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- Chameleon Clock for Windows 95/98/NT
-
- Version 2.41
- September 7, 2000.
-
- Copyright (C) 1998-2000 Softshape Development. All Rights Reserved.
- http://www.softshape.com
-
-
- Program description
- -------------------
-
- * Chameleon Clock is a digital desktop clock that changes the look
- of your standard desktop clock. It uses Winamp skins and bitmap
- digits to make simply clock a real piece of art.
-
- * Chameleon Clock offers all of the most important features a system
- clock may have:
-
- - It replaces Windows system tray clock and thus doesn't eat any desktop
- space. If you don't like it in the system tray, you can always make it
- float on your desktop somewhere else.
-
- - The time/date display can appear in thousands of different ways using
- the popular Winamp "skin" format. The clock comes with a number of
- sample skins. Besides, a large number of skins are distributed freely
- via the Internet and may be downloaded directly from the program.
-
- - The time synchronization with major Internet Atomic Time Servers
- will be done on demand or on a regularly scheduled basis.
-
- - With the alarm feature you can make messages using MP3, WAV, MIDI,
- and CD-Audio sounds, open applications/documents, and shut down your PC
- at the specified time. However, if you need just a simple reminding
- message (like to make a call or turn off the oven) without spending
- time on options, Quick Reminder feature will set it for you in three
- mouse clicks.
-
- - You will have a quick access to a enchanced calendar in the Tooltip
- or floating.
-
- - Any number of different time zones are quickly accessible in the Tooltip.
- Daylight savings time is properly considered.
-
- - The feature of ladies' periods watch and forecast can be hidden, if you
- don't need it or don't want others to see it.
-
- - Interface is multilingual.
-
-
- What's new
- ----------
-
- * See History.txt
-
-
- Installation
- ------------
-
- * Copy the distribution kit content into the temporary directory and run
- setup.exe.
-
- * Note: If you've got Chameleon Clock not from its web page, but from
- the other source (magazine CD or some software library), please
- visit its home page at www.softshape.com/cham - you'll probably find
- the later version.
-
- * If you need to reinstall Chameleon Clock or Windows and want to save
- your settings, run batch-file SaveSettings.bat (you'll find it in the
- Chameleon Clock application directory, usually in C:\Program Files\Chameleon Clock)
- before. After reinstallation run RestoreSettings.bat to restore
- previously saved settings.
-
- Please note that alarms are stored in alarms.lst file.
-
-
- Uninstallation
- --------------
-
- * Run Uninstall from Chameleon Clock group.
-
- Important ! You must exit Chameleon Clock before run Uninstall.
- Otherwise some files and registry settings could not be removed.
-
-
- Where to get skins (free, of course)
- -----------------------------------
-
- * If you have Winamp, use its skins. Look, for example, at URL
- www.winamp.com/skins.
- Recommended. As a rule, it results into the smallest and beautiful
- clocks.
-
- * If you have no Winamp, you still can use its skins. Download them and
- put in SKINS directory.
-
- * Any images designed for counter applications can be used. These images
- are usually cut into separate pictures. Look for www.digitmania.com -
- there are more than 500 of them. Unpack the downloaded zip-file into a
- separate subdirectory inside SKINS directory. You may also use directly
- gif-files from this site. To do this (like in MSIE 3,4) click the right
- mouse bottom on an image and choose the "Save as..." command. Choose
- SKINS directory. These gif-files contain (inside in comments) the
- information on width of each digit and, therefore, can be used
- independently.
-
-
- How to find skin (quick way)
- ----------------------------
-
- * Click on "Download Skins" button in "Skins" page and choose the site
- you want from the list. This list is a) incomplete (of course) b) made
- according to the author's taste. If you want to make your addition to
- the list, please email to the author and send URL of a site.
-
- * If you do not want to spend much time on searching for skins, choose
- in this list "Cham Clock Collection". This site contains the best
- samples for using in Chameleon Clock specially.
-
-
- Help system
- -----------
-
- * Chameleon Clock help system uses latest HTML Help technology
- for easy searching answer for your questions. HTML Help support is
- included in latest versions (at least 4.0) of Microsoft Internet
- Explorer, Windows 98, Windows NT 5.0, and Visual Studio.
-
- If you haven't HTML Help installed, you need to download it as
- standalone component from
-
- www.microsoft.com/workshop/author/htmlhelp/
-
- In others case please read Chameleon Clock online manual on
-
- www.softshape.com/cham/manual/
-
-
- Alarm Icons
- -----------
-
- * To use your custom icon in alarm message, copy the icon file
- to 'Icons' directory. Supported file types are :
-
- .ico Icon File
- .icl Icon Library
- .dll Windows Dynamic Library
- .exe Windows Executable
- .bmp Bitmap
- .cur Cursor
- .ani Animated Cursor
-
-
- System Requirements
- -------------------
-
- * 80386/486 based IBM PC compatible computer (or higher)
- 4 Mb of free memory
- About 1500 Kb free disk space
- Microsoft Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0
- A mouse
- SVGA card with High color mode is recommended
-
- Order
- -----
- * Chameleon Clock is a trial software. It's fully functional during
- trial period, but some settings won't be saved between sessions.
- See Order.txt for order details.
-
- License
- -------
- * See License.txt
-
-
- Technical support
- -----------------
-
- * If you've got a problem, please contact Jury Gerasimov at
- jury@softshape.com. Please inform me about the following:
-
- - program version (from "About" dialog)
- - Windows 95/98/NT version (including service packs and other
- fixes installed), US or international, OEM or not
- - description of your problem (as much information as possible
- to retrieve the problem)
-
- If you're reporting about program error, please attach the log files
- clock.log and clock.lo0 from the Cham Clock directory.
-
- It's also may be useful to restore your configuration on the author's
- computer. In the Cham Clock directory there is SaveSettings.bat.
- Run it, and it creates ChamSettings.reg. Attach this reg-file to your
- report email.
-
-
- Jury Gerasimov
- www.softshape.com
-