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xfce:xfce4-panel:clock [2012/12/29 20:06] – [Label and Tooltip Markup] andrzejrxfce:xfce4-panel:clock [2019/04/11 19:05] – [Label and Tooltip Markup] blueberrybrownie
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 ====== Clock ====== ====== Clock ======
  
-The //Clock// panel plugin displays the current time in a variety of styles and formats.+The Clock panel plugin displays the current time in a variety of styles and formats, and allows for custom tooltips to appear on hover. It also provides a basic calendar that appears when clicked.
  
-===== Properties =====+====== Preferences ======
  
-<figure "Clock's properties dialog"> +<figure "Clock Preferences">{{:xfce:xfce4-panel:xfce4-panel-clock.png?nolink&|}}</figure>
-{{:xfce:xfce4-panel:clock.png?nolink&|}} +
-</figure> +
-==== Appearance ====+
  
-? Tooltip Format +===== Time Settings ===== 
-! Changes how the time is displayed when hovering over the clock display.  +? Timezone 
-? Show Frame +! Allows you to set a custom timezone for the clock by entering the name of a file in the zoneinfo database. If left blank, the clock uses the localtime. 
-! Displays a frame around the clock display.+ 
 +===== Appearance =====
 ? Layout ? Layout
-  ? Analog +    ? Analogue 
-  ! Displays time as a clock face with hands representing the current hour, minute, and seconds.  +    ! Displays a round, analogue clock with an hour, minute and optionally second hand in the panel. 
-  ? Binary +    ? Binary 
-  ! Displays a binary clock.  +    ! Displays a grid with highlighted tiles depicting the time in binary. 
-  ? Digital +    ? Digital 
-  ! A simple time display with multiple formats.  +    ! Displays the time digitally. 
-  ? Fuzzy +    ? Fuzzy 
-  ! Displays an approximation of the current time.  +    ! Displays the time as words rather than using numbers. 
-  ? LCD +    ? LCD 
-  ! Displays the time in the style of a digital LCD click.+    ! Displays the time in the style of an LCD clock. 
 + 
 +? Tooltip format 
 +! Changes the format of the time that gets displayed in the tooltip when hovering over the clock plugin. 
 + 
 +===== Clock Options ===== 
 +The options available will vary depending on the clock {gui>Layout} selected. 
 + 
 +^ Analogue ^^  
 +| Display seconds | Displays the seconds hand on the clock face |
  
-==== Clock Options ====+^ Binary ^^  
 +| Display seconds | Displays seconds on the clock | 
 +| True binary clock | Enlarges the grid and displays 2 / 3 rows rather than 4 | 
 +| Show Inactive Dots | Show empty dots | 
 +| Show grid | Adds gridlines to the clock |
  
-<note tip>The options available in //Clock Options// will vary depending on the clock {gui>Layout} selected.</note>+^ Digital ^^  
 +| Format | Changes the format in which the time is displayed with a predefined or custom format |
  
-? 24-hour Clock +^ Fuzzy ^^  
-! Displays time in a 24-hour (military) format. ({gui>LCD} layout only.)  +| Fuzziness | Changes the degree of 'fuzziness' that the clock will display. 0 being the most accurate (displaying "six o'clock" for example), 1 being less accurate, and 2 being the least accurate (displaying "Afternoon" for example) |
-? Display Seconds +
-! Displays a seconds indicator in the clock display. ({gui>Analog}, {gui>LCD}, and {gui>Binary} layouts only.)  +
-? Flash Time Seperators +
-! Flash the seperators between digits. ({gui>LCD} layout only.)  +
-? Format +
-! Changes the time format of the clock with predefined or custom layout. ({gui>Digital} layout only.)  +
-? Fuzziness +
-! Changes the degree of 'fuzziness' that the clock will display. 0 being the most accurate, 1 being less accurate, and 2 being the least accurate. ({gui>Fuzzy} layout only.)  +
-? Show AM/PM +
-! Displays an 'A' or 'P' to indicate the time of day. ({gui>LCD} layout only.)  +
-? Show Grid +
-! Adds gridlines to the clock. ({gui>Binary} layout only.)  +
-? Show Inactive Dots +
-! All dots that are empty are not shown in the clock display. ({gui>Binary} layout only.)  +
-? True Binary Clock +
-! Displays a seconds indicator in the clock display. ({gui>Binary} layout only.) +
  
