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[Android Apps and Games] BottledHate:
@Zehro

is it possible to have more than one widget without them having the same settings?

with my theme i like to have a clock on each page.... just smaller ones on the side pages.... currently they all take on the same settings.

love the date function! possible to make it monNOVseven format too?

ty for the great app!
[Android Apps and Games] zehro:
It's all good suggestions, if there was an easy way to do it, then I would jump on it. But I think I always have to keep in mind, how many emails do I need to reply to if I implement something like this. Haha.

I think that currently it works logically so I would rather not break it.

Well, that could be true. I had played with a pre-set onClick that would open the Alarm Clock. It worked perfectly on the AVD but as soon as I tested it on my nexus one, it didn't work. I think it just shows the differences there are in each rom/phone and how each handle things differently. Sadly it also means we are stuck with whatever the OS decides to serve up to us.
[Android Apps and Games] wowthatisrandom:
o i feel ya :D i developed BBSAK and used to do tons of Blackberry themesmy partner and I prolly answered 10k CS emails i know EXACTLY what ya mean
[Android Apps and Games] DannyBiker:
I could provide a French translation by the week-end...;)
[Android Apps and Games] BottledHate:
for a work around i have been using 'clockr' for the small ones, and 'clockr evo' for the main screen large one. the date is the only thing that really bugs me. :)
[Android Apps and Games] Nuntius:
Thank you and hollywooder as well.

Is there then a way to keep the date in english on a non-english android?
[Android Apps and Games] zehro:
Oh oh!! I had to read what you said a few times before I understood what you were talking about. I'm really glad you brought this up. I didn't think that the words returned from the Calendar instance would be different based on the locale set. I'll have to add a fix for this in the next update.

I guess it looks strange with something like: marEIGHTHnov

That would make no sense at all. Thanks for bringing it up!

I have a work-around that I am testing right now.
[Android Apps and Games] Nuntius:
Sorry for my english, I'm french speaking :p

And that's even worst with the dots : mar.EIGHTHnov.

Thank you!
[Android Apps and Games] zehro:
Oh, it wasn't because your english is bad or anything like that. It's because I was thinking like a programmer, and I was thinking of "date" as the whole thing (ie: Current Date = Tue Nov 9 21:55:09 ICT 2010).

Oh well, it doesn't matter, I have fixed it now and it is uploaded to the market.

I changed the locale on my AVD emulator and I saw how horrible it looked >.<

I'm sorry about that.
[Android Apps and Games] w.0.o.t:
Hey zehro,

it's not important but i couldn't help noticing that you haven't changed the version number after a few fixes. Is that on purpose? Just curious. :D
[Android Apps and Games] Cy_n_ic:
I love this widget, great job. Only suggestion would be more colors.

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[Android Apps and Games] zehro:
Yeh, its just laziness I think. I'll start in the next version so people know they are getting an actual update and its not just the market thinking my app is out of date all the time.

Have you guys had a look at SiMi clock? Those color picking bars are awesome, would love to know how to do something that. I'll have to do some research this weekend and see what I can come up with.
[Android Apps and Games] w.0.o.t:
LOL alrighty then. :p

yeah had a look at SiMi clock too. if you want to implement the bars i'd suggest to have a box where we can specify the value ourselves, along with the bars. it's quite hard to pick the right values on the bar with big fingers. :D

just saying from someone who has big fingers point of view. :p
[Android Apps and Games] FussyQBert:
One feature I would love to see for this clock would be the ability to change the clock to any color via hex. The green on the clock doesnt match the green on my theme :(

It'd be great if you could add it in!! :D
[Android Apps and Games] Sozin:
I just bought Evolution after using Clockr since it was released and it's one of my favorite widgets, by far. Only thing I'd like to see added would be colors, and what you said about the color bars from SiMi would be very cool.

