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[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mattster_spv:
Hi Mark.

Very neat looking screen. I have a couple of q's if you don't mind:

1. Is there a chart or something I can see online to help me set the colour settings to get the time, sate, etc particular colours?

2. Is that Spb Diary? What settings did you choose to get the appointment time showing up on the same line as the appointment?

3. How have you got spb diary opening up UNDER the time?

Thanks. I imagine the answers are obvious but I thought I'd ask anyway!

Mattster.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Win_XP:
What about for a smartphone version, will be usefull :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mguzzy:
Yo Mattster...

Sure...a couple o' a's to go with your q's

1) Yes there is a chart...here it is. I don't think Ionize will mind me posting this as he doesn't have it up on the customizations part of his web site yet. this is paraphrased from correspondence from with him:

2. Nope its Today Agenda (http://tiews.info/) a wonderful freeware today screen plugin.

3. I have Pocket Digital clock ordered first in my list of plugins. in the Today Screen settings. Under the items tab you can set the order of the plugins.

Mark
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mattster_spv:
Hey Mark,

Thanks for the reply.

"Navigate to [HKCU\Software\ProjectION\Pocket Digital Clock] using any PPC registry editor and set the registry value of TextColorEnabled to 2."

DONE THAT.

"Next, lookup the new registry keys that start with "ColorEx" and adjust the RGB color value to your likings."

WHERE DO I FIND THESE THESE NEW REGISTRY KEYS?

Thanks, Matt.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mattster_spv:
Great application, now installed! (I've removed Spb Diary!) Thanks for that.

Mattster. :D
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mguzzy:
The new reg keys are in the same branch as the other Pocket digital clock settings. Did you install the latest version? The reg key's are available only starting with version 1.1.6

http://project.ionized.googlepages.com/PDC_v1.1.6.CAB

Mark
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mattster_spv:
Yes, sorted. Just downloaded 1.1.6 and enjoying the new colours! Brilliant help, thanks Mark! :D
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] tmz:
Ionizsd..

Is it possible to skin Pocket Digital Clock.With the diamond skin? That would be sweet.

Thanks T M Z
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] lostsoul:
Very nice clock, thanks!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] fibonacci49:
nice little clock!

thanks, it looks nice in my dellie!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] nonegiven:
What is the "time display in suspend mode?" Ticking the box either way doesn't make a difference on my Mogul.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Ionized:
tmz:

Sorry. Still no plans to create skins yet.

From the web site:

Let me try to give you some background on the idea behind this function...

When a Pocket PC goes into suspend mode after a timeout, most programs (including Pocket Digital Clock) will be suspended as well. For slower devices like my Prophet, programs do not resume immediately when power is back on. So when I wake up my Pocket PC, I will see the time when the clock was suspended. There is a short pause (between 300-500ms on my Prophet) before the program updates with the correct time. If I turn on my Prophet and do a very quick glance, chances are I will get the wrong time. The function in question actually blanks out the time display until the program updates the current time and thus preventing me from reading the wrong time.

For devices with a fast CPU, this function is of no importance. You can uncheck this option and ignore it totally.

Mark:

Thanks for uploading the Georgia fonts and helping out with the explanation of the new color registry tweaks.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] nonegiven:
That makes sense. Got it.

One more question. I seem to be having trouble finding a regional setting that will keep the AM/PM on the title bar (registry entry h:mm tM) and also keep the AM/PM working on the PDC.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mguzzy:
your welcome!

Mark
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Ionized:
Microsoft's standard time format string for the AM/PM time markers is "tt" instead of "tM". Also note that this string is case sensitive.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] nonegiven:
I knew that but PDC doesn't read the tM format. The AM/PM doesn't work.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] nonegiven:
Any word on a fix for the "tM" issue?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Ionized:
Sorry for the long wait. It took me a while to find out how Windows Mobile interprets the string format "tM" though I still don't quite understand the logic behind using "tM" instead of "tt". Anyway, a new version is available to address this issue.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] nonegiven:
Not sure why MS does that either. tM will display the AM/PM in the title bar, while tt will not.

