TTickingClock 1.1.2 * 25 August 1998 ==================================== TTickingClock is a VCL component for Delphi 1, 2, 3 & 4 and C++Builder 1 & 3. Copyright (C) 1996-1998, by Jan Goyvaerts. Visit http://www.ping.be/jg/ for more excellent VCL components by the same author. TTickingClock is a Delphi component that displays an analog clock using a bitmap (sample provided) and a set of pen and brush properties. You can either change the time to be displayed yourself when needed, or make the clock advance automatically second by second (like a stopwatch) or to display and keep track of the current system time. The 32-bit version uses a separate thread to update the clock which means that it is quite accurate. Since threads are not available in Delphi 1, the 16-bit version uses a TTimer component. You may use this component free of charge in your public domain, freeware and shareware applications. If you want to include it in a commercial application, you are kindly requested to contact the author. Expensive applications should not be built with free components. Delphi 1 installation ===================== 1. Unzip TikClk1.zip into the directory of your choice. You will probably want to use an existing directory as Delphi's Library Path can be no longer than 127 characters. 2. Move TikClock.hlp to your delphi\bin directory and TikClock.kwf to your \delphi\help directory 3. Run delphi\help\helpinst.exe 4. Open delphi\bin\delphi.hdx, add TikClock.kwf and click on the Save button. 5. Launch Delphi 1 if it isn't already running. 6. Choose Options|Install components... from the menu, click the Add button, click the Browse button and select the file TikClock.dcu in the TTickingClock directory selected in step 1. 7. Click Ok to recompile the component library. 8. Have fun! Delphi 2 installation ===================== 1. Unzip TikClk2.zip into the directory of your choice. You will probably want to use an existing directory as Delphi's Library Path can be no longer than 127 characters. 2. Move TikClock.hlp, TikClock.cnt and TikClock.kwf to your \delphi 2.0\help directory 3. Run delphi 2.0\help\tools\helpinst.exe 4. Open delphi 2.0\bin\delphi.hdx, add TikClock.kwf and click on the Save button. 5. Launch Delphi 2 if it isn't already running. 6. Choose Component|Install... from the menu, click the Add button, click the Browse button and select the file TikClock.dcu in the TTickingClock directory created in step 1. 7. Click Ok to recompile the component library. 8. Have fun! Delphi 3 installation ===================== 1. Unzip TikClk3.zip into the directory of your choice. 2. Move TikClock.hlp and TikClock.cnt to your Delphi 3.0\Help directory. 3. Open Delphi 3.0\Help\Delphi3.cfg with a text editor and add the following line to the bottom of the file: :Link TikClock.hlp 4. Save Delphi3.cfg, overwriting the old file. 5. Run Delphi 3 if it is not yet running. 6. Install the component into Delphi 3 using one of the following methods: a. Open TikClockPack.dpk in Delphi 3 and click on the Install button. b. Pick Component|Install component from the menu. Specify TikClock.dcu as the component unit name. Select the package of your choice and hit OK. 7. Have fun! Delphi 4 installation ===================== 1. Unzip TikClk4.zip into the directory of your choice. 2. Move TikClock.hlp and TikClock.cnt to your Delphi 4.0\Help directory. 3. Run Delphi 4 if it is not yet running. 4. Pick Component|Install component from the menu. Specify TikClock.dcu as the component unit name. Select the package of your choice and hit OK. 5. Have fun! C++Builder 1 installation ========================= 1. Unzip TikClkC.zip into the directory of your choice. You will probably want to use an existing directory as C++Builder's Library Path can be no longer than 127 characters. 2. Move TikClock.hlp and TikClock.cnt to your CBuilder\Help directory. 3. Run Common Files\Borland\OpenHelp.exe 4. Add TikClock.hlp and close OpenHelp. 5. Launch C++Builder if it isn't already running. 6. Choose Component|Install... from the menu, click the Add button, click the Browse button and select the file TikClock.obj in the TTickingClock directory created in step 1. 7. Click Ok to recompile the component library. 8. Have fun! C++Builder 3 installation ========================= 1. Unzip TikClkC.zip into the directory of your choice. You will probably want to use an existing directory as C++Builder's Library Path can be no longer than 127 characters. 2. Move TikClock.hlp and TikClock.cnt to your CBuilder3\Help directory. 3. Run Common Files\Borland\OpenHelp.exe 4. Add TikClock.hlp and close OpenHelp. 5. Launch C++Builder 3 if it isn't already running. 6. Choose Component|Install... from the menu, click the Add button, click the Browse button and select the file TikClock.obj in the TTickingClock directory created in step 1. 7. Click Ok to recompile the component library. 8. Have fun!