Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 14:28:32 -0500 From: "William A. Mahaffey III" <wam@hiwaay.net> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>, "FreeBSD Questions !!!!" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: pure X11, i.e. non-gnome/KDE/etc. desktop clocks .... Message-ID: <53F253E0.6040606@hiwaay.net> In-Reply-To: <20140818181338.GA1431@slackbox.erewhon.home> References: <53F20B31.7040501@hiwaay.net> <20140818162155.0e71a425.freebsd@edvax.de> <53F20FEE.80609@hiwaay.net> <20140818181338.GA1431@slackbox.erewhon.home>
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On 08/18/14 13:13, Roland Smith wrote: > On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 09:38:38AM -0500, William A. Mahaffey III wrote: >> On 08/18/14 09:21, Polytropon wrote: >>> On Mon, 18 Aug 2014 09:18:25 -0500, William A. Mahaffey III wrote: >>>> I had a gnome-gdesklet clock app running on my old FC14 desktop box, >>>> gave a clock described as 'WWII RAF squadron wall clock'. There is a >>>> port of gnome-gdesklets clock (*gdesklets-clock-0.32_14 >>>> <http://svnweb.FreeBSD.org/ports/head/x11-clocks/gdesklets-clock>) *.... >>>> I am looking for something similar for the XFCE desktop, i.e. simple >>>> largish analog clock desktop app, *no* gnome/KDE/etc. .... anyone know >>>> if there is one available ? >>> How about the classic, xclock? Or oclock? >>> >>>> I am searching ports on FreeBSD.org as I >>>> write this, but w/ 24K+ entries, it could be a while :-/ .... Can anyone >>>> save me some time here :-) ???? TIA >>> See /usr/ports/x11-clocks/oclock for more inspiration, there >>> are several clocks in this category which do not require you >>> to install a whole desktop environment just to see what time >>> it is. :-) >>> >>> Additionally to xclock, I'm also using intclock to check the >>> time in other places of the world relevant for me. >> oclock available as pkg, just installed it, usable for now, still pining >> for my RAF clock :-/ .... Thx .... > There is even a separate ports category just for X11 clocks: > > # ls /usr/ports/x11-clocks/ > Makefile gdesklets-ebichuclock/ t3d/ > abclock/ glclock/ tclock/ > aclock/ gtubeclock/ tktz/ > alarm-clock/ intclock/ wmbday/ > alltraxclock/ kdetoys4/ wmbinclock/ > amor/ kteatime/ wmblueclock/ > asclock/ ktimer/ wmcalclock/ > asclock-gtk/ ktux/ wmclock/ > asclock-xlib/ lmclock/ wmclockmon/ > astime/ mlclock/ wmfishtime/ > astzclock/ mouseclock/ wmfuzzy/ > bbdate/ oclock/ wmtime/ > bclock/ osdclock/ wmtimer/ > buici-clock/ pclock/ xalarm/ > cairo-clock/ plasma-applet-adjustableclock/ xclock/ > dclock/ plasma-applet-geekclock/ xdaliclock/ > emiclock/ rclock/ xfce4-datetime-plugin/ > eyeclock/ sanduhr/ xfce4-timer-out-plugin/ > gdesklets-clock/ stopwatch/ xfce4-timer-plugin/ > gdesklets-countdown/ swisswatch/ xtimer/ > > E.g. cairo-clock is themable; http://gnome-look.org/?xcontentmode=186 > > > Take your pick. :-) > > Roland Yeah I was looking through that, but I couldn't glean enough from the descriptions to decide to try any of them, was hoping someone would provide an experiential short-cut :-) .... -- William A. Mahaffey III ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "The M1 Garand is without doubt the finest implement of war ever devised by man." -- Gen. George S. Patton Jr.
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