Software of the Month Club 1995 March/SOFM_Mar1995.bin/pc/os2/wldclk/wldclock.hlp

OS/2 Help File | 1995-01-27 | 10KB | 185 lines

ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Introduction: ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

World Clock is a multi-city time display clock for OS/2.  World Clock displays
six clocks.  You can select the city, or any location around the world, for
each clock.  World Clock takes the time from your computer's internal clock.
In order to display the time at other locations, World Clock must know some
things about your local time zone.  The information about your local time zone
and other options of World Clock are maintained through the use of an OS/2
style notebook.  The Settings notebook is opened by pressing {Ctrl}S while the
World Clock window has the focus, by clicking on a City Name or Time Display
with the left mouse button or by clicking on a City Name or Time Display with
the right mouse button and selecting "Settings" from the pop-up menu.

The Settings notebook has nine pages.  Each page allows you to choose options
that tailor World Clock to your specific needs.  After installing World Clock
and running it for the first time, you should open the Settings notebook and
turn to the Local Zone page.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Local Zone: ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select your Local Time Zone from the list-box.  The Time Zones are numbered
West and East of Greenwich, England.  There are Time Zone names and places
displayed on the right to aid your selection.  If you are in a time zone that
uses fractions of an hour, set the number of minutes to add to the time to
match your time zone.  Next set your Time Zones Daylight Savings Time status.
Note "Off" means your Time Zone is not presently in Daylight Savings Time.
When Daylight Savings Time changes in your Local Time Zone you should make the
correct setting here and then set the time in your computer.  You can set the
time in your computer by clicking on the "Set Date/Time" button to use the OS/2
system Clock Settings or by turning to the "Atomic Time" page.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. City List: ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The City List page is used to define each clock.  You select the clock to set
with Radio buttons.  Choose the city from a list of over 500 cities.  The
number of characters of the City Name to be displayed on the clock is set with
a spin button.  Use the Font page to select a smaller font for a long city
name.  Or use the Size to make the Clocks larger.  Use the Radio buttons to set
the present status of Daylight Savings Time for the city you have selected.
Use the check box to display or not display seconds on the selected clock's
Time Display.  Use the Radio buttons to select Civil or 24-Hour, Military,
time.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Layout: ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Layout page allows you to select a clock layout for the clocks within the
World Clock window.  Layouts of 1 by 6, 6 by 1, 2 by 3 and 3 by 2 are
available.  The Clocks are numbered from left to right and from top to bottom.
If you don't need to see all six clocks you can set the number of clocks to
display by clicking on Radio buttons 1 through 6. This will size the World
Clock window to fit around your chosen number of Clocks.  Some Clock
Display/Layout combinations don't make sense, for example, display 5 and Layout
2 by 3. In these cases World Clock will display the extra clock.  For the
purpose of displaying clocks, World Clock displays the least screen area of
clocks.  A display setting of four (4) and a Layout of 2 by 3 will display
clocks 1, 2, 4 and 5.  In this case you might want to use a Layout of 3 by 2,
that will display clocks 1, 2, 3 and 4.

Check the "Pop Up to Top" box if you want World Clock to keep itself on top of
all other windows.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Size: ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The size of the clocks, height and width, is set on the Size page.  All clocks
are the same size.  Clocks have two parts; the City Name, title part and the
Time Display part.  These two parts can be of different heights.  The position
of the World Clock window can also be set on the Size page.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Color: ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The BackGround and ForeGround colors for all clocks or each clock is set on the
Color page. The default Color for all Clocks is <default>/Blue which means the
default button BackGround color from the OS/2 system is used, and a Blue
ForeGround is used.  Use the Color Palette to select and define the BackGround
and ForeGround Colors for a Clock.  The current Colors for the Clock Title area
and Time Display area are specified and displayed on the large buttons on the
Color Page.  Click on the desired Color, on the Palette, with the right mouse
button and drag it to one of the large buttons (to right of City/Time) to set
the BackGround Color.  Click on the desired Color, on the Palette, with the
right mouse button and hold down the Ctrl key and drag it to one of the large
buttons (to right of City/Time) to set the ForeGround Color.  Use the Radio
buttons to change the Clock selection.  Click on "UnDo" to UnDo all changes to
all Clocks.  Click on "OS/2 Default" to set all Clocks to the "<default>" OS/2
Colors.  Click on "WC Default" to set all Clocks to the "<default>/Blue" World
Clock Colors.  Click on "Apply to All Clocks" to set all Clocks to the Colors
of the currently selected Clock.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. Font: ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Font for the City Name title, part of a clock and the Time part of a clock
is set from the Font page.  The default Font for all Clocks is <default> which
means the default OS/2 system font is used.  Use the Font Palette to select and
define the Fonts for a Clock.  The current Fonts for the Clock Title area and
Time Display area are specified and displayed on the large buttons on the Font
Page.  Click on the desired Font, on the Palette, with the right mouse button
and drag it to one of the large buttons (to right of City/Time) to set the
Font.  Use the Radio buttons to change the Clock selection.  Click on "UnDo" to
UnDo all changes to all Clocks.  Click on "Default" to set all Clocks to the
"<default>" Font.  Click on "Apply to All Clocks" to set all Clocks to the Font
of the currently selected Clock.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. Custom Cities: ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

