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Arlen Holder

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Apr 8, 2020, 10:58:31 AM4/8/20
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*Do you know the font Windows 10 uses for the default Date & Time display?*
<https://i.postimg.cc/Dy2mgsNq/clock01.jpg>

After BSODs and a new Windows 10 Pro (1909) installation, one by one, I'm
resetting the hundreds of tweaks for an efficient Windows using only the
best and most useful freeware (such as DSclock & ClocX & T-Clock).
1. clocx adds an extremely simple round desktop clock & timezone choice.
<http://www.clocx.net>
2. dsclock adds configurable desktop digital text clock & timezone choices.
<http://www.dualitysoft.com>
3. T-clock simply replaces the taskbar clock (same system timezone choice).
<https://github.com/White-Tiger/T-Clock/releases>

Googling didn't find what Microsoft uses by default for the Windows 10
default taskbar date & time display font, style, and size, where the
closest I can seem to match by trial and error are somewhere around...
Arial Bold 9 & Arial Narrow 10 (both Western script)
or maybe...
Arial Unicode MS, Regular, 9, Western
or, even perhaps...
Franklin Gothic Book, Regular, 10, Western
which is what I'm currently using as a workaround.

That's certainly close enough to "almost" match; but it would be nice to
match exactly if I knew the font, style, & size that Microsoft uses.

*Do you know the font Windows 10 uses for the default Date & Time display?*
<https://i.postimg.cc/Dy2mgsNq/clock01.jpg>
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B. R. 'BeAr' Ederson

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Apr 8, 2020, 11:52:49 AM4/8/20
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On Wed, 8 Apr 2020 20:28:27 +0530, Arlen Holder wrote:

> *Do you know the font Windows 10 uses for the default Date & Time display?*

Segoe UI.

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Arlen Holder

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Apr 8, 2020, 1:29:09 PM4/8/20
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In response to what "B. R. 'BeAr' Ederson" <use.r...@this.is.invalid>
wrote :

>> *Do you know the font Windows 10 uses for the default Date & Time display?*
>
> Segoe UI.

Hi BeAr,

It's nice to hear from you again, where we've both been purposefully
helpfully contributing to this newsgroup's tribal knowledge for many years.

Thank you for your kind suggestion to use Segoe UI, semibold, 9, Western:
<https://i.postimg.cc/9f6KJx4f/clock02.jpg>
(Where on earth do they get these funny names from anyway?) :)

Errantly, my searches weren't for the "system font", but for the Windows
"taskbar font" - which I hadn't realized, would be the same as the system!

Also thank you for realizing I leave that last line as the quotable line,
so that people only quote that which is pertinent to what they respond to!

The reason fonts matter is we've all re-imaged our systems umpteen times,
where each time we document the tweaks (which amount to hundreds) as we
hone the infinite finesse of these tweaks with each inevitable iteration.

Googling with your keywords does confirm "Segoe UI" is the system font:
o *How to Reset Default System Font Settings (to Segoe UI) in Windows*?
<https://www.winhelponline.com/blog/reset-font-default-settings-segoe-ui-windows/>
o *Reset System Default Font back to Segoe UI*
<https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/system-default-font/d2be3ed7-4389-452d-8ed4-e7ea2b3d6e88>
o *How to Change Default System Fonts in Windows 10*
<http://www.techieleaf.net/how-to-change-default-system-fonts-in-windows-10/>
etc.

This notes that in Windows 7, it was easier to find & change than Win10 is:
o *How to change the default system font on Windows 10*
<https://www.windowscentral.com/how-change-default-system-font-windows-10>

Here's the updated dozen step general purpose freeware clock tutorial.
o As always, please improve so every thread adds unique value to this ng!
=== === === start of tutorial === === ===
*Tutorial for duplicating a Windows taskbar clock in any desired timezone*

1. Obtain "dsclock" from <http://www.dualitysoft.com>
2. It wants to install into: "C:\Program Files\DS Clock"
I put it where it belongs, which is: "C:\app\hardware\clock\dsclock"
3. Warning: Use a killswitch as the installer, by default, phones home to:

