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TTIME/2 V1.0 (c) 1995 Harvey E. Summers
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* General Distribution Release v1.0 1/10/95 *
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What is TTIME/2?
TTIME/2 is an OS/2 PM Clock for the WPS. It was designed to be
simple, small, and informative. It has no pretty graphics,
instead opting to use the smallest chunk of desktop real estate
possible. There are no options (at this time) other than close.
What is new in V1.0 from V0.5b?
The V0.5b release was a limited (read: brain dead) test of the
program. It was released only to a few people for testing. If
you run across this release, please let me know so I can replace
it with this version.
V1.0 corrects the time display, adding the day and putting the
comma in the right spot. This version also saves the position of
the window across invocations.
Setting the window position.
To move the window permanetly, simply move it, size it, and
close it. When you run it again, that is where it will come
up. Remember to leave enough room for the longest month and
day names.
What does the Future Hold for TTime/2?
TTIME will probably gain some options based on user (this means
YOU) feedback. Options that I may impliment include:
* User-defined fonts and colors.
* An always-on-top feature. (yuk!)
* Options on presentation of time information, e.g.
Time Month Day, Year or Day Time, or whatever
comes to mind. Any favorites?
* Sound effects (Maybe. PCs should be unseen and unheard)
* An invisable border
TTIME will *not* grow to extreams and provide information about
the every facet of the system. It will remain a simple clock
program, nothing more. However, within this design goal, there
is a lot of room for improvements. Send me your ideas!
Where can you find the updates?
This version will only be posted to the OS/2 Woodmeister (at
314-446-0016 (ANSI 19200/N/8/1) or owm.healthnet.org).
Future versions should be availible at the above location first,
then via the hobbes distribution site (FTP.CDROM.COM) and on
Compuserve in one of or more the OS/2 forums.
What is the catch?
TTIME/2 is free. Other than the copyright limitation
that you cannot "hack" it or claim it as your own work,
use of this problem obligates you to nothing. There is no
cost to use this program. However,if you are the type that
feels obligated to do something for this obviously wonderful
piece of software, try the following products and, if you use
them, please pay for them:
* Ray Gwinn's SIO drivers (SIO135.ZIP is the latest)
Improve your communications performance by 20%
on average. A worthwhile value!
* Markus Schmidt;s ZOC Communications Program (2.01
is the latest ZOC201.ZIP) I live and die by my
modem. ZOC makes it worth living for. This is
THE program you have been waiting for.
* IBM's WARP. Wow! This one has everything IBM
promised. With a street price of $55
after rebate, anyone with a 386 and 8Meg RAM
ought to be running WARP.
* If you gotta run Windoze, try New Menu for Windows.
It replaces Program Manager with a Motif,
Openlook, or WIN95 look-alike menu and works
better than ANY comparible program. Faster,
better, and more useable than you can imagine.
NMFW141E.ZIP from winftp.cica.indiana.edu)
VENDORS and DISTRIBUTORS (anyone not using this program for
private use) may not resell or charge for this program
beyond a standard media charge not to exceed $10 US excluding
shipping. You are REQUIRED to notify me that you are distributing
this program or plan to distribute this program to others
and to send to me a copy of any marketing lititure (i.e. catalogs)
that mention this program, including any updates or the the material.
I reserve the right to refuse you the right to distribute
this program for any reason and will provide a written notice if
this occurs giving you 90 days to fulfill any obligations you may
have incurred to distribute the program. However, I have little
expectation of invoking this clause and hope that you do
distribute this program widely.
What you can do to help TTIME/2 Along?
I could use a really nifty icon if you are good at that sort
of thing. Please send it to the addresses below or upload it
to the OS/2 Woodmeister and drop me a note there.
Please let me know of any problems your find or ideas you have.
I designed this program at 600x800x256 resolution. I would like
to know if it works properly at other screen resolutions. I did
not code in any fontmetrics and presume that they are not
required.
Minor Technical Points
TTIME2.EXE *REQUIRES* THE VROBJ.DLL runtime from the Watcom
VX-REXX package. Not surprisingly, the program was created
with VX-REXX. This is generally availible as a seperate file
from the system you found TTIME on. Look for keywords like:
WATCOM, RUNTIME, VXREXX, VX-REXX, or VROBJ. If you cannot find
it, contact me at the electronic address below and I'll point
you to it.
The performance hit should be negligable since the clock is
put to sleep for the 60 seconds between updates
This program stores the positional information in the USER
INI file under the application heading of TTime2 and the
keyword Position. The four parameters are top, left, height,
and width. Deleteing them will return TTime/2 to the default
center of the desktop.
VX-REXX is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for programmers at all levels.
Known bugs, limitations, and nits.
* Because of its low priority, the time can be a full
minute off. I may fix this if its a big deal.
* You can rezise the window, but there is nothing to
see but my name (oh, WOW!) and an email address.
* There is a slight flicker upon update.
The Semi-legal disclaimer
THE AUTHOR OF TTIME2.EXE OFFERS THE PROGRAM AS-IS. USE TTIME2.EXE
AT YOUR OWN RISK. SUPPORT FOR THIS PROGRAM IS AT THE WHIM OF THE
AUTHOR. IF YOUR SYSTEM EXPLODES WHEN YOU RUN TTIME2.EXE, OR FAMINE,
PLAGUE, AND PESTULANCE OCCUR UPON INVOKING THE PROGRAM, TOUGH. IT
AIN'T MY FAULT AND I AIN'T GONNA FIX IT,PAY FOR IT, OR EXPLAIN IT.
AND SINCE I SLEEP WITH MY LAYWER AND HELP PUT HER THROUGH SCHOOL,
I DON'T HAVE TO. SO THERE. HAVE A NICE DAY.
About the Author
Harvey E. Summers lives in Columbia, Missouri and works for
ISSC, a division of IBM, as a LAN Administrator. This program
and this text in not a product of IBM or ISSC, but a private
endevor by the author. Harvey has no desire to be a programmer,
this is just a program that was easy and he wanted for himself.
He has authored abook on running your own desktop video
business and has a number of awards for LAN design. He is a
chronic insomniac, hence TTIME/2. He can be reached at:
CIS: 76350,2114
inet: hsummers@bigcat.missouri.edu
IBM: HSUMMERS at BLDVMB
BBS: 314-446-0016