Glad to say that the new version works perfectly! Love the old school LCD look with the opacity.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] odevil:
hi ionized,

may i know why my PDC seconds display always stop moving when i lock my htc touch. have tried 1.15, 1.16 and latest 1.17 still having the same problem. Any idea how to solve this? Btw this is a great app. Thanks
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Ionized:
http://project.ionized.googlepages.com/faq#Q7
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] odevil:
ok thanks fixed it. it will be great if it can display the sms and missed calls as well
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dianeofarcadia:
Just wanted to say Thank You for the great application - works perfect without all the other features that were un-needed for my current setup.

(using spb phone suite for message notification and photo dialer)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] the_chosen_family:
I cannot see this having been covered in the thread but I notice that there is a difference between the main clock and PDC's clock of around 23 seconds.

I have tried updating the phone to atomic clocks etc. but there is still a variance.

Does PDC draw it's time form somewhere other than the main time option.

Sorry if a few seconds seem trivial but this is more of a query rather than a problem as I love the plugin.

Regards

Steve
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Ionized:
Well, this is pretty technical, but here goes...

PDC draws its time from the system clock. The clock on top of the taskbar reads the system clock as well. When you synchronize the phone to atomic clock, you are updating the system clock.

The reason why there is a slight time difference between the taskbar clock you see on Today screen and PDC is because that taskbar clock does not refresh periodically. From my observation, it refreshes in approximately 1 to 2 minutes. The taskbar clock uses an internal timer to read the time. Unfortunately, this timer initiates when you turn on the power and does not synchronize to a minute change in the system clock, and therefore creating an inconsistency in refresh rate. In other words, the taskbar clock is always delayed. You may also notice the inaccuracy if you compare it with the time in Clocks & Alarms settings.

On the contrary, PDC reads the system clock every second and refreshes accordingly unless you turn off the second display. If you turn off the second display, PDC will refresh every two seconds (i.e. Windows Mobile's default refresh rate for plug-ins on the Today screen). So the advantage of turning off the second display is that you can actually achieve some battery savings but at the expense of a second late.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mattster_spv:
Latest version of SpbMobileShell (2.1.1) doesn't work well with POCKET DIGITAL CLOCK on Today Screen.

For some reason, the latest version of SpbMobileShell (2.1.1) has the same smart gesture feature available (dragging your finger from top to bottom) to bring up the mini shell pages on the Today page, but my PDC plugin underneath seems to, after a second, come forward and hide the spb mini pages.

I reinstalled spb mobile shell 2.0 version and the problem went away.

I don't know if this is the same for other plugins on the Today page but it has stopped me from updating for the moment as I still use my Today page with the great PDC application (and other plugins) as my main info page and launcher for other applications (such as mobile shell).

Mattster.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] the_chosen_family:
Ionized

Many thanks for your reply.

I do understand and as I said not a major problem.

And compliments on a very good plugin
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] typea61:
Thanks - this is a great clock. It is exactly what I have been looking for.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] LMQT:
Thanks a lot for this excellent soft, it is exactly what I need to leave HTCHome, that I keep only for his big clock :D

Just one request please : is it possible to have rounded 3D font like HTCHome ?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Ionized:
When you mentioned about the mini shell pages, are you referring to the highlighted area in the screenshot shown below? I didn't see any anomalies when I recently tried Spb Mobile Shell 2.1.1 with Pocket Digital Clock. The auto-hide menu overlaps PDC only when the tab is pressed, as expected. Anyone else experiencing plug-in overlapping problems?

Tip: You can rearrange PDC and place it on top of the Spb Mobile Shell plug-in so to avoid strange overlapping problems. To rearrange the plug-ins, you will need to change the plug-in Type for PDC to 5 and change the Order for Spb Mobile Shell plug-in to 1 using a registry editor. A soft reset is required for the change to take effect.

