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xfce:xfce4-panel:clock [2018/04/17 17:57] – [Clock Options] alexxconsxfce:xfce4-panel:clock [2019/11/30 22:58] – added icon and section dividers kevinbowen
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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 ======+----
  
-<figure "Clock's properties dialog"> +===== Preferences =====
-{{:xfce:xfce4-panel:clock.png?nolink&|}} +
-</figure>+
  
-===== Appearance =====+<figure "Clock Preferences">{{:xfce:xfce4-panel:xfce4-panel-clock.png?nolink&|}}</figure>
  
-^ Control Element ^^ Usage ^  +----
-| Tooltip Format | | Changes how the time is displayed when hovering over the clock display |  +
-| Show Frame | | Displays a frame around the clock display | +
-| Layout | Analog | Displays time as a clock face with hands representing the current hour, minute, and seconds | +
-| | Binary | Displays a binary clock | +
-| | Digital | A simple time display with multiple formats |  +
-| | Fuzzy | Displays an approximation of the current time | +
-| | LCD | Displays the time in the style of a digital LCD click |+
  
-===== Clock Options =====+===== Time Settings ===== 
 +? Timezone 
 +! 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.
  
-The options available in //Clock Options// will vary depending on the clock {gui>Layout} selected.+----
  
-^ LCD ^^  +===== Appearance ===== 
-| 24-hour Clock | Displays time in 24-hour (military) format | +? Layout 
-| Display Seconds | Displays a seconds indicator in the clock display | +    ? Analogue 
-| Flash Time Seperators | Flash the seperators between digits | +    ! Displays a round, analogue clock with an hour, minute and optionally second hand in the panel. 
-| Show AM/PM | Displays an 'A' or 'P' to indicate the time of day  |+    ? Binary 
 +    ! Displays a grid with highlighted tiles depicting the time in binary. 
 +    ? Digital 
 +    ! Displays the time digitally. 
 +    ? Fuzzy 
 +    ! Displays the time as words rather than using numbers. 
 +    ? LCD 
 +    ! Displays the time in the style of an LCD clock.
  
-Analog ^^  +? Tooltip format 
-| Display Seconds | Displays seconds indicator in the clock display |+! Changes the format of the time that gets displayed in the tooltip when hovering over the clock plugin. 
 + 
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 +---- 
 + 
 +===== 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 |
  
 ^ Binary ^^  ^ Binary ^^ 
-| Display Seconds | Displays seconds indicator in the clock display  +| Display seconds | Displays seconds on the clock | 
-Show Grid Adds gridlines to the clock +True binary clock Enlarges the grid and displays 2 / 3 rows rather than 4 
-| Show Inactive Dots | All dots that are empty are not shown in the clock display +| Show Inactive Dots | Show empty dots | 
-True Binary Clock Displays a seconds indicator in the clock display |+Show grid Adds gridlines to the clock |
  
 ^ Digital ^^  ^ Digital ^^ 
-| Format | Changes the time format of the clock with predefined or custom layout |+| Format | Changes the format in which the time is displayed with predefined or custom format |
  
 ^ Fuzzy ^^  ^ Fuzzy ^^ 
-| 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 |+| 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) |
  
-===== 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. As an example you can have the following custom format:+[[|Back to Top]] 
 +----
  
-  %R%n<span size='x-small'>%d-%m w%V</span>+===== 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 [[https://developer.gnome.org/pango/stable/pango-Markup.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''), reduced by those that are not supported by [[https://developer.gnome.org/glib/stable/glib-GDateTime.html#g-date-time-format|GDateTime]]:
  
 ^ Symbol      ^ Meaning        ^ ^ Symbol      ^ Meaning        ^
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 | %C | century; like %Y, except omit last two digits (e.g., 21) | | %C | century; like %Y, except omit last two digits (e.g., 21) |
 | %d | day of month (e.g, 01) | | %d | day of month (e.g, 01) |
-| %D | date; same as %m/%d/%y | 
 | %e | day of month, space padded; same as %_d | | %e | day of month, space padded; same as %_d |
 | %F | full date; same as %Y-%m-%d | | %F | full date; same as %Y-%m-%d |
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 | %M | minute (00..59) | | %M | minute (00..59) |
 | %n | a newline | | %n | a newline |
-| %N | nanoseconds (000000000..999999999) | 
 | %p | locale's equivalent of either AM or PM; blank if not known | | %p | locale's equivalent of either AM or PM; blank if not known |
 | %P | like %p, but lower case | | %P | like %p, but lower case |
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 | %T | time; same as %H:%M:%S |  | %T | time; same as %H:%M:%S | 
 | %u | day of week (1..7); 1 is Monday | | %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) | | %V | ISO week number, with Monday as first day of week (01..53) |
 | %w | day of week (0..6); 0 is Sunday | | %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 date representation (e.g., 12/31/99) |
 | %X | locale's time representation (e.g., 23:13:48) | | %X | locale's time representation (e.g., 23:13:48) |
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 | %Z | alphabetic time zone abbreviation (e.g., EDT) | | %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 ''%'':
  
 ^ Flag      ^ Meaning        ^ ^ Flag      ^ Meaning        ^
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 | # | use opposite 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).
  
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