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Contents
General Features
System Requirements
Installation
World Clock Menu Quick Reference
Using MaBaSoft World Clock CSM
Local Time
Alternate Time
Adding Cities to World Clock Menu
Removing Cities from World Clock Menu
Universal Time (UTC)
Switching from Local to Alternate Time and Vice Versa
Daylight Savings Time
Adding Clocks
Removing Clocks
Time Formats
Display Options
General Features
World Clock CSM is a control strip module implementing a multi-time clock. It gives you the possibility of simultaneously displaying up to 5 different times and of saving up to 23 frequently used cities in World Clock menu.
World Clock CSM provides different time formats and display options.
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System Requirements
MaBaSoft World Clock CSM runs on all types of Mac and needs System 7.1.1 or higher.
Date & Time control panel and Control Strip, Extensions Strip or Desktop Strip need to be installed. Minimum Extensions Strip version supporting World Clock CSM is v1.5.2.
Installation
If you use Apple Control Strip or Men & Mice Desktop Strip as module host, place the file MaBaSoft World Clock CSM in the Control Strip Modules folder in your System folder and restart your computer.
If you use Skidperfect Software Extensions Strip as module host, just drag the MaBaSoft World Clock CSM icon on your favorite strip. Notice that minimum Extensions Strip version supporting World Clock CSM is v1.5.2.
World Clock Menu Quick Reference
Local Time
･ Set Local Time Zone...
Displays the "Set Local Time Zone" dialog box, so that you can set a new local time zone and city. The current clock switches to local time.
･ Open Date & Time
Opens the Date & Time control panel, so that you can change the current time or the local time zone. It is disabled if your Finder is not scriptable (install Finder Scripting Extension in this case).
･ Show Local Time
Makes the current clock switch from alternate to local time. It is disabled, if the current clock already displays the local time.
Alternate Time
･ Set Alternate Time Zone...
Displays the "Set Alternate Time Zone" dialog box and lets you define a new alternate time zone and city for the current clock. The current clock switches to the new alternate city's time.
･ Show Universal Time (UTC)
Makes the current clock switch to alternate time and display Universal Time (Greenwich Time).
Clocks
･ Add Clock
Adds a new clock to World Clock CSM. It is disabled, when 5 clocks are displayed.
･ Remove Clock
Removes the current clock from World Clock CSM. It is disabled, when a single clock is displayed.
To display the "Remove Clock" command, command-click World Clock's display.
Time Formats
･ Show AM/PM
Lets you choose between 24-hour and 12-hour time format.
･ Show Seconds
Lets you choose between time with seconds and without seconds.
･ Show Weekday
Shows or hides abbreviated weekdays associated to World Clock times.
･ Show City
Shows and hides city names associated to World Clock times.
Display Options
･ Show Icon
Shows and hides World Clock's icon in World Clock's display.
･ Condense Time Information
If unchecked, city, weekday and time are listed for better readability on a single line in World Clock's display. If checked, city, weekday and time are arranged on two lines, thus reducing the display width.
Using MaBaSoft World Clock CSM
Local Time
World Clock's local time, local time zone and city are, respectively, your current time, your current time zone and city, as defined in the Date & Time control panel.
How do you set the local time? Choose the "Open Date & Time" command in World Clock menu, display the Date & Time control panel and make the desired changes (set a new current time and/or a new current time zone and/or toggle the Daylight Savings Time option).
If you only want to change the current time zone, a shorter way is offered to you: choose the "Set Local Time Zone..." command to display the "Set Local Time Zone" dialog box, select a city in the desired new local time zone and click "Set". The changes made in the "Set Local Time Zone" dialog box automatically update the current time and time zone.
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World Clock menu displays the name of the current local city in the Local Time label. If the local city was defined in the Map control panel and it is not included in World Clock cities list, the current local city name becomes "n/a".
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Alternate Time
World Clock CSM gives you the possibility of displaying alternate time zone's times.
To define an alternate time zone for any of World Clock CSM clocks, display the corresponding World Clock menu (see Adding Clocks), choose the "Set Alternate Time Zone..." command and display the "Set Alternate Time Zone" dialog box. Select a city in the desired (alternate) time zone and click "Set". The current clock will now display the local time in the alternate city.
What happens if the city selected in the "Set Alternate Time Zone" dialog box coincides with your current local city? The current clock simply switches back to local time, as if you had chosen the "Show Local Time" command.
Adding Cities to World Clock Menu
Alternate cities can be added to World Clock menu, so that switching from one alternate time to another is fastest.
To add an alternate city to World Clock menu, select the "Set Alternate Time Zone..." command to display the "Set Alternate Time Zone" dialog box, choose the desired alternate city and check the "Add to menu" option, then click "Set".
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Let's suppose you defined Tokyo as alternate city: World Clock menu would now display the "Show Tokyo Time" command, which would cause the current clock to switch to Tokyo local time.
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It is possible to add the current local city (let's say New York) to World Clock menu: the "Show New York Time" command is added to World Clock menu, but it is disabled and World Clock switches to local time. Similarly, if you define a new local city in the Date & Time control panel or in the "Set Local Time Zone" dialog box, which coincides with one of the alternate cities added to World Clock menu, the corresponding command will be disabled.
