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+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
+"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd" [
+ <!ENTITY legal SYSTEM "legal.xml">
+ <!ENTITY appletversion "2.5.3.1">
+ <!ENTITY manrevision "2.7">
+ <!ENTITY date "January 2010">
+ <!ENTITY applet "Clock">
+]>
+<!--
+ (Do not remove this comment block.)
+ Maintained by the MATE Documentation Project
+ http://developer.gnome.org/projects/gdp
+ Template version: 2.0 beta
+ Template last modified Feb 11, 2002
+
+-->
+<!-- =============Document Header ============================= -->
+<article id="index" lang="en">
+<!-- please do not change the id; for translations, change lang to -->
+<!-- appropriate code -->
+ <articleinfo>
+ <title>&applet; Manual</title>
+ <copyright>
+ <year>2009</year>
+ <year>2010</year>
+ <holder>Paul Cutler</holder>
+ </copyright>
+ <copyright>
+ <year>2002</year>
+ <year>2003</year>
+ <year>2004</year>
+ <holder>Sun Microsystems</holder>
+ </copyright>
+ <copyright>
+ <year>2000</year>
+ <holder>Dan Mueth</holder>
+ </copyright>
+<!-- translators: uncomment this:
+
+ <copyright>
+ <year>2002</year>
+ <holder>ME-THE-TRANSLATOR (Latin translation)</holder>
+ </copyright>
+
+ -->
+<!-- An address can be added to the publisher information. If a role is
+ not specified, the publisher/author is the same for all versions of the
+ document. -->
+ <publisher role="maintainer">
+ <publishername> MATE Documentation Project </publishername>
+ </publisher>
+
+&legal;
+<!-- This file contains link to license for the documentation (GNU FDL), and
+ other legal stuff such as "NO WARRANTY" statement. Please do not change
+ any of this. -->
+
+ <authorgroup>
+ <author>
+ <firstname>Paul </firstname>
+ <surname> Cutler</surname>
+ <affiliation>
+ <orgname>MATE Documentation Project</orgname>
+ <address> <email>[email protected]</email> </address>
+ </affiliation>
+ </author>
+ <author>
+ <firstname>Sun </firstname>
+ <surname>Microsystems</surname>
+ <affiliation>
+ <orgname>MATE Documentation Project</orgname>
+ <address></address>
+ </affiliation>
+ </author>
+ <author>
+ <firstname>Dan </firstname>
+ <surname> Mueth</surname>
+ <affiliation>
+ <orgname>MATE Documentation Project</orgname>
+ <address> <email>[email protected]</email> </address>
+ </affiliation>
+ </author>
+ <!-- This is appropriate place for other contributors: translators,
+ maintainers, etc. Commented out by default.
+ <othercredit role="translator">
+ <firstname>Latin</firstname>
+ <surname>Translator 1</surname>
+ <affiliation>
+ <orgname>Latin Translation Team</orgname>
+ <address> <email>[email protected]</email> </address>
+ </affiliation>
+ <contrib>Latin translation</contrib>
+ </othercredit>
+-->
+ </authorgroup>
+
+ <releaseinfo revision="2.28" role="review">
+ </releaseinfo>
+
+ <revhistory>
+
+ <revision>
+ <revnumber>&applet; Applet Manual V&manrevision;</revnumber>
+ <date>&date;</date>
+ <revdescription>
+ <para role="author">Paul Cutler</para>
+ <para role="publisher">MATE Documentation Project</para>
+ </revdescription>
+ </revision>
+ <revision>
+ <revnumber>Clock Applet Manual V2.6</revnumber>
+ <date>&date;</date>
+ <revdescription>
+ <para role="author">Paul Cutler</para>
+ <para role="publisher">MATE Documentation Project</para>
+ </revdescription>
+ </revision>
+ <revision>
+ <revnumber>Clock Applet Manual V2.5</revnumber>
+ <date>February 2004</date>
+ <revdescription>
+ <para role="author">Sun Microsystems</para>
+ <para role="publisher">MATE Documentation Project</para>
+ </revdescription>
+ </revision>
+ <revision>
+ <revnumber>Clock Applet Manual V2.4</revnumber>
+ <date>September 2003</date>
+ <revdescription>
+ <para role="author">Sun Microsystems</para>
+ <para role="publisher">MATE Documentation Project</para>
+ </revdescription>
+ </revision>
+ <revision>
+ <revnumber>Clock Applet Manual V2.3</revnumber>
+ <date>January 2003</date>
+ <revdescription>
+ <para role="author">Sun Microsystems</para>
+ <para role="publisher">MATE Documentation Project</para>
+ </revdescription>
+ </revision>
+ <revision>
+ <revnumber>Clock Applet Manual V2.2</revnumber>