Registry path: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Today\Items\[The target plug-in name]

LMQT:

Sorry, Pocket Digital Clock does not render 3D bitmap fonts. It can only read TrueType fonts as of now. Resizing bitmap fonts dynamically on the fly may yield very poor pixel-level control on small QVGA screens of the Pocket PC.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] shihanu:
thanks great app
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] WIzard200x:
PDC commandline parameters??

I really love your clock and would like to know if there is a commandline for starting this plugin, so I can use it within ThrottleLauncher 0.93 to sub for the default diamond clock (instead of clock.exe).

Appreciate your help.... :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mattster_spv:
Hi Ionized.

I am actually referring to the three "mini versions" of Now, Contacts, & MRU that appear from left to right when you drag your finger or stylus down the screen on the Today Page. The idea is they stay on your screen so that you can select which of the three you want to appear in full size format. My experience with the latest spb shell was that the pda clock comes through them after a second and makes the choosing impossible.

If no one else has noticed it, chances are it was something up with my device only. When I have a moment, I'll reinstall it to check.

Thanks,

Mattster.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Ionized:
Mattster:

Ahh... ok, I found the mini shell pages you were talking about. I think Spb called them preview panels. You're right. PDC will overlap the translucent preview panels when you do a vertical drag-and-hold gesture on the Today screen.

Sorry, I'm afraid there is nothing I can do about this. PDC requires a periodic repaint of the plug-in area to reflect the correct time. Sadly, the preview panels do not know how to repaint themselves to overlap correctly when the plug-in underneath updates. I've tested with other Today screen plug-ins that refresh frequently, e.g. BatteryStatus, and the same overlapping problem persisted. By the way, this overlapping issue is not a stylus gesture conflict.

The only workaround I can suggest is that you disable the second display on Pocket Digital Clock if you want to use it with Spb Mobile Shell 2.1.1 + preview panels.

WIzard200x:

You cannot start a Today screen plug-in using command line. Today screen plug-ins are DLLs that cannot be run like executable files.

Correct me if I am wrong but I don't think you can change the default clock on ThrottleLauncher. The Clock App (clock.exe) specified in the configuration is actually the launcher for the Clock and Alarms Settings when you tap on the clock. Although ThrottleLauncher claims to support third-party plug-ins, I could not find any information on embedding another Today screen plug-in into ThrottleLauncher.

You might want to direct this question to the author of ThrottleLauncher for clarification.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] blazingwolf:
Throttle does indeed support today plugins. I wrote up an xml for Wizard200x to accommodate PDC. Works fine for me so hopefully it will work for him.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Ionized:
Great. Thanks for the clarification blazingwolf.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] WIzard200x:
Awesome work guys

Blazingwolf - you are the man, no matter what anyone might tell you - you are the man!!!!! :D

PDC works like a charm ( in fact all today plugins are now selectable for the home screen of TL - :)

@APBilbo: please add this customization to your next release :)

@Ionized: Still lovin your clock, dude - simplicity rules :D
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mattster_spv:
No way! If one of them's gotta go, then it's Spb 2.1.1 (former version seems to work ok with PDC)!!!

Your app takes priority Ionized, it's got top screen priority.

Thanks,

Mattster.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mguzzy:
Ionized..

I've been meaning to post this a while ago... but I wonder if anyone else has noticed this. Whenever I upgrade to a new version I have to re-setup PDC from scratch... even though it asks me if I want to save my settings.. As I've grown to use this app more and more I've collected a fair number of customizations and tweaks so reconfiguring it has become less than trivial with each incremental upgrade. It even overwrites my custom font. So I've started using a registry editing program to backup the PDC key with all the settings and I can reload them from there.

Now one of the things that I like about this app is its lean memory foot print so I don't want to suggest anything that will increase it. But is there a way to preserve the settings more logically? Or is it just the nature of the beast that with each upgrade it must overwrite the settings because new reg keys may be implemented. Can a more convenient way to back up and restore the settings be done?

Anyway those are my thoughts. Thanks again for a great plugin!

Mark
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ExiMoR:
TUVM

very nice clock!

