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astzclock(1.0)							  astzclock(1.0)

NAME
     astzclock - the AfterStep clock

SYNOPSIS
     astzclock [ -help] [-12 | -24] [-shape]
	     [-position [+|-]x[+|-]y]
	     [-exe program]
	     [-led color]
	     [-timezone zone]
	     [-noblink] [-iconic]

DESCRIPTION
     The  astzclock  is  a clock written to emulate the date/time application on
     the NEXTSTEP(tm) operating system.  astzclock supports multiple  languages,
     military and AM/PM time formats, program execution, and the shape extention
     to X-Windows.

CONFIGURATION OPTIONS
     -help
	    prints the usage message:
		    usage:  astzclock [-options ...]
		    where options include:
			-12			12 hour format
			-24			24 hour format
			-exe <program>		program to start on click
			-led <color>		color of the led
			-position [+|-]x[+|-]y	position of astzclock
			-shape			without groundplate
			-noblink		don't blink
			-iconic 		start up as icon
		     -timezone <zone>	     use a different time zone

     -12 or -24
	    sets  the desired time format to either twelve hour with AM/PM ( -12
	    ) or military time ( -24 ).  If no option is given military time  is
	    used.

     -shape
	    turn on shaped window support for astzclock.  When this is turned on
	    the  astzclock  windows will only appear to be the led and date pad.
	    By default shaped windows are turned off and the clock  will  appear
	    on a 64 pixel by 64 pixel base.

     -led <color>
	    specifies  the  color of the led. To find out what colors are avail-
	    able, try showrgb

     -position [+|-]x[+|-]y
	    specifies the starting position of astzclock. The [+|-]  works  like
	    the standard X-Windows x/y geometry option.

     -exe <program>
	    specifies  the  application  to  start when the pointer is activated
	    over astzclock. To invoke applications with parameters, you have  to
	    set quotes around the command. See example below...

     -noblink
	    specifies if astzclock should blink.

     -iconic
	    This  gives  weird	output with AfterStep, so don't bother. It's for
	    mwm and other wm's with no hint functionality.

     -timezone <zone>
	    Display the time as it currently is in the given  time  zone  rather
	    than locally.

INVOCATION
     astzclock	can be called from one of many ways.  The most common invocation
     is the command line:

	  [user@host] ~% astzclock -12 -exe 'xlock -mode hop' &

     Another way to call astzclock is from the window manager:

	  *Wharf - - MaxSwallow "astzclock"  astzclock -shape -12&

     This line, when placed in the .steprc file in the users home directory will
     cause astzclock to use the shape extensions so that it will be a button  on
     the Wharf (1) button bar under the afterstep (1) window manager.

BUGS
     we don't have bugs :)

COPYRIGHTS
     Copyright	1996,  Beat  Christen  <bchriste@iiic.ethz.ch>. No guarantees or
     warranties or anything are provided or implied in any way whatsoever.   Use
     this  program at your own risk. Permission to use this program for any pur-
     pose is given, as long as the copyright is kept intact.

AUTHORS
     Beat Christen <bchriste@iiic.ethz.ch> -- application

     Dan Weeks <dan@mango.sfasu.edu> -- man page

3rd Berkeley Distribution	 26 August 1996 		  astzclock(1.0)

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