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Digital Clock 1.1 - A 32-bit digital clock program written for the OS/2 2.1 PM
environment
Features of Clock:
Highly configurable digital display
Can be set to stay on top of all other windows
User can adjust various performance parameters to minimize Clock's
impact on resources
Easy-to-use pop-up menu interface
This version replaces Clock 1.0. New features added are support for 24-bit
color, and an improved method of choosing colors using slider controls.
Unfortunately I couldn't get this to work properly with the sample box on
the Font dialog, so that color depth is still limited to 16-color. Also apply
buttons have been added to some dialogs so you can see changes without
dismissing the dialog. The problem with the Font dialog appearing partially off
screen in Clock 1.0 has been fixed.
How to use Digital Clock 1.1:
1. Unzip the DCLOCK11.ZIP archive in a directory of your choice. If you
are reading this, then you have already done so, or it has been done for
you.
2. Run the executable DCLOCK11.EXE, or equivalently, create a program
object which refers to the executable wherever you would like it, and
run that.
3. The first time you run the program, it will start with a set of default
display parameters. To change the display, call up the pop-up menu by
clicking the right mouse button anywhere on the clock face. From here
you can call several dialogs that allow you set the way the time is
displayed, as well as Clock's performance options. These dialogs are as
follows:
Options... Contains the Display Format and Stay On Top controls.
Display Format allows you to choose whether seconds are displayed,
whether the am/pm indicator is displayed, or to display the time in
24-hr format. The am/pm indicator option is not available if 24-hr time
is on. The display sleep time is the time in milliseconds that the time
display update thread waits before checking to see if the display needs
to be updated. Smaller values eat up more processor time.
Stay On Top allows you to enable/disable the stay on top option, and set
the time in milliseconds that the Stay On Top thread waits before
asserting Clock's window to the top.
Font... Allows you to chose the display font from fonts installed on
your system.
Colors... Allows you to set the foreground and background RGB values
via three slider controls. When running at less than 24-bit color, the
RGB values are mapped to the closest color available on your hardware.
Set Time... Allows you to set your computer's system time and date.
In addition, Clock's display colors can be set from the pop-up menu.
Currently the window is not automatically sized for the chosen font. If
you choose a point size that is too big, the time may not display. You
will need to resize the window manually to make the display come back.
You can move Clock by clicking the left mouse button anywhere on the
clock face and dragging the frame.
4. When Digital Clock 1.1 terminates, either by you choosing Exit from the
pop-up menu or when the system is shut down, all display parameters are
saved in the file DCLOCK11.INI, and are loaded the next time Digital
Clock 1.1 is run.
Digital Clock 1.1 is freeware. You are free to distribute this program provided
this documentation accompanies the executable, and that neither file is modified
in any way.
Any comments or suggestions may be emailed to me at keavney@eta.pha.jhu.edu,
or you can send a postcard to:
Dave Keavney
3925 Beech Ave. #512
Baltimore, MD 21211