The SmartClock utility works perfectly for this application. By setting the
type face to Verdana Regular at 8 to 10 points
(depending on the design of your screen), with yellow characters and no
border/shadow, you can place the clock display right over
the title bar of the WL QSO Entry window. The yellow characters contrast well
to the standard Windows blue color for the title bar.
It's free: www.backwater.cz/chmelar/index.php?lng=en
It runs off the PC's clock time zone, so you have to set your PC to GMT to have
GMT displayed. That is the only minor drawback that
I have noticed.
-- Eric K3NA
-----Original Message-----
From: writelog-admin@contesting.com
[mailto:writelog-admin@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Barry
Sent: 2002 November 25 Mon 07:32
To: writelog@contesting.com; cq-contest@contesting.com
Subject: [WriteLog] Miniclock problem
Just wanted to make everyone aware of something I noted this
weekend. I use the program "Miniclock" to give me a mini-window to
keep time dispayed on the screen.
I noticed that Miniclock and Writelog didn't agree as I logged QSOs, on
day 2 (it was about 2 minutes ahead, when I noticed). Also noticed that
Writelog used the time of the clock on the task bar in logging QSOs.
I use WinXP and update my system clock to NIST every 15 minutes.
So, that means that Miniclock, while running, doesn't get updated, when
the system time is corrected.
My solution was to terminate and restart Miniclock every now and then.
Otherwise, I would have thought everyone else operated the contest 2
minutes too long :.)
73,
Barry W2UP--
Barry Kutner, W2UP Internet: w2up@mindspring.com
Newtown, PA Frankford Radio Club
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