Looks like a clocks fromHtc Home...

I've this at 2nd ULauncher page....

Thanks a lot for freeware!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] N1c0_ds:
I love your application, thanks a lot and keep up the good work!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mehulpatel:
Great Application...!!! But need More.....

Dear,

Thanks for great application. But one more things/customization will be great...

That is alignment of the Time. If we can align Time to left, centre or Right then this will be more helpful when we set time on small fonts.

Thanks

Mehul Patel
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] kleptodathief:
best today clock IMO! cheers to the OP :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] healthfulServant:
Does anybody know of a good free

analog

clock for the HTC 6800?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] blazingwolf:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=344870
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] shihanu:
Hi everybody,

ı want to change custom font so,ı dl new font from 1001font.

later,Go to Start > Settings > Personal > Today > Items and uncheck Pocket Digital Clock to disable the plug-in on the Pocket PC.later ı unzip it than copy paste Program Files\Pocket Digital Clock\ directory but ı coulndt install new font my ppc give me a warning message:

this file may use now...

ı think PDC.ttf not use when ı disable it from Today > Items so what can ı do.

Problem Solved by Ionized

Thanks.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dlindman:
HTC Diamond font for pocket digital clock...

Anyone know how to make a font that looks like the HTC Home Clock on the diamond....you know the numbers that look like they fold down to change (like the old flip alarm *****, before LED and LCD)?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] cinguliano:
This is the most valuable program I found when I had an AT&T Tilt. No more squinting to see the time, and without all the extra bloat from HTC Home. Thanks and kudos to the developer.

A question though: Will Pocket Digital Clock work on the Treo Pro (320x320) screen?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] JackOnan:
PDC Not displaying properly in SPB Shell Panel

When embedded in SPB and in landscape mode, the clock does not size to the proper width and the area to the right is not being repainted (seen in white in the screenshot). I've tried all sorts of settings, but no luck. Any suggestions? Do you think this is a problem with the clock or SPB? Would really like a fix since I love this clock!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gsand:
Nicer Font

Hello,

I made a font that is easier on the eyes than the default one. it's similar, but looks more stylish.

enjoy!

this is where I got the images

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=383945
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gsand:
oops, forgot to embed the file.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] FatBoyExtraordinaire:
Good job. Always appreciate new fonts and can't wait to try it out.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gsand:
another font

Here's another one.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] FatBoyExtraordinaire:
I'm loving these fonts. Keep up the great work.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Ionized:
Been a while since I last visited here. Sorry if I missed some of your questions.

mguzzy:

Sometimes, the registry cannot be moved before reinstallation initiates due to system locks. As a result, the previous state is lost. I usually recommend a soft reset before reinstalling PDC.

cinguliano:

PDC does support 320x320 screens.

JackOnan:

It's a problem with the clock. I did not foresee embedding the plug-in in such a way. Fixed in version 1.1.9.

gsand:

Excellent work! Your contributing to the font library of PDC is greatly appreciated. Thank you.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] liamhere:
great!

that is one nice font :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Cheezoos:
Can someone up 1.1.9.

I can't seem to get it from OP website.

Thanks Guys!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] FatBoyExtraordinaire:
I just checked and it was working fine. You clicked on the Download link off to the right of the screen, right?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Cheezoos:
:DThanks guys. I managed to snag a copy off of rapid share.

I was having a problem where the webpage would not load...but all good now.

THanks for the great program! I love it.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] F_R_I_T_Z:
Thanks dude..

now i can GET OUT the annoying LINE from TODAY SCREEN ( look here XDA forum, they have the registry trick to do this0, Face contacts, your clock just do me have a good today screen, with a extreme low footprint.

Amazing thing. Simple. Useful.