<https://www.dualitysoft.com/dsclock/thankyou.html?src=dsc-install&version=4.0.0.2>
4. Note the default display setting = hh:mm:ss tt - MMMM dd, yyyy
Which shows up in blue & yellow as 07:17:07 AM - April 08, 2020
5. What I prefer is a minimalistic two lines:
o 7:17 AM
o Wed 08Apr
6. Click the suggested buttons to visualize the necessary syntax, e.g.,
Date... {Day=dd}{Month=MMM}
Time... {Hour=hh}{Min=mm}
Separator...{LineBreak=|}
TimeZone...{(UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)=[#085]}
7. Set the desired time and date format, if not the default, which is:
Date & Time Format
(o)7:17 PM
(_)Wed 7:17 PM
(_)4/8 7:17 PM
(_)Wed 4/8 7:17 PM
[_]Military time format
8. Set the display to be whatever you desire, e.g., #085|ddd ddMMM
o #085 = pacific time zone
o | = newline
o ddd = weekday in 3 letters, first capitalized
o <space> = space character
o MMM = month in 3 letters, first capitalized
Which shows up as two lines:
7:17 AM
Wed 08Apr
Note: I haven't figured out how to remove the space before the "AM" yet;
so, for balance & consistency, I added the space after the "Wed".
9. Change the font to match the Windows default system font (if desired):
[x]Use custom font
Segoe UI, semibold, 9, Western
10. Change the font & text color & background color
[x]Use custom colors
[white]Text color
[any color because it will be transparent]Background color
[x]Transparent [_]Use outline color
11. Uncheck
[_]Enable sound (otherwise it can signal events you don't care about)
[_]Show upcoming reminders (I think this requires a plugin to work)
12. Leave at the default these key settings if desired:
[x]Load program on startup
[x]Always on top
[x]Lock window position (after you manually position it, of course)
First day of week: Sunday
First week of year: Starts on Jan 1
etc.

Note these each do something different that I find useful in my use model:
1. clocx adds a simple but large round desktop clock of a chosen timezone.
<http://www.clocx.net>
2. dsclock adds a configurable desktop digital clock of a chosen timezone.
<http://www.dualitysoft.com>
3. T-clock simply replaces the taskbar clock (same system timezone choice).
<https://github.com/White-Tiger/T-Clock/releases>

As always, please improve this dozen-step tutorial so all benefit from
every post you make to this newsgroup.
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Mark Lloyd

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Apr 8, 2020, 2:41:31 PM4/8/20
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On 4/8/20 12:29 PM, Arlen Holder wrote:

[snip]

  o MMM = month in 3 letters, first capitalized
>   Which shows up as two lines:
>    7:17 AM
>    Wed 08Apr
>   Note: I haven't figured out how to remove the space before the "AM" yet;
>         so, for balance & consistency, I added the space after the "Wed".

There's also the equally-useless M (useless since there's always an
"M"). The colon could be eliminated also. When writing times for my own
use, that example becomes:

717A

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Frank Slootweg

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Apr 8, 2020, 3:09:38 PM4/8/20
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Mark Lloyd <n...@mail.invalid> wrote:
> On 4/8/20 12:29 PM, Arlen Holder wrote:
>
> [snip]
>
> o MMM = month in 3 letters, first capitalized
> > Which shows up as two lines:
> > 7:17 AM
> > Wed 08Apr
> > Note: I haven't figured out how to remove the space before the "AM" yet;
> > so, for balance & consistency, I added the space after the "Wed".
>
> There's also the equally-useless M (useless since there's always an
> "M"). The colon could be eliminated also. When writing times for my own
> use, that example becomes:
>
> 717A

Why don't you join the real world and do without that utterly-useless
A? :-)

Arlen Holder

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Apr 8, 2020, 3:42:51 PM4/8/20
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In response to what Mark Lloyd <n...@mail.invalid> wrote :

> There's also the equally-useless M (useless since there's always an
> "M"). The colon could be eliminated also. When writing times for my own
> use, that example becomes:
>
> 717A

Hi Mark,

I'm glad you picked up on the goal being the efficiency in characters.
o DSclock can use 24-hour time; but I prefer 12-hour day-and-night cycles.