Keep up the good work man.
[Android Apps and Games] th3taman:
There are some colors to choose from for the text color. Or were you referring to more color options?
[Android Apps and Games] DannyBiker:
It has been already mentioned I guess but it would be nice to access the options from the drawer launcher icon once the "tap to launch" option is set. Deleting the widget seems a rather drastic move...
[Android Apps and Games] Sozin:
More options. Specifically orange.
[Android Apps and Games] zehro:
Hmmm... a few people commented about Force Close's (FC) but there has not been a single reported error since version 0.3.6. If anyone here experiences an FC error, if you can, press the report button. It helps me a lot because I can see what is causing the app to FC and I can fix it. I still haven't honed my psychic powers enough to be able to detect what has gone wrong. =)

About the colors, this weekend I'll be doing a bit of tidy up with the Options screen and at the same time I will try to add something that allows some more precise color picking rather than just a list of pre-set colors.

There's still a few other things that require attention but because the next update might be a bigger change than usual, I might not have any minor releases for a few days unless these FC issues are actually true and I need to make a fix for it.

I'm still putting the Notification message thing on hold. There's just too many other thing's on my list, but I will get around to it eventually.
[Android Apps and Games] zole2112:
I've been using Clockr since the first release, continued to use it after you pulled it from market and I've never had an FC.

Using the Evolution version now, glad to donate for your excellent work!
[Android Apps and Games] zehro:
Had one FC reported, nullpointerexception on getAssets(). I'm not sure yet what is causing this, but maybe i'll figure it out soon.

Ok, on to the good stuff. I've had a bit of a play with the Options Menu this afternoon. Its a lot more organised now (especially in Clockr Evolution). I've made sub-menu's for Time, Date and Background which will allow for full custom options (including size, color, style, etc) for each of them.

I have also been playing around with the way my app handles Colors. I've finally figured out how to do it properly. Before I was just using the default Color.BLACK, etc... but now it can handle any color. The benefit here is that the code will be more efficient AND it will be easy to handle 100% custom colors/transparency for the different text parts and the background.

All I need now is a nice way for users to be able to select the colors and see in real-time what color/transparency they have picked. Somehow I think I'm not going to be able to do this from a "preference activity". =(
[Android Apps and Games] zappatilias:
That's easy peazy, check out cwac-colormixer I found this after I made my own :) it's fairly easy understandable on how to use.
[Android Apps and Games] zehro:
Oh! I could kiss you right now! I've borrowed some ideas from his code for other stuff, but never thought to look there for a color picker. Thank-you so much!

Oh Oh! And its so simple to use! Its brilliant.
[Android Apps and Games] spambayes:
Just want to report an anomay on Galaxy S and make a few requests.

Bug(?):

1. Clock style doesn't change. Selecting the 2nd or 3rd style does not produce any effect. Specifically, the style remains at "fourteenTWENTYseven" even if "fourteenOHseven" or "fourteenO'seven".

Requests:

1. Please let the user have the option to choose the font size for the date. At the moment the date size remains the same for all sizes of the clock, even the biggest! I like to run the clock at the bigger or biggest size due to the problem of eye strain. Having to squint at a tiny date doesn't help any.

2. Is there any way to prevent the clock from getting truncated at the bigger or biggest size? As I've said, I'm very happy with the biggest size, but while the clock displays "tenZEROtwo" nicely, a long string like "seventeenTWENTYeight" gets cut off at the end. Can this be addressed in any way without having to choose a smaller size as that defeats the purpose. This problem exists because unlike a digital clock which has fixed spacing for the figures, text is "dynamic". Is there any way to "dynamically" resize the string to fit the width? I'm thinking of the word processing concept of alignment - left, right, center or justify. Any way we can do a "justify" to ensure the clock always fill the width yet do not exceed the margins?

3. Some way of making the clock and date easier to read would be good. While "wedTENTHnov" may look the best aesthetically, IMO, it would be easier in practice to tell time and date if there's some kind of separator between the "figures" other than capitalizing the middle word.

Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] zehro:
This isn't actually a bug. That's how it should function, it only changes it if the value is 0 (number zero) since some people didn't like the word ZERO.

This is already going to be a part of the new changes I have made with the Options Menu. I've split each section into sub-menu's so you can configure each part of the display seperately.