( JUST LOOKING for a simple today plugin with to start launch programs from icons, like facecontacts but to use to start ptrograms. if someone know one.. let me know)

HuHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.. dude.. THANKSS
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] hendrixus:
update v1.1.10

# Pocket Digital Clock Version 1.1.10 (23 March 2009)

* Fixed auto-width adjustment when embedded in Spb Pocket Plus 4 with Realign in Landscape enabled.

download
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gsand:
New Font

I made a new font at the request of hilang. It looks similar to my first font, but it is thinner. Please tell me what you think.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] segadc:
Nice clock! I am trying to also find a sms/mail/miss call counter to go with this. Also, would like if there is no scroll bar on the clock (like HTC home). I love HTC home but trying to find an alternative with much less memory.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] crubbish:
font request

Nevermind, got it.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] character:
simple and nice but do the function... love it
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] MarkRain:
I got a problem when installing new fonts for this grear app.

It seems to use always the default font, bypassing the PDC.ttf that i put in "Pocket Digital Clock" folder.

Any suggestion?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] MarkRain:
No one can help?

I always got the same font also changeing the PDC.ttf file
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] hendrixus:
Softreset the device.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] MarkRain:
Thank you for the suggestion...but i've tried that with no luck.

I don't know if it's a resolution problem, i've a 320x320 device, but it sound strange to me...

I tried also a more radical solution, creating a cab with a custom font and i made a new installation of PDC but...always the same font!! :eek:
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] LMQT:
Uncheck PocketClock from the today plugins

SoftReset

Delete PDC.TTF file

Upload your own font file

Check PocketClock plugin back
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] hurtem:
I absolutley love this piece of software. I no longer use any little interfaces. Just the PDC and SPB Contact manager which gives me the icons for mesages and nothing else. Good work!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] MarkRain:
Ok, i don't know why but now it seems to work well.

Just a question: should it work with all the fonts (for example from 1001fonts) ??

I got it working with the fonts i found on the author's site, but with the fonts i downloaded from 1001fonts doesn't works properly.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mdphoenix:
Sigh. Didn't work for me.

I'm starting to think the same thing. I've only tried fonts from 1001fonts. Now to try Ions. Maybe it has something to do with the embedded information in the font. If you look at his FAQ for creating your own, there are certain criteria to meet.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mdphoenix:
I've figured this out, but it's quite complicated. Using FontCreator, I looked at a font that worked with PDC and one that did not. It turns out, the fonts that work in PDC are mapped differently. That is, their identifiers aren't actually numbers one through nine, but are non-labeled characters with hex codes only. I can get the font that I want to work on my phone now, but the problem is I can't get the spacing right. It looks like it's because I'm copying the desired fonts over to a working font set and it changes the glyph boundaries. If anyone has any insight on font editing, this would be a really good time to chime in.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] bajok!:
chime

@Ionized

I've been using this program ever since i've got my first PPC, up to now with WM6.5 ROM. This is better than titanium plugin which eats a lot of resources. I've got one request, if you will allow. Can you include in your next release a CHIME option for every hour or every 30 mins. This would be great if possible... thanks
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mattster_spv:
Thanks for this. I'd forgotten why I was having problems...

After a year of using Manila2d or spb mobile shell, I'm finally back to the beautiful simplicity of PDC.

Great bit of software. :D

Mattster.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] darthmarko:
Any plan for a smartphone version of this great app?

Will this work on xperia?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] hendrixus:
I think not

Why don't you just try it?

http://project.ionized.googlepages.com/history
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] leseesel:
Request or help?

Very nice app, but how do you convert ordinary fonts into PDC.ttf

I like a few fonts at 1001fonts.com, but I realize you can't just rename them. If you don't like to share the solution to convert that's fine. But then I got a request for the TERMINATOR font found at http://www.1001fonts.com/search.html?query=terminator
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] alex3n:
Bug report

Hello.

When my screen is blocked (standart Windows Mobile block screen) - time on the today plagin PDC iz "freeze".

This is "freezes" continues until device asleep, and then wake up (pressing power button).

When I press power button and device wake up - freezes is end and PDC work normally.

Fix this bug please.

Thanks.

P.S.: sorry for my english.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] hendrixus:
http://project.ionized.googlepages.com/history