Cyberclock

[whaka]

Hi,

i'm looking for cyberclock keyfile, it was "emailware" and of course, the mail adrress is no more valid.

so, if someone have this in stock...
thanks

[daxb]

Did you tried both email addresses mentioned in the guide? There is also a WWW link and post address you may want use/try. The registration is in the prefs file including name. So that might not what you want but I haven`t tried to hex edit prefs file to see it that works.

[whaka]

yes, i tried the 2 addresses in the readme file.
my mail client say he can't find the domain name.

but i never seen a www link or a post address in the readme.
is your cyberclock archive come from aminet ?

[daxb]

Yes I think I got it from Aminet. Have a look at CyberClock.guide - Author. Unfortunately http://solair.eunet.yu/~smolensk/index_eng.html is also off. There is a list of ATO members that should have contact with the author. Maybe it is nice to write a postcard to Nikola Smolenski.

[whaka]

ah, yes, i got the guide !
yeah, i'm not against the idea to send him a floppy
but if he moved...

what is ATO ?

i'll try to contact the authors of the french catalog, maybe they're still in touch with him too.

[ma693541]

ATO stands for Amiga Translation Organization.

[daxb]

Don`t send a floppy, just a post-card with your suit and email address. Or do a internet research to get valid (email) address. With some luck it only changed to a new one.

[whaka]

i found a Nikola Smolenski on facebook, i send a message.
hope it's the good one

[honx]

any news?

[thomas]

Inspired by this thread I made a similar program, maybe you like it:

http://thomas-rapp.homepage.t-online.../digiclock.lha

- uses datatypes to load the images
- properly retains colors stored in the image files (done by picture.datatype)
- properly supports transparency (only mask or transparent color, no alpha channel)
- localised (German language included)

[honx]

looks nice! i think it might replace dclock16 which i'm using since 1999!
suggestion: a feature for changing color of digital image would be nice!
colors like red/green/yellow/blue, as they are on real 7-segment display.

[gulliver]

Originally Posted by thomas

Inspired by this thread I made a similar program, maybe you like it:

http://thomas-rapp.homepage.t-online.../digiclock.lha

- uses datatypes to load the images
- properly retains colors stored in the image files (done by picture.datatype)
- properly supports transparency (only mask or transparent color, no alpha channel)
- localised (German language included)

Thank you thomas

[thomas]

Originally Posted by honx

suggestion: a feature for changing color of digital image would be nice!

Seems like you asked for CyberClock without even knowing what it does, right?

Changing colors from the program is not possible, it uses the colors from the brush. Load the brush into a paint program, change the colors as you like and save it back or with a different name. Use the clock's menu to select another brush.

Not even this is possible in CyberClock. CyberClock uses the colors of the Workbench screen / Palette prefs and applies them to the brush, no matter if they match or not.

[daxb]

I did a small test with DigiClock that works fine so far. Good work! I loaded some of the CyberClock brushes in DigiClock and some looked ok, some not. I`ve not checked why. DigiClock don`t use screennotify.library unlike CyberClock what might be an advantage? The background (transparency) is refreshed at startup and when clock ist moved. Maybe someone likes to have an automatic refresh option (every n seconds)?

For cpu usage compare I use the same 88x11x4 brush (2 colors used) in both clocks and same settings. On my A1200 040/40 3.1 the cpu usage is (taken from Scout Task window): CyperClock = ~0.06% and DigiClock = ~0.6%. How it is on slower systems like 68020 or 68000?

[thomas]

Originally Posted by daxb

I loaded some of the CyberClock brushes in DigiClock and some looked ok, some not. I`ve not checked why.

It's not intended to be compatible with CyberClock brushes. Actually it is intended to *not* be compatible with CyberClock. I tried CyberClock once and it looked so ugly on my setup with wallpaper and custom palette. That's when I decided to make it better. CyberClock does not respect colors and transparency. In fact most of the brushes delivered with CyberClock have wrong transparency, for example the letters are transparent and the background is opaque. Not to mention the strange colors.

DigiClock don`t use screennotify.library unlike CyberClock what might be an advantage?

Notification needs too much effort for too few benefit. Screennotify.library only supports CloseWB/OpenWB. For proper transparency I also need wallpaper changes and similar. This needs more development than I have time.

The background (transparency) is refreshed at startup and when clock ist moved. Maybe someone likes to have an automatic refresh option (every n seconds)?

Regular refresh would introduce flicker (close window, open window, get new background, redraw clock). It's better to recognise background changes. But this doesn't happen anytime soon for the same reason as above.

For cpu usage compare I use the same 88x11x4 brush (2 colors used) in both clocks and same settings. On my A1200 040/40 3.1 the cpu usage is (taken from Scout Task window): CyperClock = ~0.06% and DigiClock = ~0.6%. How it is on slower systems like 68020 or 68000?

I don't care about such things. I made it because it was fun making it. Take it as it is or leave it.

[daxb]

Thanks for explanation!

[whaka]

Originally Posted by honx

any news?

nope, still no answer.

Originally Posted by thomas

Inspired by this thread I made a similar program, maybe you like it

many many thanks thomas
really love it, and perfectly replace cyberclock.

Originally Posted by thomas

Regular refresh would introduce flicker (close window, open window, get new background, redraw clock). It's better to recognise background changes. But this doesn't happen anytime soon for the same reason as above.

i think this explain the issue i have at startup, if i understand.
i put digiclock in wbstartup, but digiclock start faster than my wallpaper appear, so the background of digiclock stay grey until i move it.
there's a way to put a little delay at launch ?

[thomas]

updated to version 1.2:

- the window is activated on startup so that you see the menu more easily.
- it no longer silently quits if the digits image cannot be loaded. Instead it opens the file requester again.
- it now supports showing am/pm in 12 hour mode. Pictures containing am/pm images have to have _am_pm in their file name.
- _am_pm files also have a "blank" digit which is drawn instead of just leaving the space empty.
- it can now suppress the leading 0 for hours < 10.

[whaka]

Originally Posted by honx

any news?

i got an answer, it was the good Nikola.
and i got my registration too. so, you can find him on facebook

[rygar]

Originally Posted by whaka

i got an answer, it was the good Nikola.
and i got my registration too. so, you can find him on facebook

Please share your registered version on the zone