This is something I will have to think about. I never planned to have "HUGE" size text. It was supposed to be a minimalistic display, so I will have to figure out a way to handle such bigger sizes, even if it means replacing words like SEVENTEEN with SVNTEEN? I'm not really sure since that wouldn't be easy to read.

Justification will be added at some stage, I did have it enabled in some of the test versions, but I haven't enabled it in final release yet. The problem was that it relied on having separate XML files for each justification and already the app was getting bloated with excess files. I've slowly replaced some of these files, and soon I should be able to add it without any problem, but you'll just have to be patient on this one for the moment.

I'm not sure about a separator, maybe as an option, but one thing I will be adding in the update is the ability to color the middle word of each part separate from the outside words. This should help to make each word a little more distinct.
[Android Apps and Games] alexbergsland:
If you ever plan to make it multilingual I would happily do the swedish translation.

Separate language modules perhaps?

I just got Clockr Evolution and love it (except for the english text ;))

(.. no I did not read the entire thread although I did use the search function, sorry if this has been adressed before)
[Android Apps and Games] zehro:
Clockr and Clockr Evolution v1.1!

Clockr and Clockr Evolution have been updated!

I'm uploading them to the market right now, they should be available by the time you read this!

Changes:

Well, I had planned for a release on the weekend, but as per usual, its going to be another early release. :P

I've made some drastic changes to the Options Menu in both versions. If you are currently using Clockr Evolution, it will look very different. A lot of people have asked for more advanced customisation for the way the Time and Date looks, and hopefully this release doesn't disappoint.

First thing you will notice is that there are sub-menu's for the Time and Date options. Within these sub-menu's you will notice a whole heap of options including the new Advanced Color Picker's. These allow a much finer control over what color the font will be displayed in. Fiddle around with the slider bars until you find the perfect color and press 'ok'.

Another thing you might notice is the option to select an alternative color for the middle word. I does what it says, lets you change the color of the middle word independent of the outer words. If you find it too much to handle and just want all the words to be the same color, just leave the checkbox un-ticked. Using this feature, I hope to see some great looking two-tone themes that you guys can come up with.

Anyway, as always, report any bugs or problems. I think I covered most of it, but I can never be too sure. =D
[Android Apps and Games] th3taman:
Love the new update! Love the new options and advanced config options in Clockr Evolution.

Thanks!!! :D
[Android Apps and Games] w.0.o.t:
wow big update indeed! love the changes you made zehro. :D
[Android Apps and Games] wowthatisrandom:
Beast update!

keep it coming!!

can you add numbers to the color bars? im trying to color match and i have the RGB color codes but without the numbers it is impossible to get it right... maybe even allowing us to type them in would be better

also the ability to match the date w the time color would be a nice touch
[Android Apps and Games] Dodgylegs:
Great update mate - awesome work as per x
[Android Apps and Games] reprod:
Giggidy... giggidy............ giggidy...

That's all for Family Guy watchers... that is how I feel about this last update... zehro... loving the update... The best one... hands down man...

Clockr Evolution FTW... Minimalism at its best...
[Android Apps and Games] dev223:
First of all, big THANKS for best looking clock out there, it matches perfectly with my layout! I'm the one of many

"beta testers", from the version 0.3.4 and I must say that I never experienced any issues with your app, no FC's, no freezing (non-rooted Desire, Froyo).

Anyway, there IS one small thing that I would like to ask. Can you add an option to choose from 12 or 24 h display, so that, for instance, system-wide setting is 24h, and Clockr's is 12h? Just like it was in v0.3.5 and earlier.

Thanks in advance and keep up with great work!

P.S. Sorry for my English.
[Android Apps and Games] jj8811:
i keep getting download unsuccesful. anyone know what the problem might be?

eta: nvm. figured it out
[Android Apps and Games] dev223:
I suppose it's issue with Market, not Clockr. Wouldn't be the first time. Too many users, too low capacity... Just keep trying.
[Android Apps and Games] zehro:
I only upload the app to the Market, Google handles all the distribution after that. That's how they earn their 30cents from every dollar.