When the time is after noon time, like at 20:00, I have to add 12 manually.
o In dsclock, I'd prefer that display to be something efficient like this:
8:00p
Wed08Apr

Unfortunately, dsclock enforces a space between the time & its period:
o 8:00<space>AM === ante meridiem (i.e., before noon)
o 8:00<space>PM === post meridiem (i.e., after noon)

It's not a big deal though, as the Windows taskbar clock, by default, also
has a space between the time and the meridiem indicator.

If desired, we can modify the taskbar system clock display using freeware:
o T-clock <https://github.com/White-Tiger/T-Clock>
which also has "line spacing" options that dsclock freeware doesn't offer.
<https://windows-cdn.softpedia.com/screenshots/T-Clock-Redux_11.png>
and which has a checkbox option to display the meridiem indicator or not:
<https://windows-cdn.softpedia.com/screenshots/T-Clock-Redux_10.png>
but, as far as I'm aware, T-Clock freeware is bound to the system clock.
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Mark Lloyd

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Apr 9, 2020, 11:59:36 AM4/9/20
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On 4/8/20 2:09 PM, Frank Slootweg wrote:

[snip]

>> There's also the equally-useless M (useless since there's always an
>> "M"). The colon could be eliminated also. When writing times for my own
>> use, that example becomes:
>>
>> 717A
>
> Why don't you join the real world and do without that utterly-useless
> A? :-)

The (A-less) 24-hour form is simpler, but I'm trying to be compatible
with the people around here who can't handle the simple conversion
between 12- and 24- hour clocks.

Also, it makes it obvious that this is a time rather than some other number.

BTW, the "12" on 12-hour clocks makes more sense considered as 0 and I
have often used 0 internally in web page stuff. That's one place where
24-hour gets it right (midnight is 0 not 24).

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Ken Blake

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Apr 9, 2020, 12:28:03 PM4/9/20
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On 4/9/2020 8:59 AM, Mark Lloyd wrote:
> On 4/8/20 2:09 PM, Frank Slootweg wrote:
>
> [snip]
>
>>> There's also the equally-useless M (useless since there's always an
>>> "M"). The colon could be eliminated also. When writing times for my own
>>> use, that example becomes:
>>>
>>> 717A
>>
>> Why don't you join the real world and do without that utterly-useless
>> A? :-)
>
> The (A-less) 24-hour form is simpler, but I'm trying to be compatible
> with the people around here who can't handle the simple conversion
> between 12- and 24- hour clocks.


I would prefer it if we went to a 24-hour clock, but the 12-hour form is
so prevalent that I doubt if it will eve be changed. I'm so used to the
12-hour format that even though I can handle the conversion, if someone
tells me a time in 24-hour form, I'm slow at making the conversion.


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Frank Slootweg

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Ken Blake <k...@invalidemail.com> wrote:
[...]

> I would prefer it if we went to a 24-hour clock, but the 12-hour form is
> so prevalent that I doubt if it will eve be changed. I'm so used to the
> 12-hour format that even though I can handle the conversion, if someone
> tells me a time in 24-hour form, I'm slow at making the conversion.

Well we (YTIW), also do conversions. When it's for example 3 o'clock
in the afternoon, we say it's 3 o'clock ('3 uur'), not some silly thing
like '1500 hours'.

So in normal 'talk'. we use a 12-hour system, but all 'written' times
are in 24-hour notation, i.e. the TV guide says 21:00 and so do my
watch, my computer, phone, tablet, etc., etc..

Arlen Holder

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Apr 10, 2020, 3:53:01 AM4/10/20
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In response to what Frank Slootweg <th...@ddress.is.invalid> wrote :

> So in normal 'talk'. we use a 12-hour system, but all 'written' times
> are in 24-hour notation, i.e. the TV guide says 21:00 and so do my
> watch, my computer, phone, tablet, etc., etc..

