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- The Binary Clock version 1.5 for 1997.
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- As before if you have an older version of the binary clock installed you should remove it
- via the add/remove programs before installing this version.
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- You should run the setup program to install the clock. It can be uninstalled
- through the add/remove programs from your control panel. Once the clock
- starts simply right click it for the options window.
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- A binary clock display for your Windows 95 desktop.
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- This program is freeware.
- By Patrick Dugan (patrickd@usti.com)
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- New Items since V1.4:
- 1. The Seconds display was fixed. They were running backwards!
- 2. The clock now adjusts better when seconds or PM light selected by shrinking the clock as needed.
- 3. The PM light will "scoot" over when the seconds are not selected.
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- New Items since V1.3:
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- 1. The LEDs can be altered to any color and almost any size you want.
- 2. The background can be black, a custom bitmap or clear to blend with desktop.
- 3. Upper time display, colons, seconds, PM light can be turned on or off.
- 4. Clock will "remember" where you left it so it reapears in same spot.
- 5. Windows standard help file now used.
- 6. Full install/uninstall features.
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- This is a simple binary clock display. The far left column of leds
- represents the hour, the next two columns represent the minutes and the next
- two represent the seconds. A single led in the upper right displays PM. You
- can move the clock around by dragging it with the left mouse button, and
- clicking the right mouse button will bring up a configuration window. The
- clock only displays in standard time (not military)
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- The main clock display will show up when you start the program. If you do not
- know how to read binary format then I will TRY to explain the numbering scheme.
- The lowest LED in each colum represents the number 1, the next LED up is 2,
- the next up 4 and the top LED is 8. For example if the two middle LEDS of a
- column are lit then the number would be 6 (4 and 2). It takes a while to get
- used to reading the time that way but after a short time it becomes second
- nature. The clock can be moved by dragging it around by holding down the left
- mouse button on the clock and dragging it to a new location then release the
- mouse button to let go. Each time you release the left mouse button the clock
- will attempt to re-draw itself. If you press the right mouse button it will
- bring up the following options window.
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- The upper left area is where you can set the LED colors for ON and OFF colors.
- The colors range from 0 to 255 in values and start at red on the top, to green,
- then blue. Just experiment with changing the values and the words "ON" and
- "OFF" above the settings will change color along with the LEDS so you can
- easily see what colors you are mixing. To the far right is a small panel with
- a question mark. Pressing this will display the help file. Below that is the
- Restore and Redraw buttons. The restore sets the size and colors of the LEDs
- back to the original red color and 16 size. (LED size ranges from 4 to 32)
- The Size setting below the Restore/Redraw area allows you to alter the size of
- the LEDS (and the size of the window they are in as well.) In the middle of
- the window are 5 settings that control the clock. First is MOVABLE and this
- determines if the clock can be moved by dragging it around. Upper Display is
- the normal time display that appears at the top of the clock. Useful for a
- reference to get used to reading the thing. The Seconds are whether the
- seconds LEDs are displayed or not. The Colons turn the flashing colons on and
- off. Last the PM light will toggle the PM LED indicator on or off. The lower
- part of the window allows you to choose a black background, custom picture
- (loaded from the browse button or type in the full path/filename in the box.
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- If you choose the browse button the browse window will appear:
- Simply select the directory and then in the lower window double-click the
- image to use for a background in the clock. You can only load in BMP files.
- If the BMP file is smaller than the clock it can cause the clock to flicker.
- You should load BMP files that are as large or larger than the clock. The
- last thing in the options window is the exit button which will terminate the
- program. When making any changes to the options you should click the redraw
- button to make those options fully take effect. Also when using the clear mode
- you may have to press the redraw several times to get it to copy the desktop
- below it correctly.
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- The program was written purely for fun and to learn a little about programming
- in Delphi 2. I am willing to also explain any "tricks" to any Delphi
- programmers that wish to know how to set tray icons, animate tray icons,
- create odd-shaped forms, hiding forms on start up, grabbing system wide
- keyboard input, creating clear forms and copying the desktop, etc. This
- program is also available as a Delphi 2 source code (except for the help file)
- so the source code can be examined for any use that can be gleamed from it
- if any.
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