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Matt_H · 24 April 2021, 18:25

So, to speak to your initial confusion: the Preferences tool (and CopyPrefs) only saves the settings that can be adjusted with that tool. The "clock" adjusted there is the internal system time. "Clock" the program is a different entity, simply the tool used to display the internal system time.

The version of Clock that ships with OS1.3 is, unfortunately, very limited. Its settings cannot be saved and it doesn't support tooltypes (which are a way of adjusting/storing simple program settings in an icon). Your only option for getting it to look the way you want when you start it is to either run it with commandline arguments from a Shell or a script.

As AMIGASYSTEM mentions, the correct Shell command is "Clock Digital2". If you want your Clock to be visible every time you boot up, having to run this command every time is, of course, highly impractical.

So you can add it to your startup-sequence to run it automatically.

0. Never modify an original Commodore Workbench disk; make sure you're using a copy (or emulation, Gotek, etc.)
1. Open a Shell
2. Type "ed s:startup-sequence"
3. Scroll down to the bottom
4. Insert a line right before the last line, between the LoadWB and endcli lines.
5. On that new blank line type "Run >NIL: SYS:Utilities/Clock DIGITAL2" (without the quotes)
6. Press Escape, then x, then Enter to save the file and quit the editor
7. Reboot and Clock should be running in the toolbar

There are other, "cleaner" ways of doing this, but since you said you were a novice I thought this would be easiest.

And there are lots of other (and better) Clock programs available that might suit your needs. Have a look at Aminet, particularly the early Fish Disks, which will have programs compatible with OS1.3.

24 April 2021, 18:25	#10
Matt_H Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 945	So, to speak to your initial confusion: the Preferences tool (and CopyPrefs) only saves the settings that can be adjusted with that tool. The "clock" adjusted there is the internal system time. "Clock" the program is a different entity, simply the tool used to display the internal system time. The version of Clock that ships with OS1.3 is, unfortunately, very limited. Its settings cannot be saved and it doesn't support tooltypes (which are a way of adjusting/storing simple program settings in an icon). Your only option for getting it to look the way you want when you start it is to either run it with commandline arguments from a Shell or a script. As AMIGASYSTEM mentions, the correct Shell command is "Clock Digital2". If you want your Clock to be visible every time you boot up, having to run this command every time is, of course, highly impractical. So you can add it to your startup-sequence to run it automatically. 0. Never modify an original Commodore Workbench disk; make sure you're using a copy (or emulation, Gotek, etc.) 1. Open a Shell 2. Type "ed s:startup-sequence" 3. Scroll down to the bottom 4. Insert a line right before the last line, between the LoadWB and endcli lines. 5. On that new blank line type "Run >NIL: SYS:Utilities/Clock DIGITAL2" (without the quotes) 6. Press Escape, then x, then Enter to save the file and quit the editor 7. Reboot and Clock should be running in the toolbar There are other, "cleaner" ways of doing this, but since you said you were a novice I thought this would be easiest. And there are lots of other (and better) Clock programs available that might suit your needs. Have a look at Aminet, particularly the early Fish Disks, which will have programs compatible with OS1.3.