Can anyone tell me where to find the clock hands??

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I have made a new clock face to go along with my other steel icons.  However, I'm not crazy about the default hands that come with the clock docklet that came with object dock.

I looked to see if there were any graphics that came with the docklet, other than the clock face, and it appears not.  Therefore, I figure that the clock hands must be programed at that size and color.

So, is it possible to get into the docklet code and change the RGB information and pixel size of the hands??  If so, how do I go about it?  What file am I looking for and what can I use to crack it and change it .... or save it as a copy and change the copy.

Thanks in advance for any help.

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I believe clock hands are set in OD.  (:(
Email support@stardock.com as a feature request for a future build.  :)
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Oh, crap. So, we're stuck with those big gray hands?? Ick. Double ick. My clock would look ever so much better with nice bright red hands ... and just a wee bit shorter.

Crap crap crap.

Crap.
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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I *could* be wrong.  ;)
And you might be able to find another clock docklet more configurable on WC or elsewhere.
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Searched for a clock docklet here .... no joy. Where might "elsewhere" be?? Are there other sites?

As you know, I'm really (really) new at this.

Heck, I even downloaded the SDK ... but didn't see that it provides you with any real information about how to create a docklet.

Sigh.
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Those ugly clock hands are why I dont make clock backs for OD anymore. ;) 

But DX will let you make amazing clocks. :) 
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I don't know if there is one . . but googling "clock docklet" or some such thing may get some results
Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
You guys know what I found??? SysStats!!!

That lets me make my own docklet, and apply my own hands (color and size) ... and I don't have to know anything about programing. Nada ... zip.

Happy happy joy joy!!

I'm going to have my very own clock docklet to match my other steel dock icons.

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Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Except ... that I'm having trouble getting the clock to actually work.

oh rats
Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top
world clock is a preconfigured clock for systats.
WWW Link try this..
there is a read me in the folder, to help with configuring it :)
Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I'll look at that. I can get the digital clock to work fine ... but the analog clock is giving me fits.

Sad thing is .... I'm supposed to be working. My clients are going to kill me.
Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top
if you need any help i can post my configuration settings I used, (they had to be altered a bit..)
Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Well, it is clear this is going to take some real experimentation. The digital clock settings appear to be VERY particular about the fonts they will or will not display with.

I downloaded an LCD type TTF ... won't display at all.

Ah, snork. I'm going to go walk the dogs and get the fuzz out of my brain.
Reply #13 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Oh .... in addition, I downloaded and installed the Digital TTF that comes with some of the sysstat docklets .... that one won't display either.

Really a shame. Ah well, when I get back from the doggie walk, I will try the world clock and see if I can get that to function for me.
Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Couldn't help it .... just had to try doing the world clock. I punched in all the location and time zone information ... but the clock isn't actually running. The AM/PM indicator says (null), and the hands are stuck at 10:52.

WTF??
Reply #15 from WinCustomize Forums Top
OK .... got it working. I used the world clock and substituted my own graphics. It looks nice. I'm not sure I'll be able to package it as is .... I suppose I can just package the graphics and tell people how to use the world clock and make the changes.
Reply #16 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Skinning can be frustrating, can't it?  But then you get *just* what you want and all is happy, happy, joy, joy.
Reply #17 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I suppose I can just package the graphics and tell people how to use the world clock and make the changes.
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Or contact the original author of World Clock and as for permission to distribute your new version :).



Reply #18 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Oh, that's a thought. One problem, however, in that the Sysstat docks do not load on boot. My docks load, but not my sysstat docklets.

Wonder why that might be?? Kind of a pain to have to load each one everytime I turn the PC on.
Reply #19 from WinCustomize Forums Top
weird mine load every boot..
Reply #20 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Not mine. There is a blank space where the icon should be, and the only way I can get it to work is to create the docklet again, load it, and load the icon. Then, I have to put in the location to get the clock to work.

eeeep.
Reply #21 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I have a similar issues using Widgets on my desktop machine running WinXP

Very few of the analog clocks I've found have hands.
Reply #22 from WinCustomize Forums Top
D2 .... not sure what you mean. All analog clocks have hands. Few if any of the images for analog clocks to be used in docklets have hands, because Object Dock uses its default hands.

However, I hate the default hands, which is why I wanted to use the sysstat clock. I haven't had any problems with widgets, although I am using XP, and no problems with docks, except for the sysstat ones.