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 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. 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.
  
-====== Preferences ======+===== Preferences =====
  
 <figure "Clock Preferences">{{:xfce:xfce4-panel:xfce4-panel-clock.png?nolink&|}}</figure> <figure "Clock Preferences">{{:xfce:xfce4-panel:xfce4-panel-clock.png?nolink&|}}</figure>
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 ? Timezone ? 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. ! 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.
 +
 ===== Appearance ===== ===== Appearance =====
 +? Layout
 +    ? Analogue
 +    ! Displays a round, analogue clock with an hour, minute and optionally second hand in the panel.
 +    ? 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.
  
-^ Control Element ^^ Usage ^  +? Tooltip format 
-| Tooltip Format | | Changes how the time is displayed when hovering over the clock display |  +! Changes the format of the time that gets displayed in the tooltip when hovering over the clock plugin.
-| 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 ===== ===== Clock Options =====
 +The options available will vary depending on the clock {gui>Layout} selected.
  
-The options available in //Clock Options// will vary depending on the clock {gui>Layout} selected. +^ Analogue ^^  
- +| Display seconds | Displays the seconds hand on the clock face |
-^ LCD ^^  +
-| 24-hour Clock | Displays time in a 24-hour (military) format | +
-| Display Seconds | Displays a seconds indicator in the clock display | +
-| Flash Time Seperators | Flash the seperators between digits | +
-| Show AM/PM | Displays an 'A' or 'P' to indicate the time of day  | +
- +
-^ Analog ^^  +
-| Display Seconds | Displays a seconds indicator in the clock display |+
  
 ^ Binary ^^  ^ Binary ^^ 
-| Display Seconds | Displays a 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 a 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) | 
 + 
 +^ 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 |
  
 ===== Label and Tooltip Markup ===== ===== Label and Tooltip Markup =====
  
-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: +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.
- +
-<code>%R%n%d-%m w%V</code> +
- +
-Additionally ''%n'' for new-lines and ''%t'' for tabs are also 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''):
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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).