astzclock(1.0) astzclock(1.0)
NAMEastzclock - the AfterStep clock
SYNOPSISastzclock [ -help] [-12 | -24] [-shape]
[-position [+|-]x[+|-]y]
[-exe program]
[-led color]
[-timezone zone]
[-noblink] [-iconic]
DESCRIPTION
The astzclock is a clock written to emulate the date/time application
on the NEXTSTEP(tm) operating system. astzclock supports multiple lan‐
guages, military and AM/PM time formats, program execution, and the
shape extention to X-Windows.
CONFIGURATION OPTIONS-help
prints the usage message:
usage: astzclock [-options ...]
where options include:
-12 12 hour format
-24 24 hour format
-exe <program> program to start on click
-led <color> color of the led
-position [+|-]x[+|-]y position of astzclock-shape without groundplate
-noblink don't blink
-iconic start up as icon
-timezone <zone> use a different time zone
-12 or -24
sets the desired time format to either twelve hour with AM/PM (
-12 ) or military time ( -24 ). If no option is given military
time is used.
-shape
turn on shaped window support for astzclock. When this is
turned on the astzclock windows will only appear to be the led
and date pad. By default shaped windows are turned off and the
clock will appear on a 64 pixel by 64 pixel base.
-led <color>
specifies the color of the led. To find out what colors are
available, try showrgb
-position [+|-]x[+|-]y
specifies the starting position of astzclock. The [+|-] works
like the standard X-Windows x/y geometry option.
-exe <program>
specifies the application to start when the pointer is activated
over astzclock. To invoke applications with parameters, you have
to set quotes around the command. See example below...
-noblink
specifies if astzclock should blink.
-iconic
This gives weird output with AfterStep, so don't bother. It's
for mwm and other wm's with no hint functionality.
-timezone <zone>
Display the time as it currently is in the given time zone
rather than locally.
INVOCATIONastzclock can be called from one of many ways. The most common invoca‐
tion is the command line:
[user@host] ~% astzclock-12 -exe 'xlock -mode hop' &
Another way to call astzclock is from the window manager:
*Wharf - - MaxSwallow "astzclock" astzclock-shape -12&
This line, when placed in the .steprc file in the users home directory
will cause astzclock to use the shape extensions so that it will be a
button on the Wharf (1) button bar under the afterstep (1) window man‐
ager.
BUGS
we don't have bugs :)
COPYRIGHTS
Copyright 1996, Beat Christen <bchriste@iiic.ethz.ch>. No guarantees or
warranties or anything are provided or implied in any way whatsoever.
Use this program at your own risk. Permission to use this program for
any purpose is given, as long as the copyright is kept intact.
AUTHORS
Beat Christen <bchriste@iiic.ethz.ch> -- application
Dan Weeks <dan@mango.sfasu.edu> -- man page
3rd Berkeley Distribution 26 August 1996 astzclock(1.0)
