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Analog clock plugin
Published on July 28, 2008 By PuterDudeJim In DesktopX Tutorials

Analog Clock 3
(SDAnalogClock3.dll)

by Stardock

Version 102

Supports DesktopX

Supported platforms:
Windows 95
Windows 98
Windows ME
Windows NT4
Windows 2000
Windows XP

I must be missing something!!!  I need help! The hands just do whatever they want. I can't seem to create a pivot point so they stay lined up.  Help!!!


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on Sep 10, 2008

Hi Avman, I will give it a try and if i have questions, i'll come back and ask.

Thank you for your time and help.

Have a great day.

 

on Sep 10, 2008

hi again Avman, well i gave it a try and it worked pretty well. A few things i noticed. If the clock hands are black, then i do not see a change in hue color. I got the clock hands off the internet, so i will try to find some lighter colored ones. I haven't tried to make my own yet.

The other thing I noticed is that when exported and I open it, the clock is black so I have to click the hue button to see the origal clock color, then it is fine. Maybe you could help me with this and also if you know a tutorial to create the hands or to download some .

Thanks again for your time.

 

on Sep 11, 2008

A few things i noticed. If the clock hands are black, then i do not see a change in hue color.

they will have to be some color other than black or shades of grey ex..red ,blue ........can be a comdination black and red only the red would be affected

The other thing I noticed is that when exported and I open it, the clock is black so I have to click the hue button to see the origal clock color, then it is fine

in the section that says

Sub Object_OnScriptEnter
    DesktopX.Object("3Dmetal_Clock_Face").hue = 1000
    DesktopX.Object("3Dmetal_Clock_Hours").hue = 1000
  DesktopX.Object("3Dmetal_Clock_Minutes").hue = 1000
  DesktopX.Object("3Dmetal_Clock_Seconds").hue = 1000
End Sub

Try changing the 1000 to 0

that should fix it

if you know a tutorial to create the hands or to download some .

I don't know of a tutorial but if you make them then make sure you save each one pointing at 12 so they apply correctly!

Hope this helps let me know if I can do anything! A/V

on Sep 11, 2008

Hi Avman, thanks again for your help. It has helped me alot. I discovered desktopX not long ago but I am already hooked. I just love the widgets and the fact that we can design our own skins. So i'll keep on learning... next i would like to try a widget clock that slides open.

thank you and have a great day

take care.

on Sep 12, 2008

ok, have a question again... why does clock seconds hand not always change time when it hits the 12 I just made a clock, added the face hour, mintues and seconds. Next i used the clock plugin starting with the hours (rotate as hours arm), then the minutes and finally the seconds. I watched the seconds hand go around and the time changed when the second hand hit the 2 instead of 12. I tried applying the plugin for the seconds a few different times and the seconds hand would still not change the time when it hit 12.

any help would be nice, thanks.

 

on Sep 12, 2008

ok, have a question again... why does clock seconds hand not always change time when it hits the 12 I just made a clock, added the face hour, mintues and seconds. Next i used the clock plugin starting with the hours (rotate as hours arm), then the minutes and finally the seconds. I watched the seconds hand go around and the time changed when the second hand hit the 2 instead of 12. I tried applying the plugin for the seconds a few different times and the seconds hand would still not change the time when it hit 12.

any help would be nice, thanks.

 

When you imported the image the second hand must be pointing staight up at the 12 position.Let me know and I will try and help!

on Sep 12, 2008

Ok, the weird thing is that the second hand was pointing up at the 12 position. I tried many times but something just didn't work. So I did some searching and found an analog clock script and used that instead and it worked.

Put this script into clock_face object and apply.

Sub Object_onscriptenter
object.SetTimer 1, 1000
End Sub

Sub object_ontimer1
t = FormatDateTime(time(),3)'---Get your system time

h= hour(t)'---Get current hour
desktopx.object("hour_hand").Rotation= h * 30 '---Multiply current hour to get correct rotation
m= minute(t)'---Get current minute
desktopx.object("minute_hand").Rotation= m * 6 '---Multiply current minute to get correct rotation
s= second(t)'---Get current second
desktopx.object("second_hand").Rotation= s * 6 '---Multiply current second to get correct rotation

End Sub

I did try after to make my own set of hands, and they were not too bad but i haven't made them quite perfect. I will try to perfect that. I would like to understand more about grouping when i make a clock because there are 3 options and I usually choose the combine to make objects behave as a single object. So far it works but maybe i should choose the others. I have not found info on this yet. And i would like to make a slider widget, something that opens and will show digital clock. I will search for that and some nice clock hands.

thanks, if there is anything you can do, please let me know.

on Dec 01, 2008

I hope this isn't off topic, but is there any place to get new hands? my stupid Photoshop 7 has gone crazy, no line tool anymore [I think it's haunted] making hand creation a nightmare!

 

PS: Roman, I know you, I got a clock from you years ago

on Dec 02, 2008

Tailsgirl
I hope this isn't off topic, but is there any place to get new hands? my stupid Photoshop 7 has gone crazy, no line tool anymore [I think it's haunted] making hand creation a nightmare!
 
PS: Roman, I know you, I got a clock from you years ago

 

I have no idea where to find clock hands, i would do a google image search.

Hope the clock is still working, LOL

on Dec 02, 2008

Thanks Roman, and yep, it works well!

on Dec 04, 2008

I have no idea where to find clock hands,
Maybe you could try a second hand store.They may have a sale on hour and minute hands too.

on Dec 04, 2008

hahaha!

 

No need, I found my line tool w00t!

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