An option to "Force 12hr" maybe? I can add this in the next update if you like.
[Android Apps and Games] |Blitzkrieg|:
Thanks for the wonderful app!
[Android Apps and Games] dev223:
Exactly that! I'm pretty sure that many people will find this feature useful too.

And thank you for "lightspeed" response :)
[Android Apps and Games] adavisme:
The widget seems to remember my tap to open settings so when I remove it and add it again, I can't get to the configuration menu. Please work on this. Great app.
[Android Apps and Games] zehro:
Interesting, I will have a look into it tonight. Thanks for reporting.
[Android Apps and Games] |flyte|:
I had the same problem when I did the update. Removing and re adding the widget didn't solve it, but a power cycle did.
[Android Apps and Games] Sozin:
Yes I love that there is a slider for color options.
[Android Apps and Games] liyichen17:
Looks cool ,Thanks for sharing.
[Android Apps and Games] Nuntius:
Hi,

I have the latest version (yesterday's update) and this mornig (24 hours clock) the clock was showing eightHUNDRED. Until this morning it shown eightO'CLOCK. Nothing apparently to change this in the settings. Is it a bug?

Thank you!
[Android Apps and Games] alexbergsland:
Time Options | Clock Style | twoO'seven

Does this help? I got Evolution, might differ from free version?
[Android Apps and Games] zehro:
Is that only at 8:00am it is showing this? If you are using 24hr clock it should be saying eightHUNDRED, but as people have requested, the next update will have an option to force it to use the 12hr version (eightO'CLOCK) no matter if you have 24 or 12hrs in your phone setting.

Does that answer your question?

It's funny that people make the assumption that because this clock displays a notification when Force Update is selected, that it is using a lot of battery life. I have actually done extensive testing with Watchdog (real-time @1 second interval) and compared to a few other clocks running at the same time. Clockr is actually one of the least CPU intensive of all of them.

Every time that Clockr does it's update calculation (for that brief second) I am seeing an average of ~0.4% cpu usage. All other time's it just sits idle at 0.0% until it receives the next call to update it's time. Some of the other clocks that I have tested it against, which have far less functionality, jump up to ~1.0% cpu usage. So you can test yourself, but from my testing (on my Nexus One), I have found that this is a very efficient clock, even with that scary notification being displayed. Plus the fact that while your screen is turned off, Clockr is not doing anything at all.

EDIT: There are other clocks that may be better on the CPU, but for the amount of options that this clock has, I have to say that it is very impressive.

EDIT EDIT: The only way the notification is going to kill your battery is if you leave your screen on and stare at it. The power required to keep these beautiful sceens on is RIDICULOUS! That's what really kills the battery life. =D
[Android Apps and Games] Nuntius:
I got Evolution too, thanks!

Yes, thanks. That's right, I was on AM/PM clock yesterday. I changed this morning, didn't realise...
[Android Apps and Games] :
Love this clock

Best buy i did on android market other than Launcher Pro :-)

saw some of my issues already noted in other posts and looking forward to the force 12hr clock option :-)

Also.. haven't seen a request for it.. maybe i missed it, can you make the semi-transparent background bit more transparent or user defined?

Thanks

Zehro

Love your work.
[Android Apps and Games] 3Shirts:
Any chance of separating the time and date into separate widgets? I'd like to space them out.
[Android Apps and Games] hanifh:
this is exquisite! love it. took off beautiful widgets for this, the only time that has ever happened :)
[Android Apps and Games] Cy_n_ic:
Awesome update! Keep up the good work. Wish more devs had your passion for making quality apps. I thank you for your attention to our feedback.
[Android Apps and Games] funkpod:
i think it's totally lame how there is so much copying.

i found this on appbrain.

it looks like clockr is the best implementation, though.

take out the spaces

www . appbrain. com / app / text-widget / com . tText
[Android Apps and Games] th3taman:
That's a widget to put text on the screen. Not a text based clock like clockr.
[Android Apps and Games] dornestic:
Great, thanks for the share OP!
[Android Apps and Games] Max_Pain:
great app.