World Clock gives you the possibility of adding up to 23 cities to its menu. Cities are listed alphabetically in World Clock menu. Notice that the alternate cities list is cleared if you re-install your system software or if a new version of the Date & Time control panel is installed.
Removing Cities from World Clock Menu
To remove an alternate city from World Clock menu, display the menu while pressing the command key. The "Show Tokyo Time" command is be replaced by the "Remove Tokyo Time" command: choose it to remove Tokyo from World Clock menu.
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Notice that removing an alternate city from World Clock menu, even if it is the current alternate city, doesn't affect the time displayed by World Clock.
Universal Time (UTC)
Many professsionals (pilots for instance) refer to Universal Time or Greenwich Time as it used to be known.
Universal Time (UTC) can be set as alternate time and displayed by any of World Clock CSM clocks by choosing the corresponding "Show Universal Time (UTC)" command (see Adding Clocks).
When the "Show City" option is checked, the acronym UTC is added to the time displayed by World Clock.
Switching from Local to Alternate Time and Vice Versa
To switch from local to alternate time in any of World Clock CSM clocks, display the corresponding World Clock menu (see Adding Clocks), choose the "Set Alternate Time Zone..." command, select the desired alternate city and click "Set".
If alternate cities are added to World Clock menu, you can switch from local to alternate time by selecting the command corresponding to one of the added cities. You finally switch from local to alternate time, if you choose the "Show Universal Time (UTC)" command.
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To switch from alternate to local time in any of World Clock CSM clocks, display the corresponding World Clock menu (see Adding Clocks), choose the "Show Local Time" command or, if you also intend to change the local time zone and city, choose the "Set Local Time Zone..." command, select the new local city and click "Set".
A check mark associated to the Local Time or Alternate Time label in the corresponding World Clock menu indicates whether the current clock is displaying local or alternate time.
Daylight Savings Time
Daylight savings time can be applied to both local and alternate time.
To apply daylight savings time to the local city, choose the "Open Date & Time" command to display the Date & Time control panel or, equivalently, choose the "Set Local Time Zone..." command to display the "Set Local Time Zone" dialog box. Then check the "Daylight Savings Time" option.
To apply daylight savings time to a clock displaying an alternate time, display the corresponding World Clock menu (see Adding Clocks), choose the "Set Alternate Time Zone..." command to display the "Set Alternate Time Zone" dialog box and check the "Daylight Savings Time" option.
The adoption of daylight savings time is indicated in World Clock menu by the suffix "- DTS" added to the local and/or alternate city name in the Local Time and/or Alternate Time labels.
When daylight savings time is applied to a city which is added to World Clock menu (Tokyo e.g.), the corresponding command becomes "Show Tokyo Daylight Savings Time". If you want to apply daylight savings time to a city which has already been added to World Clock menu, simply display the "Set Alternate Time Zone" dialog box, select the city, check the "Daylight Savings Time" option and add it once more to the menu.
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Adding Clocks
World Clock CSM gives you the possibility of simultaneously displaying up to 5 different times.
As default World Clock CSM displays a single clock showing your local time (e.g. New York). If you want to display an additional time, choose the "Add Clock" command. World Clock's display is resized and a second clock is inserted. The added clock shows your local time.
World Clock's display is split in two different areas now: the clock 1 area and the clock 2 area.
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Different World Clock menus correspond to different display areas. Clicking the clock 1 area, for instance, causes a World Clock menu associated to clock 1 to popup. The Local Time and Alternate Time labels inform you about the current setting of clock 1 and the "Set Local Time Zone..." and "Set Alternate Time Zone..." commands act on clock 1.
Let's now switch to Tokyo time in clock 2. Click the clock 2 area to display the menu associated to clock 2, choose the "Set Alternate Time Zone..." command and open the "Set Alternate Time Zone" dialog box. Select Tokyo in the cities list and click "Set".
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All World Clock CSM clocks share the same time formats and display options. Cities saved in World Clock menu are accessible to any displayed clock.
Removing Clocks
Removing a clock which you needn't anymore is very easy. Command-click the area associated to the clock you want to remove to display the corresponding World Clock menu. Choose the "Remove Clock" command.
Time Formats
The time information in World Clock's display can be customized.
The "Show AM/PM" command lets you choose between 24-hour format and 12-hour format, while the "Show Seconds" command gives you the possibility of displaying World Clock's time with or without seconds.
The "Show Weekday" command adds or removes the abbreviated name of the weekday associated to the displayed time. Weekdays are those indicated in the Date Formats dialog box of the Date & Time control panel. The "Show Weekday" option is particularly useful, when the current alternate time zone is very far ahead (e.g. Tokyo - New York).
The "Show City" command, finally, adds or removes the name of the city associated to the displayed time.
The same time formats are shared by all World Clock CSM clocks.
Display Options
Two options for configuring World Clock's display are offered to you.
The "Show Icon" command shows or hides World Clock' icon, thus enabling you to reduce the display width.
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The "Condense Time Information" command lets you choose between better readability and reduced display width. If unchecked, city, weekday and time are listed on a single line. If checked, they are arranged on two lines.
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The same display options are shared by all World Clock CSM clocks.
