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<!DOCTYPE book PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" "dtd/kdex.dtd" [
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<!ENTITY kappname "&kworldclock;">
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<!ENTITY package "kdetoys">
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<!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE">
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<!ENTITY % English "INCLUDE">
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]>
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<book lang="&language;">
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<bookinfo>
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<title>The &kworldclock; Handbook</title>
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<authorgroup>
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<author>
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&Brad.Hards;
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&Brad.Hards.mail;
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</author>
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</authorgroup>
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<!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS -->
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<copyright>
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<year>2004</year>
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<holder>Brad Hards</holder>
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</copyright>
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<legalnotice>&FDLNotice;</legalnotice>
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<date>2004-01-22</date>
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<releaseinfo>0.00.00</releaseinfo>
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<abstract>
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<para>
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&kworldclock; is an application that shows which parts of the world
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are currently experiencing daylight, and which parts are currently in
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night. It also shows the current time in a range of cities around the
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world.
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</para>
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</abstract>
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<keywordset>
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<keyword>KDE</keyword>
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<keyword>kdetoys</keyword>
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<keyword>kworldwatch</keyword>
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<keyword>World Clock</keyword>
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<keyword>day / night clock</keyword>
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</keywordset>
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</bookinfo>
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<chapter id="introduction">
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<title>Introduction</title>
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<para>
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&kworldclock; is an application that shows which parts of the world
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are currently experiencing daylight, and which parts are currently in
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night. It also shows the current time in a range of cities around the
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world.
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</para>
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<para>
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Please report any problems or feature requests to the &kde; mailing lists.
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</para>
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</chapter>
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<chapter id="using-kapp">
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<title>Using &kworldclock;</title>
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<sect1><title>The main display</title>
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<para>
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When you start &kworldclock;, you will see a small window appear, as
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shown below.
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</para>
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<para>
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<screenshot>
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<screeninfo>Here's a screenshot of &kworldclock;</screeninfo>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="screenshot.png" format="PNG"/>
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</imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>Screenshot</phrase>
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</textobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</screenshot>
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</para>
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<para>
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The light section (which in the screenshot above covers Antartica,
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Australia, eastern and southern Africa and most of Asia; plus the
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Indian Ocean and the western part of the Pacific Ocean) shows the area
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that is currently experiencing daylight, while the darker section
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(which in the screenshot above covers western Europe, North and South
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America, and the Arctic zone) shows the area that is currently
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experiencing night. The border between the dark and light section
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is the area that is experiencing morning or evening twilight.
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</para>
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<para>
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Each small black square indicates a city or population centre. If you
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locate the mouse over (or near) one of the black squares, you will see
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the date and time that is current for that location. In the
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screenshot above, the tiny island of Pitcairn is shown.
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</para>
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<para>
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You may find it more convenient to expand the window, so that there is
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more space between the various squares. Remember that you can expand the window by
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either clicking on the maximise button (second button from the right in the
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top right hand corner) or by using the mouse to drag the corner of the
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main window. An expanded window, with Melbourne (Australia) now
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selected, is shown below.
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</para>
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<para>
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<screenshot>
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<screeninfo>Screenshot of &kworldclock; with expanded window</screeninfo>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="screenshot-mlb.png" format="PNG"/>
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</imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>Screenshot showing expanded window, with Melbourne
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selected.</phrase>
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</textobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</screenshot>
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</para>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="kworldclock-clocks"><title>Configuring &kworldclock; with timezone clocks</title>
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<para>
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If you need to know the time in a number of areas around the world, it
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may be useful to have &kworldclock; show the applicable times. An
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example of how this can look is shown below.
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</para>
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<para>
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<screenshot>
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<screeninfo>Screenshot of &kworldclock; with clocks</screeninfo>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="screenshot-withclocks.png" format="PNG"/>
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</imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>Screenshot showing expanded window, with three clocks.</phrase>
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</textobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</screenshot>
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</para>
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<para>
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Note the clocks for Perth, Sydney and Berlin at the bottom of the main
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&kworldclock; window.
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</para>
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<para>
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These clocks are added by using the right mouse button, and selecting
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the <guilabel>Clock</guilabel> entry, as shown below.