To that point, there is a detailed thread today on that concept of time at:
o What is the proper noun for the time AM & PM daily cycle time period indicator?
<https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt.usage.english/eKeHcjtKuiI/DZHohVO2BgAJ>

Mark Lloyd

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On 4/10/20 2:52 AM, Arlen Holder wrote:

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> o What is the proper noun for the time AM & PM daily cycle time period
> indicator?
> <https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt.usage.english/eKeHcjtKuiI/DZHohVO2BgAJ>

I have called it an M.

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Arlen Holder

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Apr 10, 2020, 2:42:25 PM4/10/20
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In response to what Mark Lloyd <n...@mail.invalid> wrote :

> I have called it an M.

Hi Mark Lloyd,

Hehhehheh... I like a conversation with you as it kills me when the trolls
post but your posts are on topic and of merit, where I agree with you on
your simplistic answer that it kind of is an "m", since it's either an "A"
or a "P" type of Meridium.
o AM === ante meridiem (i.e., the "A" meridiem indicator for "prior noon")
o PM === post meridiem (i.e., the "P" meridiem indicator for "post noon")

I did enjoy that alt.usage.english thread as it contained a LOT of good
data on what people used around the world in history for the start of a day
(e.g., some start at sunrise).

Since all threads to Usenet should purposefully helpfully add _new_ (often
unexpected) added value, I'll explain if anyone was wondering why it
matters to have more clocks than the crappy one that Microsoft puts in the
task bar.

I suspect the most common reason people might want time zones displayed is
so that those people can have separate clocks in specific time zones they
deal with.

For me, that's not the reason, but I suspect that's the main reason.
o For me, being able to see the local timezone is a privacy thing.

To clarify, I have a privacy-based script that, among other things, changes
the system timezone randomly on the PC using Windows commands such as:
cmd /k tzutil.exe /s "Pacific Standard Time" <== as in "set"
Where the list of possible settings is obtained from a dictionary lookup:
cmd /k "tzutil.exe /l <== as in "list"
And, just for completeness, the current system Timezone is displayed by:
cmd /k "tzutil.exe /g <== as in "get"

This privacy randomization was originally written by Marek Novotny and is
the same with my 'newsreader', which is simply a bunch of telnet & VPN
scripts and the vim editor, where when I post to Usenet, it posts with
whatever timezone the script pulls out of the default settings for any
given personality.

In short, the system timezone is changed randomly during the day, so I need
a "real" clock that tells me the actual current time in my own time.
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Arlen Holder

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Apr 10, 2020, 3:13:22 PM4/10/20
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In response to what Arlen Holder <arlen...@anyexample.com> wrote :

> In short, the system timezone is changed randomly during the day, so I need
> a "real" clock that tells me the actual current time in my own time.

BTW, in terms of fingerprinting & non-cloud privacy, for the Windows
freeware folks, since the system clock is randomly changed by a privacy
script, that's why I had to find freeware local "calendars" and "alarms"
which didn't depend on the system time zone.

It's not easy implementing a privacy policy against fingerprinting, where
not only my newsreader strategy, but even my browser strategy is part of
that privacy based anti-fingerprinting policy.
o *Discussion of two different privacy-related browser philosophies*
<https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt.comp.freeware/H4694--5znY/LOOCa11RBgAJ>

If folks have better or different privacy-based anti-fingerprinting
strategies, I'm all ears.
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Arnie

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Apr 10, 2020, 4:15:30 PM4/10/20
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On 10/04/2020 20:13, Arlen Holder wrote:
>
>> In short, the system timezone is changed randomly during the day, so
>> I need
>> a "real" clock that tells me the actual current time in my own time.
>
>

I have a clock, a watch and cell phone for this.   Have you thought of this or are you scared of your privacy?

B. R. 'BeAr' Ederson

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On Sat, 11 Apr 2020 00:43:16 +0530, Arlen Holder wrote:

> In response to what Arlen Holder <arlen...@anyexample.com> wrote :
>
>> In short, the system timezone is changed randomly during the day, so I need
>> a "real" clock that tells me the actual current time in my own time.
[...]
> It's not easy implementing a privacy policy against fingerprinting

You don't need to worry about time-zone fingerprinting, as long as you
continue posting with a clock that is exactly 30 minutes off time (in
whatever time zone is active, at a given moment).

