Hi, thanks for this .... Its a cool example of a widget... thanks for sharing your code.
Its interesting....What is the problem this invention solves? is there a use case for using such a time format? What did you use it for? On Sun, Oct 14, 2018 at 4:43 PM hh via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > BaseClock is a new widget that displays by special "digits" the > time encoded to a number base in range 2-60. > Encoded is each of the time items (hours, minutes, seconds). > For base 2 this is known as "Binary encoded decimals". > > The display is unique (I invented that) as it doesn't use > characters for digits > 9 but decimal "columns". This is very > easy to read and (manually) to write. > > Download the widget from "Sample Stacks" or from > http://livecodeshare.runrev.com/stack/911 > > The sample stack contains an installer and displays 17 clocks > to different number bases. One display cycle for a seconds display > is done by each widget in < 3 millisecs (compute and paint). > > This stack shows an essential improvement of LCB 9 over LCB 8: > The clocks are much more "in sync" than in LC 8. > And it has a substack that is prepared for displaying a baseClock > "window shaped". > > There are 16 options for the display, see the dictionary or open > the property inspector. > > Note. > Some properties of the widget are triggered by the timer, which is > (as all timers) stopped in the property inspector. So you may see > the changes not before going back to browse mode. > > The widget is free for non-commercial use and has the source code > included. For commercial use please give a (small) fee to the LC > developer help fund. > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode