SmartClock - the intelligent clock
Transparent digital/analog time display
version 1.2

This program is FREEWARE.

Copyright (c) 2000 Pavel Chmelar
All rights reserved


INTRODUCTION
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 At first: SmartClock is not like other ordinary time displaying tools!
 SmartClock displays current time in standalone moveable window, which
 stays on top of the desktop. You can select between digital (text)
 and analog mode and, of course, you can configure many things like font
 size, color, shadow and many more. But what makes SmartClock so different?
 SmartClock is TRANSPARENT! You can always see (and click) what's behind.
 And when you need to see more, just move the mouse over the display and
 it will get out of your way.


HOW TO INSTALL
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 No installation is required. All you have to do is unpack the files from the
 archive and start SMARTCLOCK.EXE.

 To uninstall SmartClock just delete it.


GETTING STARTED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 TRAY ICON is an icon placed into the taskbar status area.

 CONTEXT MENU - right-click the clock or the tray icon to display the context
                menu.

 CONFIGURATION DIALOG - to open the configuration window doubleclick the tray
                        icon or select "SmartClock setup..." from the context
                        menu.

 TERMINATING SMARTCLOCK - select "Exit SmartClock" from the context menu.


CONFIGURATION NOTES
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 You can configure SmartClock to display seconds. It looks nice, but causes
 higher processor and memory load. So it's recommended to leave it disabled
 on slower machines.

 
HISTORY
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  version | what's new (+), changed (*), removed (-)

   -> 1.2 (December 2000)
          + "Seconds" option
          + "Force 24-hour mode" option
          + you can select between various analog display styles (there are
            three at this time :-)
          * improved configuration dialog
          * new program and tray icon

      1.1 (November 2000)
          + analog display can be resized
          + outline width selector (none, 1 pixel, 2 pixels)
          * better color selection buttons
          * much better analog clock hands
          * AutoHide can be temporarily disabled with the SHIFT key
          - StartUp folder shortcut creation

      1.0 (August 2000)
          = initial release


LICENSE AND COPYING
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 SmartClock is Freeware.
 -> It's FREE.
 -> It's fully functional - there are no delays, no nag screens and no blocked
    features.
 -> You can use it on as many computers as you want.
 -> You may copy it to all your friends.

 If you want to copy/distribute SmartClock, you must allways copy the original,
 unmodified package. You are not allowed to sell it.

 Use at your own risk.


INTERNET
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 Comments and suggestions please send to "p.chmelar@worldonline.cz".
 Visit "home.worldonline.cz/~cz057881/" to get the latest version of SmartClock.