-==== Label and Tooltip Markup ====+^ LCD ^^  
 +| Display seconds | Displays a seconds indicator on the clock | 
 +| 24-hour clock | Displays time in a 24-hour (military) format | 
 +| Flash time separators | Flash the separators between digits every second | 
 +| Show AM/PM | Displays an 'A' or 'P' next to the time to indicate the time of day |
  
-The plugin supports markup to change the layout of the tooltip and the label on the panel. Consult the [[http://developer.gnome.org/pango/stable/PangoMarkupFormat.html|Text Attribute Markup]] manual of Pango so see what attributes are supported.+===== Label and Tooltip Markup =====
  
-Additionally ''\n'' for new-lines and ''\t'' for tabs are also supported.+The plugin supports markup to change the layout of the tooltip and the label on the panel. For more information on Pango, the markup used for the label, see the [[http://developer.gnome.org/pango/stable/PangoMarkupFormat.html|Pango Text Attribute Markup]] manual to see what attributes are supported.
  
 The following is a list of available label format control sequences copied from a ''date'' utility manual (''man date''): The following is a list of available label format control sequences copied from a ''date'' utility manual (''man date''):
  
-? %% +^ Symbol      ^ Meaning        ^ 
-! a literal % +| %% | a literal % | 
-? %a +| %a | locale's abbreviated weekday name (e.g., Sun) | 
-! locale's abbreviated weekday name (e.g., Sun) +| %A | locale's full weekday name (e.g., Sunday) |  
-? %A +| %b | locale's abbreviated month name (e.g., Jan) |  
-! locale's full weekday name (e.g., Sunday) +| %B | locale's full month name (e.g., January) |  
-? %b +| %c | locale's date and time (e.g., Thu Mar  3 23:05:25 2005) | 
-! locale's abbreviated month name (e.g., Jan) +| %C | century; like %Y, except omit last two digits (e.g., 21) | 
-? %B +| %d | day of month (e.g, 01) | 
-! locale's full month name (e.g., January) +| %D | date; same as %m/%d/%y | 
-? %c +| %e | day of month, space padded; same as %_d | 
-! locale's date and time (e.g., Thu Mar  3 23:05:25 2005) +| %F | full date; same as %Y-%m-%d | 
-? %C +| %g | last two digits of year of ISO week number (see %G) | 
-! century; like %Y, except omit last two digits (e.g., 21) +| %G | year of ISO week number (see %V); normally useful only with %V | 
-? %d +| %h | same as %b | 
-! day of month (e.g, 01) +| %H | hour (00..23) | 
-? %D +| %I | hour (01..12) | 
-! date; same as %m/%d/%y +| %j | day of year (001..366) | 
-? %e +| %k | hour ( 0..23) | 
-! day of month, space padded; same as %_d +| %l | hour ( 1..12) | 
-? %F +| %m | month (01..12) | 
-! full date; same as %Y-%m-%d +| %M | minute (00..59) | 
-? %g +| %n | a newline | 
-! last two digits of year of ISO week number (see %G) +| %N | nanoseconds (000000000..999999999) | 
-? %G +| %p | locale's equivalent of either AM or PM; blank if not known | 
-! year of ISO week number (see %V); normally useful only with %V +| %P | like %p, but lower case | 
-? %h +| %r | locale's 12-hour clock time (e.g., 11:11:04 PM) | 
-! same as %b +| %R | 24-hour hour and minute; same as %H:%M | 
-? %H +| %s | seconds since 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 
-! hour (00..23) +| %S | second (00..60) | 
-? %I +| %t | a tab | 
