dclock

Digital Clock

Rated Top 5% WebApplet by JARS. S/N: A090802-4 This is a Java Clock that allow you to choose what kind of digits you want to display. You can change the appearance of the clock by designing your own set of digits and background. It also features local time and time-zone settings.

Installation: In your web directory, create a sub-directory for this applet. Copy at least one set of digits from here, call it "bit1.gif". This is your default digit set. After the steps above, your directory should look somewhat like the following: drwx--x--x 3 456 users 512 Mar 15 23:13 ./ drwx--x--x 11 456 users 2560 Mar 16 12:19 ../ -r--r--r-- 1 456 users 3084 Mar 15 23:13 dclock.class -r--r--r-- 1 456 users 2690 Mar 15 23:13 bit1.gif -rw-r--r-- 1 456 users 2011 Mar 15 23:13 bit2.gif -rw-r--r-- 1 456 users 1864 Mar 15 23:13 bit3.gif -rw-r--r-- 1 456 users 1091 Mar 16 12:09 anyname.gif -rw-r--r-- 1 456 users 4096 Mar 16 12:09 background.gif Now, the fun part. Add the following code to your html file: <applet codebase=location-of-the-dclock.class code=dclock.class width=310 height=40> <param name=bgcolor value="000000"> <param name=digits value="bit1.gif"> <param name=background value="background.gif"> <param name=timezone value="-0800"> <param name=seconds value="no"> <param name=24hour value="no"> </applet> And here comes your clock. To customize the clock, you need to design some digits like the sample below. The width of the applet should be at least 9 × width-of-the-image or the width of the background image, and the height of the applet should be at least height-of-the-image ÷ 14 or the height of the background image. Parameters: bgcolor: Background color (in standard RGB Hex) of your applet. (default: 000000) digits: Filename of your custom digits. (default: bit1.gif) background: Filename of your custom background. seconds: "yes" if you want to show seconds, or "no" otherwise. In the case of "no", the seperator will flash. (default: yes) 24hour: "no" if you want the clock to show am/pm. (default: no) timezone: Use standard GMT offset, i.e. -0800, +0530, etc. Ignore this field if you want to show the local time. Note: You can simply ignore all parameters to use the default value. Note and Disclaimer: You may use this applet on any website, personal or commerial. You may NOT distribute this applet on any form of "Bundleware" without my permission. You may, however, help me to distribue this applet by including a link to this page. The bottom line is to keep this applet free for anyone who might be interested. I believe this is the spirite of the Internet. I do not recommand running more than four copies of this applet on the same page. Even though I have done my best to keep the clock from taking more resources than it needs, the applet is still heavily dependable on the client's performance. Just like many other Java applets, Digital Clock may not run properly if you are behind a firewall. JavaSoft has a work around for this problem, click here for detail. If you have any interesting digits or background graphics, and want to share with others, you can email your work to me. I will be happy to include them in the next distribution.

This clock shows time in London in 24-hour format.

To report bugs, email to David Zhao
dzhao@cory.eecs.berkeley.edu