Testing | N/A (cycles 0–100%) | Shader visual testing with stepped fill levels |
Controls
- Drag module — Click and drag to rearrange modules on the grid
- Resize module — Click and drag any edge or corner to resize (snaps to cell grid)
- Shader presets — Double-click a module to open the preset selection popup
Project Status
Active development. Core framework, drag-and-drop with resize, CPU/memory collectors, shader-based vial fill with 3D surface effects, and preset system are implemented. More system modules (disk, network) are planned.
License
TBD