Countdown timer in panel

Question

Is there some widget that I can put in the panel of my Xubuntu system that will show me a countdown of time? I've tried pystopwatch, but although it minimizes, it doesn't show me how long I have left. I've also tried xfce timer-plugin, but it doesn't really minimize. I just need something that will show how much time left I have for a certain task, as inconspicuously as possible. I'm running Xubuntu 12.04.

Answer 1

My answer will be not on panel. Im using conky to make it visible on desktop

Step 1.

Install conky

sudo apt-get install conky

Step 2.

Pearl Package

You may need to install libdate-manip-perl and libtime-modules-perl packages.

sudo apt-get install  libdate-manip-perl libtime-modules-perl

Step 3.

Save at home folder

• .conkycount
• .countdown

Locate ${alignc}Countdown in .conkycount to change Countdown text.

Locate "October 26, 2012" in .countdown to change date.

Step 4.

Give permission to script

chmod +x ~/.countdown

Step 5.

Run your conky

By terminal:

conky -c ~/.conkycount

Make startup application

Open startup application

Name : ConkyCount

Command : conky -p 20 -c ~/.conkycount

Result