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FlWorld - Multiple world clocks
(C) 1997, 2000 David Rushall
Charityware. All rights reserved.
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INTRODUCTION
FlWorld is an alternative interface for the world time
functions of the built-in Time application.
Features include...
o Display current time in up to six cities chosen
from the Time application's database.
o World time-zone map with areas of day and night.
o Photo-realistic moon-phase display.
o Time zone calculator, with alarm feature.
o Automatic summer time (DST) checking.
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CHARITYWARE
FlWorld is Charityware; free to download and use, for an
indefinite period, but if you like it you are invited to
make a small donation to a charity of your choice. See
online help within the application for more information.
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INSTALLATION
IMPORTANT NOTE
If you are upgrading from a version of FlWorld prior
to version 4.0, your existing FlWorld settings
documents will be automatically upgraded when you
open them. However, attempting to load the new
documents in an older version of FlWorld may not
work.
To install this software on your machine:
1) Close ALL applications on your EPOC device.
If you do not close all applications before
installing the SIS package in the next step,
you may have problems with OPM versions later.
2) Install the main application SIS file:
FlWorld.sis
3) If you wish to try the supplied sample FlWorld
document files, copy them into any document folder
on your machine. The samples are contained in
"samples.zip" and named as follows:
Africa
Americas
Asia
Australasia
Europe
MiddleEast
USA
See below for more information about these samples.
4) Finally, look in the "Extras" draw on the machine
for the new "FlWorld" icon, in the normal manner.
NOTES:
* Please consult the manuals for your device for
details of installing applications packaged in SIS
files. You will require a PC or Mac running your
EPOC connect software (i.e. PsiWin 2 or equivalent)
or the "Add/Remove" icon on the control panel of
your EPOC device. Double-clicking on the SIS file
either on the EPOC device or on the PC/Mac connected
to the EPOC device should do the trick.
* The supplied OPXs are for ARM-based machines, such
as the Series 5, Revo, Osaris, Geofox 1, Series 5mx,
Series 7, etc. If you wish to run this application
on the Windows EPOC emulator then please contact the
respective OPX authors, Symbian Ltd and Neuon (web
addresses below), for the appropriate versions.
* OPXs are special resources that may be shared by
many different applications on the EPOC device. If
these applications do not deliver the OPXs correctly
in the standard SIS files, they may cause problems
with other applications when they are installed, or
even uninstalled. If you find that this application
fails to start after installing or uninstalling
another application, perhaps reporting a missing or
invalid OPX file, please try reinstalling this
application using the instructions above. This
should correct the problem.
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UNINSTALLING
If you have finished with this software you can remove
the application as follows:
1) Make sure the FlWorld application is not running.
2) Delete any saved FlWorld settings documents that
you no longer require.
3) Using the "Add/Remove" icon on the EPOC control
panel, remove the "FlWorld" application.
After you have completed these steps, FlWorld will have
been removed from your machine's memory and "Extras" bar.
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BASIC USE
FlWorld is simple to use. The display consists of up to
six clocks, displaying the time in different cities.
Up to five displays are available:
Wall clocks
Displays one or two rows of clocks with additional
information for each city.
World map
A map outlines the time zones of the world, the
location of the currently selected city and
(optionally) the areas of the world currently in
darkness. When screen area allows, the area under
the map shows the time and details of the currently
selected city and the current phase of the moon.
A column of smaller clocks for each city configured
appears to the left of the screen.
Large clock
A version of the World map display with a larger
clock for the selected city.
Note: This display is not available on large screen
devices as the standard World map display includes
a large clock, anyway.
Armillary sundials
A timeline display, representing the scales of
armillary sundials. The time in each city is
represented by a clock and the 'shadow' of the
sundial. The scales are aligned to allow easy
comparison of the times in each city, and can also
show both the working hours and the hours of
darkness.
Large digital
An extra large digital clock displays the time in
the current city, selected from the list of smaller
clocks to the right.
Note that the displays adapt to the available screen
area on your device. Some features will be different or
unavailable on some machines.
All displays respond to the pen. Try tapping things and
see what happens.
You can configure the displays using the "Preferences..."
and "View preferences..." menu options and select
different cities from your machine's built-in world
database, with the "Choose cities..." option.
See the online Help (available from the menu) from more
information.
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SAMPLES
When first started, FlWorld attempts to find a selection
of cities from around the world, which you can then
tailor to suit your needs. However, the ZIP distribution
includes some additional sample FlWorld document files,
each containing a (pretty arbitrary) selection of cities
in a general geographical area. If you install these
files, you can simply click on the document on the
System screen to display the set of cities you wish to
display.
You can use FlWorld documents to organise different sets
of cities in any way you wish. For example, you could
create one document for work and another for friends and
family.
NOTE: The samples use the English (UK) spelling of city
names and so some cities may fail to display on
other language machines. If this happens when you
open the sample file, simply correct the spelling
for your own language, or enter a different
city name.
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CHANGES
Version 4.31:
* Fixed bug that sometimes prevented auto power off.
Version 4.3:
* Large digital clock display.
* AM/PM indicators on Wall clocks display.
* User-defined hot key.
* Recent files menu.
* Packaged to use shared FlLib OPM.
* Fixed minor bug in city choice dialog.
Version 4.2:
* Digital/analogue clock selection for Wall clocks
display.
* Select sound when setting a new alarm.
* Switch to Time application menu option, hot key
and tool bar button.
* Open file/program list menu option and hot key.
* Samples packaged in separate ZIP file for clarity.
Version 4.1:
* Major display improvements for large screen and
colour devices.
* Improved dialogs for Osaris displays.
* Additional preferences for sundials display.
* Minor display improvements for smaller screens.
* Global alarm sounds setting.
* Sort cities by name, country, longitude or latitude.
* Main battery status indicator.
* Installable on drive E:
* Colour application icon.
Version 4.0:
* New "Armillary sundials" display.
* Set alarms to sound when it is a certain time in
another city.
* Improved time zone calculator.
* Improved city and country finder.
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DISCLAIMER AND COPYRIGHT
1) FlWorld is Charityware and copyright; it is not
public domain. The rights to this package remain the
property of the author.
2) You may use this software, free of charge, for an
indefinite period and at no obligation to the
author.
3) Permission is given to publicly distribute this
software provided the distribution contains all, and
only, the unaltered files of the original
distribution, the ownership of the rights to this
software is clearly stated and any fee charged is
extremely nominal.
4) Use of this software is entirely at the user's own
risk. The user must accept responsibility for any
direct or indirect loss or damage arising from the
use (or misuse) of the package. This software is
supplied "as-is".
5) Note: The OPX files employed by this software (and
included in this distribution) are the copyright of
Symbian Ltd and Neuon. Please see their respective
WWW sites,
http://www.epocworld.com/
and
http://www.neuon.com/
for more details.
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CONTACTS
If you have any problems, comments or suggestions about
this software, you can contact me at the following email
addresses:
dave@freepoc.de
dave@piecafe.demon.co.uk
Please write in English, if possible. My knowledge of
other languages is poor and whilst I could probably
work out the gist of your message using books and
tools, I would be unlikely to be able to construct a
complex reply. If you do write in another language
then please be patient for an answer.
If you would like to help translate this application
into another language then please contact me.
This application is distributed in association with
FreEPOC:
http://www.freepoc.de/
For the latest news of this an my other software, also
visit:
http://www.piecafe.demon.co.uk/
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Dave Rushall, 2000