+ <date>August 2002</date>
+ <revdescription>
+ <para role="author">Sun Microsystems</para>
+ <para role="publisher">MATE Documentation Project</para>
+ </revdescription>
+ </revision>
+ <revision>
+ <revnumber>Clock Applet Manual V2.1</revnumber>
+ <date>June 2002</date>
+ <revdescription>
+ <para role="author">Sun Microsystems</para>
+ <para role="publisher">MATE Documentation Project</para>
+ </revdescription>
+ </revision>
+ <revision>
+ <revnumber>Clock Applet Manual V2.0</revnumber>
+ <date>March 2002</date>
+ <revdescription>
+ <para role="author">Sun Microsystems</para>
+ <para role="publisher">MATE Documentation Project</para>
+ </revdescription>
+ </revision>
+ <revision>
+ <revnumber>&applet; Applet Manual</revnumber>
+ <date>April 2000</date>
+ <revdescription>
+ <para role="author">Dan Mueth
+ <email>[email protected]</email></para>
+ <para role="publisher">MATE Documentation Project</para>
+ </revdescription>
+ </revision>
+ </revhistory>
+ <releaseinfo> This manual describes version &appletversion; of the &applet; applet.
+ </releaseinfo>
+ <legalnotice>
+ <title>Feedback</title>
+ <para> To report a bug or make a suggestion regarding the &applet; applet or this manual, follow the directions in the <ulink url="help:mate-feedback" type="help">MATE Feedback Page</ulink>. </para>
+
+ </legalnotice>
+ <abstract role="description">
+ <para>The <application>&applet;</application> applet displays the date and time, and when clicked, displays a calendar. The <application>&applet;</application> can be customized to show seconds or a 12 or 24 hour clock.</para>
+ </abstract>
+ </articleinfo>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>Clock</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+<!-- ============= Document Body ============================= -->
+
+<!-- ============= Introduction ============================== -->
+
+ <sect1 id="clock-introduction">
+ <title>Introduction</title>
+
+<!-- ==== Figure ============================================= -->
+ <figure id="clock-fig">
+ <title>&applet; Applet</title>
+ <screenshot>
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/clock_applet.png"
+ format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Shows &applet; applet.</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </screenshot>
+ </figure>
+ <!-- ==== End of Figure ======================================= -->
+<para>
+The <application>&applet;</application> applet displays the date and time, and when clicked, displays a calendar. The <application>&applet;</application> can be customized to show seconds or a 12 or 24 hour clock.
+</para>
+
+
+
+<sect2 id="clock-introduction-add">
+<title>To Add &applet; to a Panel</title>
+ <para>Perform the following steps:</para>
+ <orderedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Right-click on the panel.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Choose <guimenuitem>Add to Panel</guimenuitem>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Scroll down the list of items in the <guilabel>Add to Panel</guilabel> dialog, then select <guilabel>Clock</guilabel>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Click <guibutton>Add</guibutton>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+ </sect2>
+</sect1>
+<!-- ================ Usage ================================ -->
+
+ <sect1 id="clock-usage">
+ <title>Usage</title>
+
+ <sect2 id="clock-usage-calendar">
+ <title>To Show the Calendar</title>
+ <para>Click on the applet to open a small calendar showing the current month. To close the calendar, click again on the part of the applet that is in the panel.</para>
+
+ <para>You can change the month shown in the calendar by clicking the arrows to each side of the month and year text.</para>
+
+ <para>Double-click a day in the calendar to launch the <application>Evolution</application> groupware application.</para>
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="clock-usage-copy">
+ <title>To Insert the Date or Time Into an Application</title>
+<para>The <application>&applet;</application> applet takes the time from the system clock.