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</para>
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<para>
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<screenshot>
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<screeninfo>Screenshot of &kworldclock; &RMB; clock</screeninfo>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="screenshot-rmb-clock.png" format="PNG"/>
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</imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>Screenshot showing &RMB; menu, with
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<guilabel>Clock</guilabel> selected.</phrase>
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</textobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</screenshot>
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</para>
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<para>
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This will allow access to the <guilabel>Add...</guilabel> selection,
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which will bring up a dialog box as shown below. The contents of the
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dialog box are determined from the closest city to the mouse cursor
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when you make the selection.
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</para>
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<para>
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<screenshot>
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<screeninfo>Screenshot of &kworldclock; <guilabel>Edit Clock
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Settings</guilabel> dialog</screeninfo>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="screenshot-clock-dialog.png" format="PNG"/>
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</imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>Screenshot showing<guilabel>Edit Clock
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Settings</guilabel> dialog.</phrase>
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</textobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</screenshot>
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</para>
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<para>
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You can now make an appropriate selection for the clock label and the
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timezone. Note that you can change the label to whatever is
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appropriate, and the timezone as required. An example, for the small
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Australian town of Quairading, is shown below.
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</para>
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<para>
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<screenshot>
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<screeninfo>Screenshot of &kworldclock; <guilabel>Edit Clock
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Settings</guilabel> dialog changed to Quairading</screeninfo>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="screenshot-quairading-dialog.png" format="PNG"/>
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</imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>Screenshot showing <guilabel>Edit Clock
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Settings</guilabel> dialog for Quairading.</phrase>
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</textobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</screenshot>
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</para>
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<para>
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When you select OK, the clock entry is added to those at the bottom of
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the main window. A screenshot, with the extra entry for Quairading, is
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shown below.
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</para>
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<para>
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<screenshot>
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<screeninfo>Screenshot of &kworldclock; with Quairading clock</screeninfo>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="screenshot-quairading-clock.png" format="PNG"/>
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</imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>Screenshot showing Quairading clock.</phrase>
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</textobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</screenshot>
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</para>
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<para>
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You might notice that Perth and Quairading are now showing the same
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information (since they are in the same timezone). In this case, the
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Perth entry is no longer required, so it can be removed. This can be
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done by again using the right mouse button on the clock display, and selecting
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the <guilabel>Remove</guilabel> item.
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</para>
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<para>
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You can also edit entries by using the <guilabel>Edit...</guilabel>
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entry on right mouse button menu, which may be useful for making
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minor changes.
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</para>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="kworldclock-flags"><title>Adding Flags to the &kworldclock; display</title>
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<para>
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As shown in the screenshot below, you can add flags to places on the
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map (in this case, Fremantle near Perth, Western Australia; near
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Moscow in Russia; and the Azores in the mid-Atlantic). These flags
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don't affect any other functionality - they just allows you to quickly
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locate places of interest.
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</para>
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<para>
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<screenshot>
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<screeninfo>Screenshot of &kworldclock; with flags</screeninfo>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="screenshot-withflags.png" format="PNG"/>
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</imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>Screenshot showing expanded window, with three flags.</phrase>
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</textobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</screenshot>
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</para>
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<para>
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You add flags by locating the mouse at the point where you want to
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appear, and using the right mouse button to select the the
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<guilabel>Flags...</guilabel> entry. You can select one of the three
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pre-defined flag colours (that is, <guilabel>Add Red</guilabel>,
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<guilabel>Add Green</guilabel> or <guilabel>Add Blue</guilabel>), or
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you can select a custom colour.
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</para>
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<para>
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You use the same menu action to remove just one flag (whichever one is
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closest to the mouse when you make the <guilabel>Remove
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Flag</guilabel> selection; or to remove all the flags, using the
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<guilabel>Remove All Flags</guilabel>.
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</para>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="kworldclock-display"><title>Changing the &kworldclock; display</title>
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<para>
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In addition to the additional clocks and flags, there are other minor
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variations you can make to the main &kworldclock; display, such as not
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showing the flags, not showing the small black city squares, and not
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showing the day/night areas. Each of these is selected using the right
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mouse button menu.
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</para>
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<para>
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To enable and disable the display of the day / night sections, you use
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the right mouse button, and select the <guilabel>Show
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Daylight</guilabel> item from the menu. Each time you select it, the
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selection will be toggled. When showing day and night is enabled
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(normal mode on first startup), there will be a small check mark
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(tick symbol) next to the <guilabel>Show Daylight</guilabel>. An
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example of the menu item (with day / night not enabled, hence no check
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mark) is shown below.
