SplashClock User Guide Table of Contents Introduction Installation Preferences Format Clock Display Images Slideshow

Introduction

SplashClock is a desk clock and image viewer for Palm OS handhelds. It will display the current date and time with a slideshow of images in the background. The background images can be JPEG images stored on an external memory card, or a SplashPhoto PDB image stored on internal or external memory. Optionally, you may use SplashClock with SplashPhoto Desktop (a Windows and Macintosh desktop application) to edit, convert and upload images to a handheld for viewing with SplashClock.

Installation

Unzip the SplashClock.zip file using WinZip or similar utility. Double-click SplashClock.prc to launch the Palm Install Tool, select the appropriate User, click OK and Done, then perform a HotSync to install SplashClock on your handheld.

After the HotSync operation is complete, go to the Applications Launcher on the handheld and tap the SplashClock icon.

Preferences

Format Dialog

Images Dialog

Slideshow Dialog

When you launch SplashClock you will see the SplashClock loading screen, then a clock display with an image behind it. Tap the screen to open the SplashClock Preferences.

Format

• Clock Display -- Choose between a digital or analog clock display (see below).

• Size -- Select a size for the clock, Large, Medium or Small.

• Location -- Select a location for the clock display, Top, Middle or Bottom.

• Color -- Select a color for the clock display.

• Opacity -- Select an Opacity level (i.e., transparency) between 10% and 90%. This will determine how much of the background image can be seen through the clock.

• Show Date -- Choose whether or not to display the date along with the time.

• Set Time -- Tap this button to open the Date & Time Preference panel.

Clock Display

There are several clock display's to choose from:

Digital	Analog1	Analog2
Analog3	Analog4	Analog5

Images

SplashClock can display JPEG images or SplashPhoto PDB images. JPEG images may be installed on a VFS external memory card using the Palm Install Tool. The Palm Install Tool will place JPEG images in the /DCIM or /PALM/Images directory on the VFS card. You may also install JPEG images with SplashPhoto Desktop. SplashPhoto Desktop will place the JPEG images in the /Palm/Programs/SplashPhoto directory. Lastly, you can install SplashPhoto PDB images to internal memory, if you do not have a VFS external memory card. You must use SplashPhoto Desktop to create and install SplashPhoto PDB images to internal memory.

SplashClock scans internal and external memory for any SplashPhoto PDB or JPEG images and displays them in the Images dialog. Images stored on external memory are displayed with a disk icon next to the image name. You may choose which images to display by checking them..

Slideshow

• Auto-run while charging -- Select this option if you wish to automatically run SplashClock whenever the handheld is charging and idle. If you turn on this option, and your handheld is in the cradle and about to go to sleep, the SplashClock Slide Show will automatically run. Note: When you select "Auto-run while charging" in SplashClock, it will turn off "Stay on in Cradle" in the Palm OS General Preferences.
• Random order -- Select this option to show slides in random order. Otherwise, slides will be displayed in alphabetical order.
• Slide Duration -- Specify the delay between images.