     asclock(0.99)                     asclock                     asclock(0.99)
                                    23 July 1996

     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, military 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
               available, 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

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     asclock(0.99)                     asclock                     asclock(0.99)
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               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 purpose 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

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