now that the update lets us change the color for the middle part. i have a request...can you make it so we can specify the color we want using hex or rgb values? using the bars i can never get the right color:o

trying to match it to the android green from the theme i have going on and i can't quite pinpoint it by sight...need RGB/HEX values option!:D
[Android Apps and Games] BottledHate:
@Zehro

that last update was awesome!!!! i love the color options.... but!

can we get hex/rgb values?

date option: tueNOVeleventh?

i know u said something about not setting up a paypal, but some people like myself would like to make additional contributions beyond the 0.70 cents you get from the donate version.

thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] zehro:
Hey guys,

I'm still here. Wasn't online last night since I did some more damage to my left leg while rolling at BJJ. Because it is hamstring damage, it hurts like all heck to sit in chairs at the moment, sometimes I can get away with sitting, but after a while its just too much pain.

I still plan to have an update out some-time either tonight or late tomorrow, but just thought I'd let you guys know where I'm at. I'm also taking a few days off work early next week, so I'll try to use that time productively to do some work on a solution to the Notification issue.

This is something I'll have to look into, I'm trying to make it simple for an average user without too much complexity, but I can understand why this is a needed feature for some people. I'll let you know over the weekend or early next week what I can come up with. I would also like to allow setting of the Alpha value.

This is confirmed for the next update.
[Android Apps and Games] BottledHate:
thanks for the reply!

as for the way to do it... an idea....

keep the sliders.... add a box below that updates to the sliders showing the current value, or lets u manually input your own.

... my 2 cents........
[Android Apps and Games] zehro:
I'd have to be careful with something like this, it would need a way to handle incorrect input. Anyway, I will look into this option further. I'm still worried that it will confuse a lot of users since there isn't much I can do to explain to them what the box is for, let alone how to use it correctly.

EDIT: I know for most of you, this is obvious, but you have to remember, there are 30,000+ people using Clockr... not all of them with the same intelligence.
[Android Apps and Games] Neffstarr:
Love it .. Clockr Evolution ....
[Android Apps and Games] BottledHate:
hmm.....

keep the sliders... then below have text saying use sliders or manual input rgb value... then have another box pop up to input your value..... if you want to get fancy, have the sliders update to the manual input...

leave eveything the same... add an advanced menu at the root menu than has boxes to override the sliders... having them all listed in one place would be convenient too... leaving them blank uses sliders... any value uses the advanced menu option....

couple ideas.... 2 pennies...
[Android Apps and Games] 3Shirts:
I think you are confused because in his screenshot he has clockr. The relevant bit, though, is the web address at the bottom.

I would love to have separate widgets for time and date. I want to space them out and move them around
[Android Apps and Games] th3taman:
Loving Clockr Evolution!

However, my phone seems to quit updating overnight? It's always kept up to date during the day, but when I wake up in the morning it's usually stopped updating at some point overnight. Weird, but no real biggie. I always remove and add back and it's working again with no problems.

I'm not using the Force Clock update option because of personal preference.
[Android Apps and Games] tominabox1:
Here's my suggestion: if we have to use the force update to keep the clock going, at least make it do something. Have it put the weather in there or details on the date or something. I dont know. I just think its silly to have a notification that doesnt do anything...
[Android Apps and Games] wamphryi:
Great app...tried the free version for about 2 hours and had to buy to support the dev.

Question/suggestion (I appologize if this has been asked etc already, new to the forums and dont really want to read thru 45+ pages on the thread)...possibility of other widget sizes? specifically a 2x1?

THanks!
[Android Apps and Games] |flyte|:
Forget hex input boxes and instead allow inputting RGB values. This would be sufficient for most, and allow for easy validation.
[Android Apps and Games] saltorio:
I tried Clockr for a few days and love the look of it and options available.

However, the clock regularly stops updating on my X10. I've had it happen numerous times both overnight, as well as in the middle of the day if I happen to leave my phone in standby for a while. I do not use the force update option, as I don't like having things in my notifications unless they provide some accessibility (like QuickSettings or SystemPanel).

I have been running a knock-off of Clockr (named: Text 'o' Clock) for the past few days and it has always been able to stay up-to-date.

If you can get Clockr to not get stuck I'll gladly pay for the Evolution version.