Scott, I would not have suggested Tclock if it weren't Jaws friendly. It works
great with JAWS.
Tclock is a freeware program that modifies the regular task bar clock to show
the time and date simultaneously in any format you choose. You can also choose
whether the time or date comes first. The only trick is that it takes up more
of the task bar so you need to either modify the existing frames size or create
a new frame in the default file that will cover the new length. You do not
have to change the task bar size. The program simply makes the area that the
clock is displayed in longer to the left.
I will say that when creating a date time format, you need to keep in mind that
some formats will change in length dramatically. For example, you are better
off using ddd, MMM dd than dddd, MMMM d.
ddd, MMM dd displays Wed, Mar 03 where as
dddd, MMMM d. displays Wednesday, March 3
If you use the full words like in the 2nd example the length will always change
depending on the day of the week and the month.
The first example always stays the same length.
If you use a format that will change length, it is best to add some spaces to
the beginning of the format so the overall length of the area the clock uses
stays longer than the longest possible date and time that could be displayed.
Of course you could also keep it super simple by using just dd/MM/yy
Anyway, for those that use the task bar for switching programs, the increased
length of the clock, takes away from the available space for the task bar
application tabs so they get smaller and as a result less readable faster.
This is a description of setting a frame for your new clock size in JAWS 3.0083
but I suspect 3.2 is the same:
Go to the JAWS cursor and position it at the left edge of the newly elongated
clock display and press CONTROL+LEFT BRACKET
now position the JAWS cursor at the right edge of the newly elongated clock
display and press CONTROL+RIGHT BRACKET
This will automatically open Frame manager
give the new frame a name, perhaps TclockTaskbar
Tab through the diaog box
At 'Synopisis' type in something like "New frame for task bar clock". You could
also mention what hot key you plan to use.
At 'Description' type the same thing
The 'Echo' radio button should be Hot Key only
At the 'Save in Frame File' radio buttons
check the default setting. This will tell Jaws to save the frame in the
default frame file so it is aleays available
At the 'assign to' field, press the hot key command you want to use. If you
press INSERT+F12 you will be informed that key stroke is in use and that saving
this change will replace the old one. That is fine, or you can use any other
key stroke.
The installable I downloaded was for version 1.2.1:
tclock121.exe
However it is possible that there is a later version now so if you need to
search I might try just the word tclock to see what comes up.
I believe I originally downloaded it from a freeware site which is:
http://wkweb5.cableinet.co.uk/radnor/text2.htm
But I believe it can also be found at the authors site.
http://users.iafrica.com/d/da/dalen
Daine
On Tuesday, March 02, 1999 3:17 PM, Scott Fischer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
Has anybody downloaded tclock.exe from a sight
http://users.iafrica.com/d/da/dalen? I did!
It is a really great program that not only tells the time, it is supposed
to tell the date as well. You pick your font style, colors, etc, and the
same with the date.
Can anybody tell me how speech friendly this is with Jaws if they've got
this. I don't know if it is reading everything, though it seems to. Can
someone tell me how to make the time and date appear without changing the
taskbar size. Because it is not giving me the option to save both the time
and date on the taskbar, I think I may have to make my taskbar larger. Does
anybody know how to widen the taskbar without the use of eyes? I have seen
some of you writing how to move the taskbar, but I have yet to see anything
on how to enlargen it to fit a date and time. Then can some one tell me how
to make both the date and time appear at the same time?
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