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asclock(0.99)							   asclock(0.99)

NAME
     asclock - the AfterStep clock

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

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

CONFIGURATION OPTIONS
     -help
	    prints the usage message:
		    usage:  asclock [-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 asclock
			-shape			without groundplate
			-noblink		don't blink
			-iconic 		start up as icon

     -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 asclock.	When this is  turned  on
	    the asclock 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 asclock. The [+|-] works like the
	    standard X-Windows x/y geometry option.

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

     -noblink
	    specifies if asclock 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.

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

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

     Another way to call asclock is from the window manager:

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

     This line, when placed in the .steprc file in the users home directory will
     cause  asclock  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	  23 July 1996			   asclock(0.99)

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