+</para>
+<para>
+ To insert the date or time from the <application>&applet;</application> applet into an application, perform the following steps:</para>
+ <orderedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Right-click on the <application>&applet;</application> applet.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Choose one of the following menu items from the applet popup menu:
+ </para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guimenuitem>Copy Time</guimenuitem>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guimenuitem>Copy Date</guimenuitem>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Point to the location in your application where you want to insert the item.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Paste</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> or middle-click to insert the item.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="clock-usage-adjust">
+ <title>To Adjust the System Date or Time</title>
+ <para>To adjust the system date or time that the <application>&applet;</application> applet displays, perform the following steps: </para>
+ <orderedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Right-click on the applet, then choose <guimenuitem>Adjust Date &amp; Time</guimenuitem>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Type the <literal>root</literal> password, then click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>The <application>&applet;</application> applet starts the system tool that sets the system date and time. Use the tool to adjust the date and time.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+ </sect2>
+
+</sect1>
+
+<!-- ============= Preferences ============================= -->
+
+<sect1 id="clock-settings">
+<title>Clock Preferences</title>
+ <para>
+ To configure the <application>&applet;</application>, right-click on the applet, then choose <guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem>. You will be presented with three tabs to change preferences for <guimenuitem>General</guimenuitem>, <guimenuitem>Locations</guimenuitem> or <guimenuitem>Weather</guimenuitem>.</para>
+
+
+<sect2 id="generalprefs">
+ <title>General Preferences</title>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>Clock Format</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Select one of the following options:</para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>12 hour</guilabel></para>
+ <para>Display the time in the a.m./p.m. format.</para>
+ <note><para>This option is not shown if your session language does not use the 12 hour clock.
+ </para></note>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>24 hour</guilabel></para>
+ <para>Display the time in the 00.00 to 24.00 format.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>Show the date</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Select this option to display the date in the applet.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>Show seconds</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Select this option to display seconds in the applet.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>Show the weather</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Select this option to display the the current weather forecast at your location.
+ The weather will be displayed as an icon for sunny, cloudy, rain or more.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>Show temperature</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Select this option to display the temperature at your location.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ </variablelist>
+
+</sect2>
+
+<sect2 id="locationprefs">
+ <title>Location Preferences</title>
+
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>Locations</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>You can add one or more locations and their local time to be displayed in the Clock.
+ To add a location:</para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Press <guilabel>Add</guilabel></para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Type the city, region or country name and as you type a list of options will appear
+ in a drop down box. Select a match from the pop-up and the <guilabel>Timezone</guilabel>,
+ <guilabel>Latitude</guilabel>, and <guilabel>Longitude</guilabel> entries will be
+ automatically filled in.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+
+</sect2>
+
+
+<sect2 id="weatherprefs">
+ <title>Weather Preferences</title>
+
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>Weather</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>You can display the Temperature unit in one of the following options from the drop down box:
+ </para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>F</guilabel> (Fahrenheit)</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>C</guilabel> (Celsius)</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>K</guilabel> (Kelvin)</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>Default</guilabel> The default display for your region.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><guilabel>Wind speed unit</guilabel></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>You can display the Speed unit in one of the following options from the drop down box:
+ </para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>Beaufort scale</guilabel></para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>Knots</guilabel></para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>mph</guilabel> (miles per hour)</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>km/h</guilabel> (kilometers per hour)</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>Dm/a</guilabel> (meters per second)</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>Default</guilabel> The default display for your region.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+
+
+</sect2>
+</sect1>
+
+</article>