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Simple Floating Clock 1.7.1

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Greg Weston

Simple Floating Clock is exactly what the name implies. When Apple released Mac OS X 10.5, the removed the option to show the clock in a floating, translucent window on the desktop. Some people liked that view so I decided to give it back.

What's New

Version 1.7.1:

Updated French localization with the assistance of a long-time correspondent.
Probably did something horrible to the German localization, all by myself. But at least the full set of controls is there now.

Requirements
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.5 or later.

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pennyhead commented on 20 Mar 2008

Thank you for reducing the lower limit on clock size!

[Version 1.6.1]

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pennyhead reviewed on 10 Mar 2008

Really nice and simple the way things should be! It would be nice to be able to make it about 20% smaller if possible. Thank you!

[Version 1.5.2]

Greg Weston (developer) commented on 17 Jan 2008

Apparently 7 people downloaded SFC 1.4.1 before I caught and fixed a tiny issue with desktop clocks on OS X 10.4. If you're seeing the Clocks on Desktop command dimmed, please re-download.

[Version 1.4.1]

jeanhanamoto commented on 08 Nov 2007

I like the floating clock but can't use it with the new Leopard OS. Too bad they dropped their own.

[Version 1.2]

3 Replies

Greg Weston (developer) replied on 14 Nov 2007

Considering that SFC was written and tested on Leopard, precisely because Apple had dropped the feature, I'm very curious to hear what it is that makes you are unable to use it.

jeanhanamoto replied on 15 Nov 2007

Hi! The clock works fine for me. The only reason I wouldn't use it is I would like to have the clock/calender, and this is just a clock. I'm using the AquaClock by Brian R. Hill now, which is perfect for me.

jeanhanamoto replied on 15 Nov 2007

P.S. I didn't mean to say it didn't work - that was a misstatement.

Serge commented on 03 Nov 2007

Simple, but effective. Thanks Greg !

[Version 1.1.1]

Mfhanif had trouble on 08 Nov 2010

Hi, The software is great ... i was trying it and accidentally checked "pass click through" option. I dont know how to access the clock now (settings, options, etc)...as i cant click it now....

will be extremely grateful for your help

regards

[Version 1.7.1]

Mml had trouble on 12 Apr 2010

Looks great and I love it already. Thank you!

But, selecting 'All Spaces' does not seem to make the clock show up in all my spaces. It stubbornly stays only in the space it was launched in. I'm using 10.5.8. Any tips?

[Version 1.6.2]

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Greg Weston (developer) replied on 21 Sep 2010

The implementation of Spaces in Mac OS X 10.5 has some odd quirks when dealing with floating windows. You have to use both the Spaces setting to assign SFC to all spaces *and* SFC's option to get it to work. Happily, this is fixed in 10.6 (and SFC's command is no longer necessary or available to select).

Philb had trouble on 13 Apr 2008

Launched application but can find no way of altering settings or removing it! Using Leopard 10.5.2.
Any suggestions - isit me?

[Version 1.6.2]

1 Reply

Greg Weston (developer) replied on 09 May 2008

Right-click or control-click on the clock face. The context menu will let you adjust settings, create new clocks and quit.

andyF had trouble on 31 Mar 2008

Wow! I love it!

Until now I used Yahoo! Alive Clock widget, but not anymore. SFC is more customizable and has smaller footprint.

The only problem I found it - after initial change of settings I can't launch settings anymore. Any hints?

[Version 1.6.2]

3 Replies

Greg Weston (developer) replied on 07 Apr 2008

No clue; my daughter changes the settings on her clocks almost daily. If you write to me directly we can try to figure out what's going wrong, though.

moon7x4 replied on 29 Aug 2011

I have used the SFC for a couple of months now. It has now magically moved to an awkward space on my screen and I can not change the settings also.

Can anybody help me as how to access the settings?

Thanks in advance.

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Greg Weston (developer) replied on 31 Aug 2011

It sounds like moon7x4 has activated the click-through option. Under normal circumstances what should happen is that an icon is created in the menu bar and a notice appears on screen telling you to click that icon if you want the clocks to be clickable again. I've heard from 4 people today that this isn't working for them. Please write to me directly and I'll work through this with you.