Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2002 01:18:10 -0500 From: "Paul C. Boyle" <paulcb_mcse@yahoo.com> To: art@pilikia.net, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: I am looking for a clock that has a hex readout. Message-ID: <200203030617.BAA10019@alpha.vaxxine.com> In-Reply-To: <200203021950490000.0072AC4F@10.25.0.4> References: <200203030409.XAA16606@alpha.vaxxine.com> <200203030509.AAA06477@alpha.vaxxine.com> <200203021950490000.0072AC4F@10.25.0.4>
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On March 3, 2002 12:50 am, you wrote:
> all you asked for was a clock that has a hex readout. further enhancements
> are an excersize left unto you. I'm sure that if you spend a bit of time
> on it you can figure out how to make it loop. color, sound and animated
> images would be cool too :^).
>
Thanks, thats what I am looking for. Ideas on how to do it.
> On 3/3/02 at 12:10 AM Paul C. Boyle wrote:
> >On March 2, 2002 11:37 pm, you wrote:
> >> #include <sys/types.h>
> >> #include <time.h>
> >>
> >> main()
> >> {
> >> time_t ticks;
> >> struct tm *now;
> >>
> >> time(&ticks);
> >> now = localtime(&ticks);
> >> printf("%02X:%02X:%02X\n", now->tm_hour, now->tm_min,
> >
> >now->tm_sec);
> >
> >> exit(0);
> >> }
> >
> >Hey thanks.
> >Can you give me some pointers as to how to get it to continually run.
> >Right now right now it just prints out the time on the command line and
> >stops.
> >Can I interface this with xdaliclock?
> >
> >> On 3/2/02 at 11:11 PM Paul C. Boyle wrote:
> >> >If any one knows of one please let me know.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >I only know very little c and c++.
> >> >I think this would be a great little project but I have no idea where
> >> > to begin. Could someone help me start this?
> >> >Could it be done as a script in bash?
> >> >I have been wanting to learn perl or python but havn't found the right
> >> >beginners book yet. For programming I do better in a classroom rather
> >> >than teaching myself. I get better direction that way.
> >> >
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