There is a nice looking analogue desktop clock, but again, it is not pre-installed in Ubuntu Linux. This time instead of using Synaptic we opt for command line in terminal. Synaptic is no different from this command. It is just a graphic shell.
In terminal type:
sudo apt-get install cairo-clock
When it is installed, you may add it to startup programs in sessions or run it whenever you want from terminal. In terminal type:
cairo-clock &
"&" tells Linux that even if you close terminal, cairo-clock will continue running.
April 26, 2007
A nice desktop analogue clock
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kewl :)
still let me know when you :) figure how to simulate an osx dashboard
the smiley obviously isn't supposed to go in the middle. I understand that our hands can sometimes brush against the touch-pad, but I can't take the weird things that happen as a result as anything other than definite proof of existence of Jinns or Laptop-elves or some other mischievous unseen creature.
btw is there a waay to fix its position, everytime I restart its on the left hand corner or in the middle
Yes! there is! In terminal type: cairo-clock --help
There are some options in command line to tell the clock where to start.
I tried "cairo-clock --help", it says "-x, --xposition x" but I can't figure out the right syntax. I tried -x 100 and -x, 100 and -x, --100 none seem to work. could someone give my the proper method, I am using 100 as an arbitrary test number.
Thanks,
Brad
delete your .cairo-clockrc file. I find that it helps when settings don't stick. don't set it manually; run it, drag and drop, use the "config" option when you righ-click on it and the settings all get saved automagically.
Doing it manually just doesn't work for me.
delete .cairo-clockrc and it'll work.
Delete your .cairo-clockrc file.
Then drag and drop, config from right-click.
Automagic settings work best with this clock. Doing it manually just doesnt' work.
The Correct syntax for Cairo clock is as follows:
cairo-clock --width 200 --height 200 --xposition 1200 --yposition 600 --seconds --date --taskbar
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