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/*************************************************************************
** Project Name : Cockpit clock
** Program Name :	cockpit_clock
** Version :	2.0.0
**
***-----------------------------------------------------------------------
** Date : 30 September 2008
** Last release : 05/08/2011
** Linked With :
** main.cpp					--->		main
**				
** cockpit_clock.cpp		--->		Construct main window
** cockpit_clock.h
**
** cockpit_clock.qrc		--->		Construct icons & images
** cockpit_clock.rc		--->		Construct application icon (win32)
** 
***-----------------------------------------------------------------------
** Description :
** The purpose of this program is to display a clock on the desktop.
**
***-----------------------------------------------------------------------
** Author :	Patrick LUBIN
** e-mail :	kim88@gmx.co.uk
** Copyrigth (c) Patrick LUBIN, 2008, 2011
***********************************************************************
**	GNU GPL LICENCE:	This file is part of the cockpit_clock project.
**	
**	cockpit_clock is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License 
**	as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
**	
**	cockpit_clock is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty 
**	of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.
**	
**	You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with cockpit_clock.
**	If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
****************************************************************************/

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TABLE OF CONTENT
********************************
0-	PRESENTATION
1-	INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
2-	CONFIGURATION INSTRUCTIONS
3-	OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
4-	KNOWN BUGS
5-	TROUBLESHOOTING
6-	CHANGELOG
*********************************

0-	PRESENTATION
---------------------------------
i-	What is Cockpit Clock ?
Cockpit Clock is a basic desktop applet clock.

ii-	Technology used ?
Cockpit Clock uses Nokia Qt/C++ (http://qt.nokia.com).
--> version 4.7.0 used for the Linux release.
--> version 4.7.1 used for MS Windows release
Although it has not been tested with the latest Qt release (v. 4.7.3) it should be fully compatible.

iii-	Why Qt ?
Nokia Qt offers the possibility to write code once to target multiple platforms.

iv-	Application security
Cockpit Clock display the system time.


1-	INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
---------------------------------
For the moment this version requires shared Qt library.

i-	LINUX minimum requirement
install Qt library

ii-	WINDOWS minimum requirement
copy Qt DLLs to c:\WINDOWS\system32\
a copy of the DLLs may be downloaded from the Shinrai project:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/shinrai/files/win32/DLL.7z
(7-zip is available from http://www.7-zip.org/)

iii-	MAC OS minimum requirement
***Not tested / not compiled [yet]***

iv-	Maemo/MeeGo minimum requirement
***Not tested / not compiled ***

v-	Install
Copy the directory "cockpit_clock" in any directory.

vi-	Run
LINUX:	cockpit_clock
MS Windows: cockpit_clock.exe
MAC OS: not implemented yet
Maemo/MeeGo: not implemented yet


2-	CONFIGURATION INSTRUCTIONS
---------------------------------
There is no configuration [yet] for the cockpit_clock applet.


3-	OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
---------------------------------
cockpit_clock is controlled through "right click" on the clock itself or on the toolbar icons.

i-		The clock may be "hidden" from the desktop, it is still available from the toolbar

ii-	The state of the clock may be set to "Always on top" it will then be on top of any open window.

iii-	About menu for the application.

iv-	About menu for Qt.


4-	KNOWN BUGS
---------------------------------
None reported at present time

5-	TROUBLESHOOTING
---------------------------------
None at present time

6-	CHANGELOG
---------------------------------
To do:
- Graphic work to improve the look.
- Colour chooser: dynamic change of the colour (green, orange...) 
- Time Zone selector: set an independent Time Zone for the clock.
- DST selector: activate or not the Daylight Saving Time
- Installer

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Source: readme_1.0.0.txt, updated 2011-08-05