Installation:
- In your web directory, create a sub-directory for this applet.
- Copy at least one set of digits from here,
call it "bit1.gif". This is your default digit set.
After the steps above, your directory should look somewhat like the following:
drwx--x--x 3 456 users 512 Mar 15 23:13 ./
drwx--x--x 11 456 users 2560 Mar 16 12:19 ../
-r--r--r-- 1 456 users 3084 Maar 15 23:13 dclock.class
-r--r--r-- 1 456 users 2690 Maar 15 23:13 bit1.gif
-rw-r--r-- 1 456 users 2011 Maar 15 23:13 bit2.gif
-rw-r--r-- 1 456 users 1864 Maar 15 23:13 bit3.gif
-rw-r--r-- 1 456 users 1091 Maar 16 12:09 anyname.gif
-rw-r--r-- 1 456 users 4096 Maar 16 12:09 background.gif
- Now, the fun part. Add the following code to your html file:
- And here comes your clock.
To customize the clock, you need to design some digits like the sample below.
The width of the applet should be at least 9 × width-of-the-image or the
width of the background image, and the
height of the applet should be at least height-of-the-image ÷ 14 or
the height of the background image.
Parameters:
bgcolor: Background color (in standard RGB Hex)
of your applet. (default: 000000)
digits: Filename of your custom digits.
(default: bit1.gif)
background: Filename of your custom background.
seconds: "yes" if you want to show seconds, or "no"
otherwise. In the case of "no", the seperator will flash. (default: yes)
24hour: "no" if you want the clock to show am/pm.
(default: no)
timezone: Use standard GMT offset, i.e. -0800, +0530,
etc. Ignore this field if you want to show the local time.
Note: You can simply ignore all parameters to use the default value.
Note and Disclaimer:
- You may use this applet on any website, personal or commerial.
- You may NOT distribute this applet on any form of "Bundleware" without
my permission.
- You may, however, help me to distribue this applet by including a link
to this page. The bottom line is to keep this applet free for anyone who
might be interested. I believe this is the spirite of the Internet.
- I do not recommand running more than four copies of this applet on
the same page. Even though I have done my best to keep the clock from
taking more resources than it needs, the applet is still heavily dependable
on the client's performance.
- Just like many other Java applets, Digital Clock may not run properly
if you are behind a firewall. JavaSoft has a work around for this problem,
click here for detail.
- If you have any interesting digits or background graphics, and want
to share with others, you can email your work to me. I will be happy
to include them in the next distribution.
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