Package name: XARClock/
Version number: 3.0
Report bugs to: Jaime Garcia Ghirelli jaime@ba.net
Release 3.0: New option to display three lines at the bottom of the
clock with the contents of the file /tmp/xarclock.txt.
It is refreshed at the same time as the clock update
variable, or during a clock redraw.
Release 2.0: Library bugfixes. New default behaviour as normal clock
with numbers. New label display on the clock face.
Defaults to our sponsor FonoSIP.com, but can be overriden
to the machine hostname.
The program is an extension of the standard X clock widget.
New features are: numbers on the clock face and font
support. Configurable direction of rotation.
Original code copyrighted by DEC and the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology.
Usage: xarclock
[-lines] [-nolines] [-sponsor] [-host]
[-roman] [-arabic] [-south] [-north]
[-analog] [-digital] [-bw ]
[-fg ] [-bg ] [-hd ]
[-hl ] [-bd ]
[-fn ] [-help] [-padding ]
[-rv] [-update ] [-display displayname]
[-geometry geom]
Date archived: 2009
Special notes: sponsored by FonoSIP.com
To install: run the following commands
xmkmf
make
Compiles on: alpha amd64 armel hppa i386 ia64 mips
mipsel powerpc s390 sparc
Sources at: http://www.fonosip.com/doc/xarclock
MANUAL PAGE
OPTIONS
Xarclock accepts all of the standard X Toolkit command line options
along with the additional options listed below:
-sponsor
This option displays a sponsor label on the clock face.
-host
This option displays the HOSTNAME label on the clock face.
-lines
This option displays three lines at the bottom of the clock
with the contents of the file /tmp/xarclock.txt. It is
refreshed at the same time as the clock update variable, or
during a clock redraw.
-nolines
This option disables the lines display. This is the default.
-roman
This option specifies that roman digits should be used on an
analog clock.
-arabic
This option specifies that arabic digits should be used on an
analog clock. This is the default.
-south
This option specifies the direction the clock will turn, on
the southern half of the earth the 3, early afternoon, is on
the left side.
-north
This option specifies that the clock will behave like xclock(1).
This is the default.
-analog
This option indicates that a conventional 12 hour clock face
with tick marks and hands should be used. This is the default.
-digital " (or " -d )
This option indicates that a 24 hour digital clock should be used.
-chime
This option indicates that the clock should chime once on the
half hour and twice on the hour.
-hd color \fR(or\fP -hands color \fR)
This option specifies the color of the hands on an analog clock.
The default is black .
-hl color \fR(or\fP -highlight color \fR)
This option specifies the color of the edges of the hands on an
analog clock, and is only useful on color displays. The default
is black .
-fn fontname
This option sets the name of the used fonts on the analog clock
to fontname .
-help
This option indicates that a brief summary of the allowed options
should be printed on the standard error.
-padding pixels
This option specifies the width in pixels of the padding between
the window border and clock text or picture. The default is 10 on
a digital clock and 8 on an analog clock.
-update seconds
This option specifies the frequency in seconds at which xclock
should update its display. If the clock is obscured and then
exposed, it will be updated immediately. A value of less than
30 seconds will enable a second hand on an analog clock.
The default is 60 seconds.
X DEFAULTS
This program uses the Athena Clock widget. It understands all of
the core resource names and classes as well as:
"width (" "class " Width)
Specifies the width of the clock. The default for analog clocks
is 164 pixels; the default for digital clocks is whatever is
needed to hold the clock when displayed
in the chosen font.
"height (" "class " Height)
Specifies the height of the clock. The default for analog
clocks is 164 pixels; the default for digital clocks is
whatever is needed to hold the clock when displayed in the
chosen font.
"update (" "class " Interval)
Specifies the frequency in seconds at which the time should
be redisplayed.
"foreground (" "class " Foreground)
Specifies the color for the tic marks. The default is depends
on whether reverseVideo is specified. If reverseVideo is
specified the default is lwhite, otherwise the default is black.
"hands (" "class " Foreground)
Specifies the color of the insides of the clock's hands. The
default is depends on whether reverseVideo is specified. If
reverseVideo is specified the default is lwhite, otherwise the
default is black.
"highlight (" "class " Foreground)
Specifies the color used to highlight the clock's hands. The
default is depends on whether reverseVideo is specified. If
reverseVideo is specified the default is lwhite, otherwise the
default is black.
"analog (" "class " Boolean)
Specifies whether or not an analog clock should be used instead
of a digital one. The default is True.
"roman (" "class " Boolean)
Specifies whether roman or arabic digits shoud be used on the
analog clock. The default is True.
"north (" "class " Boolean)
Specifies whether or not reverse direction of rotation of hands
of the analog clock should be used. The default is True.
"chime (" "class " Boolean)
Specifies whether or not a bell should be rung on the hour and
half hour.
"padding (" "class " Margin)
Specifies the amount of internal padding in pixels to be used.
The default is 8.
"font (" "class " Font)
Specifies the font to be used for the digital clock. Note that
variable width fonts currently will not always display correctly.
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