I ended up rewriting a lot of SuperClock! for this release in order to clean up some stuff, but also to add and remove some features. The following lists the major changes, effects, etc.
Bug Fixes:
- 4.0.1 fixed a bug in 4.0 (thanks, everyone) that caused the control panel to crash in 32-bit mode (no, actually this was not a "32-bit clean" issue).
- The battery indicator (for portables) will no longer flash, and should now show the correct battery level on all PowerBooks.
- The clock will not stomp on the Timbuktu/Remote icon.
- The clock will keep running while typing in Microsoft Word. In previous versions of SuperClock!, the clock display would stop updating until you clicked the mouse. This is actually a Word weirdness, but it was an easy thing to fix.
- For those of you running 3.9 (not 3.9.1) on a Mac II, IIx, IIcx, or SE/30, there was a bug that could cause SuperClock! to crash when it was installing. This was fixed in 3.9.1 and is also fixed in 4.0.
New Features:
- The battery indicator (for portables) is now optionally displayed. Also, it will display the battery level even when charging.
- Added the day of the week (optionally) to the time and date.
- The clock can now chime on the quarter hours (:15, :30, :45) as well as on the hour (you're welcome, Owen).
- All chimes now happen in the background so you won't have to wait for potentially long sounds to finish.
- The old screen saver check has been replaced by a new Gestalt-based one initiated by Berkeley Systems for After Dark (2.0u and later). I believe it's also used by Pyro. This may cause SuperClock! to display the clock at inappropriate times with older screen savers. I decided to follow this course because it's faster and more accurate than the old check.
Removed Features:
- SuperClock! now always checks for a screen saver, so the option was removed.
- Support for Stepping Out II™'s fixed menu bar has been removed. If this turns out to be a bad thing, please verbally flog me.
The Future:
As I mentioned, a lot of SuperClock! was rewritten, so a version 4.0.2 could be forthcoming as you find bugs using it in software combinations that I don't. I've made every effort to wring out all the bugs, but I've been known to miss one or two. Let my know if you find something.
I received feature requests after I froze the feature set for this release. Those are still on my list to look at for future releases (no, Owen, I haven't forgotten your feature).
