The Clock
The system display the current in the form of a fully customisable analogue clock. The clock can be customised to the max with the facility to change the style of the hands, hide the sceond hand, define custom symbols and more. Below is a brief outline of the clock configuration from the master configuration file:
Key | Format / Example Value | Description |
#OffSet | 1:00 | HH:MM - Clock Time Offset from Computer Clock Time |
Paper | White | Clock background colour |
#Picture | islam.gif | Image to be displayed as clock background |
Change Face | Hr | For future developement |
Change Picture | Hr | For future development |
Face List | Face1, Face2 | For future development |
Picture List | bg2.jpg, islamic.jpg | For future development |
Size | 490,490 | Clock size |
Symbols | 12, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 | Comma separated list of labels to show. Blank=don’t show e.g. XII, I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI or 12, i, ii, 3, iv, v, 6, a, b, 9, c, d |
Symbols-Font | Engravers MT | Display font for clock symbols |
Symbols-Style | Bold | Font style: Bold, Regular, Underlined |
Symbols-Ink | Black | Foreground Colour |
Symbols-Size | 30,15,15,30,15,15,30,15,15,30,15,15 | Comma separated list of size for each clock symbol |
Clock Hands | ||
Hand-Hr-Show | Yes | Show Hour hand |
Hand-Hr-Ink | Black | Clolor of Hour Hand |
Hand-Hr-Style | Regular | Regular, Pointed |
Hand-Hr-Size | 55,10 | Relatve (1-100) length of hand: Hand, Tail |
Hand-Hr-Width | 10 | Hr Hand Width |
Hand-Min-Show | Yes | Show minute Hand |
Hand-Min-Ink | Black | Colour of the Minute Hand |
Hand-Min-Style | Regular | Regular, Pointed |
Hand-Min-Size | 75,15 | Relatve (1-100) length of hand: Hand, Tail |
Hand-Min-Width | 10 | Minute Hand Width |
Hand-Sec-Show | No | Show seconds hand |
Hand-Sec-Ink | Black | Colour of the Second Hand |
Hand-Sec-Style | Pointed | Regular, Pointed |
Hand-Sec-Size | 93,10 | Relatve (1-100) length of hand: Hand, Tail |
Hand-Sec-Width | 20 | Second Hand Width |
SecAtEnd-Show | Yes | Display seconds as a moving spot around the clock |
SecAtEnd-Ink | Black | Colour of the Seconds-at-End Spot |
SecAtEnd-Width | 12 | Width of the Seconds-at-End Spot |
SecAtEnd-Length | 5 | Length of the Seconds-at-End Spot |
SecAtEnd-Trail | No | Leave a trail as the seconds tick |
Centre-Show | No | Display clcok center point |
Centre-Ink | White | Colour of clock center point |
Centre-Radius | 3 | Center point size |
Centre-Style | Star8 | Regular, Star8, Octagon, Custom |