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</para>
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<para>
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<screenshot>
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<screeninfo>Screenshot of &kworldclock; &RMB; daylight</screeninfo>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="screenshot-rmb-daylight.png" format="PNG"/>
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</imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>Screenshot showing &RMB; menu, with
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<guilabel>Show Daylight</guilabel> selected.</phrase>
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</textobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</screenshot>
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</para>
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<para>
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To enable and disable the display of the small black city squares, you use
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the right mouse button, and select the <guilabel>Show
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Cities</guilabel> item from the menu. Each time you select it, the
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selection will be toggled. When showing cities is enabled
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(normal mode on first startup), there will be a small check mark
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(tick symbol) next to the <guilabel>Show Cities</guilabel>. An
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example of the menu item (with city display enabled, hence a check
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mark) is shown below.
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</para>
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<para>
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<screenshot>
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<screeninfo>Screenshot of &kworldclock; &RMB; show cities</screeninfo>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="screenshot-rmb-cities.png" format="PNG"/>
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</imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>Screenshot showing &RMB; menu, with
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<guilabel>Show Cities</guilabel> selected.</phrase>
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</textobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</screenshot>
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</para>
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<para>
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To enable and disable the display of the flags, you use
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the right mouse button, and select the <guilabel>Show
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Flags</guilabel> item from the menu. Each time you select it, the
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selection will be toggled. When showing flags is enabled
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(normal mode on first startup), there will be a small check mark
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(tick symbol) next to the <guilabel>Show Flags</guilabel>. An
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example of the menu item (with flags enabled, hence a check
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mark) is shown below.
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</para>
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<para>
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<screenshot>
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<screeninfo>Screenshot of &kworldclock; &RMB; show flags</screeninfo>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="screenshot-rmb-flags.png" format="PNG"/>
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</imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>Screenshot showing &RMB; menu, with
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<guilabel>Show Flags</guilabel> selected.</phrase>
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</textobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</screenshot>
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</para>
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<para>
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After reconfiguring &kworldclock;, you may wish to save your
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settings. This is done using the right mouse button, and selecting the
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<guilabel>Save Settings</guilabel> option.
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</para>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="kworldclock-maps"><title>Selecting alternative maps</title>
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<para>
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In addition to the normal surface depth map, you can add additional
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maps, which can be selected using the <guilabel>Map Theme</guilabel>
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item from the right mouse button menu. &kworldclock; comes with a
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single map, which provides surface depth (relief). Additional maps can be obtained from
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<ulink url="http://www.radcyberzine.com/xglobe">http://www.radcyberzine.com/xglobe</ulink>.
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Maps need to be appropriately installed - typically into
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<filename>share/apps/kworldclock/maps</filename> under the main &kde;
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directory. Consult your system administrator for assistance in doing
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this, if required.
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</para>
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<para>
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If you want to use your own map, you should make sure
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that Greenwich is exactly in the middle of the map, and provide an
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appropriate desktop file.
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</para>
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</sect1>
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</chapter>
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<chapter id="developers">
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<title>Developer's Guide to &kworldclock;</title>
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<para>
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The most common requirement for development of &kworldclock; is to add
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additional cities to the map. The cities are determined by a file
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named <filename>zone.tab</filename>, which is located under
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<filename>share/apps/kworldclock</filename> under the main &kde;
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directory.
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</para>
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<para>
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To add an additional city, you need to know the latitude and
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longitude, and also the applicable time zone information. There is
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additional information on the exact format required in the
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<filename>zone.tab</filename> file.
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</para>
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</chapter>
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<chapter id="credits">
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<title>Credits and License</title>
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<para>
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&kworldclock;
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</para>
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<para>
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Program copyright 2000 Matthias Hoelzer-Kluepfel.
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</para>
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<para>
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Documentation Copyright © 2004 &Brad.Hards; &Brad.Hards.mail;.
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</para>
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<!-- TRANS:CREDIT_FOR_TRANSLATORS -->
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&underFDL; <!-- FDL: do not remove -->
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&underGPL; <!-- GPL License -->
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</chapter>
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<appendix id="installation">
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<title>Installation</title>
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<sect1 id="getting-kapp">
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<title>How to obtain &kworldclock;</title>
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&install.intro.documentation;
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="compilation">
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<title>Compilation and Installation</title>
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&install.compile.documentation;
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</sect1>
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</appendix>
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&documentation.index;
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</book>
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