The idea of creation clocks is old enough for the computer world. To create the program such type originally and beautifully
- enough difficultly target. But, I never put it before myself, preferring to keep reasons of convenience and utility.
Once, may be it was in 2000, I had written the program mechanical clock in first time and it was laboratory work.
So I was a good student, has solved that the task simply, to force arrows adds background with a substrate with figures, labels and a firm label.
Since then has passed some years, and in 2003 I was saw the ORT-clock, it walked
then almost on all Kursk offices. The great idea to see time not straining
yourself on the next computer or when you are in process with paper on yours
computer. But ORT-clock had a lack: white arrows on blue background moreover not
precisely expressed figures. It forced you had to lucking out and think - how many time? But I wanted that - has thrown a lateral sight and was understood all.
In the end 2003 I have created the first version of simply mechanical clock with contrast kind background - yellow on black dial with good see arabian sign in figures and labels, yellow arrows with white proveins and the dark green center.
The first version possessed weight of cleanly technical bugs which from time to time I emptied within the next year.
In the end of 2004 there was really new and extremely useful idea to create clock-screen saver with a calendar. This idea has forced me to process considerably the program. As a matter of fact I have simply taken and have written it from zero anew, certainly having considered all previous experience. On light version 2.0.0.0. also was born.
In the Spring 2005 prompt has been advanced now names of months and days weeks undertook from regional settings Windows - that enables people worldwide to see a calendar for the native language, it there was version 2.0.0.1. Here in this kind the prompt and for the first time has been presented in the Internet.
Version 2.0.0.2 contained two important technical corrections in comparison with the previous assembly (2.0.0.1):
1) At start of the program 00 minutes and 00 seconds the calendar appears at once, instead of later minute.
2) the Program exposes to itself higher priority that provides absence, when in system other program with normal is carried out the priority, loaded the processor completely. For example, when you create the big archive or compress files of multimedia.
Version 2.0.1.1 has appeared in August 2005 then one more important addition - was accepted at prompts there was a form of properties.
Here the useful opportunity - installation of desirable prompt and time is brought
its occurrences for "Default user".
It allows to show screen saver without an input of the user in system. It appears very useful in offices where there are computers with printers opened for the general access. For example, if the user of such computer has gone on leave or has left for business trip and the personnel holds its computer included, that to print and thus enters nobody into system (the password
mast be confidential!).
It could press a button "Set to Default User" in properties of prompt before departure and then the prompt will start to show time even if in system nobody has entered. That is very convenient, in fact in this case its free computer not only helps to print but also will show time!
Version 2.0.1.2 contains improvement of algorithm concealment of prompt on movement of the mouse. In connection with universal distribution optical mice not so pleasant bug has come to light. The matter is that optics it is extremely sensitive to all and even to sounds, and it forced prompt to be cleaned from the screen at the slightest rustle. Now the prompt leaves only if will find out serious enough movement by the mouse. In this version, even if the mouse slightly will move (for example you have touched a table) the prompt is not cleaned, and here if you it is concrete move a mousy - that will be cleaned without questions. Certainly, that pressing of any key of the keyboard, the button of the mouse or its scrolling force prompt to be cleaned unconditionally.
Version 2.0.1.3 (last for today) contains correction enough the insignificant bug consisten those that date on a calendar at transition through 00:00 it was not erased, this bug stirred that who used prompt on the screen of servers working in a continuous mode.
P. S.
If you have read up this page up to this place, to you, probably the destiny of these
clock is not indifferent. In this connection very much it would be desirable to hear yours response about the given product, moreover, I very much wished to receive your wishes on subject of improvement of the program. Write to me: what new functions you wished to see in the following version, you have found out what lacks or mistakes in this anvpro@land.ru , anvpro@yandex.ru.
Yours faithfully Alexander Volkov.