-! hour (01..12) +| %T | time; same as %H:%M:%S |  
-? %j +| %u | day of week (1..7); 1 is Monday | 
-! day of year (001..366) +| %U | week number of year, with Sunday as first day of week (00..53) |  
-? %k +| %V | ISO week number, with Monday as first day of week (01..53) | 
-! hour ( 0..23) +| %w | day of week (0..6); 0 is Sunday | 
-? %l +| %W | week number of year, with Monday as first day of week (00..53) | 
-! hour ( 1..12) +| %x | locale's date representation (e.g., 12/31/99) | 
-? %m +| %X | locale's time representation (e.g., 23:13:48) | 
-! month (01..12) +| %y | last two digits of year (00..99) | 
-? %M +| %Y | year | 
-! minute (00..59) +| %z | +hhmm numeric timezone (e.g., -0400) | 
-? %n +| %:z | +hh:mm numeric timezone (e.g., -04:00) | 
-! a newline +| %::z |+hh:mm:ss numeric time zone (e.g., -04:00:00) | 
-? %N +| %:::z | numeric time zone  with : to necessary precision (e.g., -04, +05:30) | 
-! nanoseconds (000000000..999999999) +| %Z | alphabetic time zone abbreviation (e.g., EDT) |
-? %p +
-! locale's equivalent of either AM or PM; blank if not known +
-? %P +
-! like %p, but lower case +
-? %r +
-! locale's 12-hour clock time (e.g., 11:11:04 PM) +
-? %R +
-! 24-hour hour and minute; same as %H:%M +
-? %s +
-! seconds since 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC +
-? %S +
-! second (00..60) +
-? %t +
-! a tab +
-? %T +
-! time; same as %H:%M:%S +
-? %u +
-! day of week (1..7); 1 is Monday +
-? %U +
-! week number of year, with Sunday as first day of week (00..53) +
-? %V +
-! ISO week number, with Monday as first day of week (01..53) +
-? %w +
-! day of week (0..6); 0 is Sunday +
-? %W +
-! week number of year, with Monday as first day of week (00..53) +
-? %x +
-! locale's date representation (e.g., 12/31/99) +
-? %X +
-! locale's time representation (e.g., 23:13:48) +
-? %y +
-! last two digits of year (00..99) +
-? %Y +
-! year +
-? %z +
-! +hhmm numeric timezone (e.g., -0400) +
-? %:z +
-! +hh:mm numeric timezone (e.g., -04:00) +
-? %::z +
-! +hh:mm:ss numeric time zone (e.g., -04:00:00) +
-? %:::z +
-! numeric time zone  with : to necessary precision (e.g., -04, +05:30) +
-? %Z +
-! alphabetic time zone abbreviation (e.g., EDT)+
  
-By default, numeric fields are padded with zeroes. The following optional flags may follow ''%'':+By default, numeric fields are padded with 0's. The following optional flags may follow ''%'':
  
-? - (hyphen) +^ Flag      ^ Meaning        ^ 
-! do not pad the field +| - (hyphen) | do not pad the field | 
-? _ (underscore) +| _ (underscore) | pad with spaces | 
-! pad with spaces +| 0 (zero) | pad with zeros | 
-? 0 (zero) +| <nowiki>^</nowiki> | use upper case if possible | 
-! pad with zeros +| # | use opposite case if possible |
-? ^ +
-! use upper case if possible +
-? # +
-! use opposite case if possible+
  
-After any flags comes an optional field width, as a decimal number; then an optional modifier, which is either ''E'' to use the locale's alternate representations if available, or ''O'' to use the locale's alternate numeric symbols if available.+After any flags comes an optional field width, as a decimal number; then an optional modifier, which is either ''E'' (to use the locale's alternate representations if available), or ''O'' (to use the locale's alternate numeric symbols if available).