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asclock

Section: Misc. Reference Manual Pages (1.0)
Updated: 26 October 1996
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NAME

asclock - the AfterStep clock

SYNOPSIS

asclock[ -help] [-12 | -24] [-shape]
        [-position [+|-]x[+|-]y]
        [-exe program]
        [-led color]
        [-noblink] [-iconic]

DESCRIPTION

The asclock is a clock written to emulate the date/time application onthe NEXTSTEP(tm) operating system. asclock supports multiple languages,military and AM/PM time formats, program execution, and the shape extensionto X-Windows.

CONFIGURATION OPTIONS

-help

prints the usage message:

        usage:  asclock [-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 asclock            -shape                  don't display groundplate            -noblink                don't blink            -iconic                 start up as icon

-12 or -24

: sets the desired time format to either twelve hourwith AM/PM ( -12 ) or military time ( -24 ). If nooption is given military time is used.

-shape

: turn on shaped window support for asclock. When this is turned on theasclock windows will only appear to be the led and date pad. By defaultshaped windows are turned off and the clock will appear on a 64 pixel by 64pixel base.

-led <color>

: specifies the color of the led. To find out what colors are available, tryshowrgb

-position [+|-]x[+|-]y

: specifies the starting position of asclock. The [+|-] works like the standard X-Windows x/y geometry option.

-exe <program>

: specifies the application to start when the pointer is activated over asclock. To invoke applications with parameters, you have to set quotes around the command. See example below...

-noblink

: specifies if asclock 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.

INVOCATION

asclock can be called from one of many ways. The most common invocationis the command line:

        [userAATThost] ~% asclock -12 -exe 'xlock -mode hop' &

Another way to call asclock is from the window manager:

        *Wharf - - MaxSwallow "asclock" asclock -shape -12&

This line, when placed in the .steprc file in the users home directorywill cause asclock to use the shape extensions so that it will be abutton on the Wharf (1) button bar under the afterstep (1)window manager.

COPYRIGHTS

AUTHORS

Beat Christen <bchristeAATTiiic.ethz.ch> -- application

Dan Weeks <danAATTmango.sfasu.edu> -- man page

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