If the extensive list of cities included with World Clock does not include a
city you need, you can maintain a list of cities of your own.  The Custom
Cities page displays your cities in a list.  Clicking on "Add" or "Change",
(after you click on a city in the list) will pop-up a city data window.  Enter
the City Name information in the data entry field and set the Time Zone from
the list-box.  Click on "OK" or "Cancel" to return to the Custom Cities page.
The "Delete" button will delete the selected city and "Save" will save your
entire city list in a disk file.  Clicking on "Save" with an empty list of
cities will erase the Custom cities list.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. Atomic Time: ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

After setting your Local Time Zone information and if the time in your
computer's clock is not correct, you can turn to the Atomic Clock page and call
for the correct time.  An Atomic Clock in Washington, D.C., (area code 203) is
called for the date and time.  The call takes about one (1) minute. You will
need a 1200 Baud modem, to use this feature.  World Clock needs to know the
port number of your modem. If your modem is non-standard you can change the
dial and hang-up codes.  You can also add digits to the telephone number to
allow dialing out on phone systems.  Clicking on "Call" will dial the Atomic
clock, get the time and date and set your computer.  Be sure you have set your
Local Time Zone settings, because the Atomic Clock returns the time in
Greenwich, and your local information is needed to adjust the time and date for
your location.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10. Timer: ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Normally the time displayed on the clocks is up-dated every second.  The Timer
page allows you to change the time between display up-dates with a spin button.
This may be helpful on slower computers.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11. Saving Settings: ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Closing the Settings notebook saves all your settings in WldClock.Ini, this
file is read when World Clock is started and sets World Clock with your
settings.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12. Registration: ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

World Clock is sold as Shareware "Try before you buy".  If you like World Clock
and haven't registered and paid for your copy, you should do so.  You can get
to the Registration menu by pressing {Ctrl}R while the World Clock window has
the focus, or by selecting "Registration" from the context-menu, (click on the
clock with the right mouse button).  Fill in the requested information, print
the registration form and mail it with your check.  Call for volume discount
information.  You can reach Louis LaBrunda at 908-647-5905 or 71604,1662 on
CompuServe. You have 30 days to try World Clock, after which you should send
your registration fee or stop using it.  You have another 30 days after sending
your registration fee, to receive and enter your registration code, after which
World Clock will un-do your settings.

Be sure to enter your name the way you wish it to be displayed in the
Information window.  World Clock uses your name in its Registration Code
verification process.  Your name and Registration Code are linked and must by
entered in the Registration window for your copy of World Clock to be
considered Registered.  Your address is necessary for us to return your
Registration Code by Mail.  Your Comments are also welcome.

If you choose not to register World Clock and wish to remove it from your
system, just delete the World Clock folder, probably C:\WldClock, and the
folder that VRObj.DLL was stored in probably C:\VXRexx.  If you have VXRexx or
any other Keystone Software Corp. products that use VRObj.DLL, don't delete
that folder.  You can also delete the World Clock Desktop Object.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13. Desktop Object: ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This Menu option will create a Desktop Object you can use to start World Clock.
The Install process creates the same object, but if it has some how been lost,
deleted or destroyed, this option will recreate it for you.