Arlen Holder

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Apr 11, 2020, 9:31:17 AM4/11/20
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In response to what Arnie <arlen...@anyexample.com> wrote :

> I have a clock, a watch and cell phone for this.
> Have you thought of this or are you scared of your privacy?

*Clock*:
We have a single large wall clock in the house which is synced to a time
server, and which the house uses as the local time.

*Watch*:
Stopped wearing them years ago because they kept getting smsshed working
on stuff and falling off cliffs.

*CellPhone*:
Broke many but I kept buying them (unlike watches) which is what I use for
time when I'm out and about.

*Computer(s)*:
What I use when I sit at a computer.
(Although the system clock tz is randomized.)

*Oven, microwave, DVD player, etc. clocks*:
All blinking... (too much of a PITA to deal with, particularly given we
have dozens of power outages in certain years (although PG&E has been
better lately).

How about others?
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Arlen Holder

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Apr 15, 2020, 11:39:24 AM4/15/20
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UPDATE:
<https://i.postimg.cc/5NLJCznK/tz03.jpg>
<https://i.postimg.cc/Gh62bnq0/tz04.jpg>

For those interested in instantly creating an efficiently elegant timezone
GUI for Windows, in just a few seconds, please see details here today:
o Windows script to set the system timezone randomly to foil fingerprinting
<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.msdos.batch/0EE2VwfKwYc>

For example, this GUI setup takes seconds to set up using that script:
<https://i.postimg.cc/Gh62bnq0/tz04.jpg>

Where another script can be run permanently in the background to randomly
change the system timezone to foil browser fingerprinting of location.
<https://i.postimg.cc/5NLJCznK/tz03.jpg>
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Arlen Holder

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Apr 17, 2020, 3:21:43 AM4/17/20
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SOLVED
Font settings: Segoe UI, semibold, 9, Western
o <https://i.postimg.cc/Dy2mgsNq/clock01.jpg>
o <https://i.postimg.cc/9f6KJx4f/clock02.jpg>

See also related timezone settings:
o <https://i.postimg.cc/pdV3pJCL/tz01.jpg>
o <https://i.postimg.cc/Gh62bnq0/tz04.jpg>
o <https://i.postimg.cc/J0mLXN73/tz02.jpg>
o <https://i.postimg.cc/5NLJCznK/tz03.jpg>

In addition to the tutorial information prior posted, to be complete, we
should note, for the permanent Usenet record, that there is also a Windows
10 GUI that controls how the system clock appears, as shown in this image:
<https://i.postimg.cc/pdV3pJCL/tz01.jpg>

1. Synchronize Windows 10 system time
a. Windows > Settings > Time & Language > Date & time > Related settings >
b. Add clocks for different time zones > Internet Time (tab) >
c. [Change settings...]
d. [x]Synchronize with an Internet time server > Server: time.windows.com

2. Display additional Windows 10 clocks
a. Windows > Settings > Time & Language > Date & time > Related settings >
b. Add clocks for different time zones > Additional Clocks (tab) >
c. [x]Show this clock (Clock 1) > Select time zone > [choose desired tz]
d. [x]Show this clock (Clock 2) > Select time zone > [choose desired tz]

3. Set Windows 10 system time zone
a. Windows > Settings > Time & Language > Date & time > Related settings >
b. Add clocks for different time zones > Date and Time (tab) >
c. Time zone > [Change time zone...] > [choose desired system tz]

Freeware tested:
1. clocx adds a simple but large round desktop clock of a chosen timezone.
<http://www.clocx.net>
2. dsclock adds a configurable desktop digital clock of a chosen timezone.
<http://www.dualitysoft.com>
3. T-clock simply replaces the taskbar clock (same system timezone choice).
<https://github.com/White-Tiger/T-Clock/releases>

If desired, we can modify the taskbar system clock display using freeware:
o T-clock <https://github.com/White-Tiger/T-Clock>
which also has "line spacing" options that dsclock freeware doesn't offer.
<https://windows-cdn.softpedia.com/screenshots/T-Clock-Redux_11.png>
and which has a checkbox option to display the meridiem indicator or not:
<https://windows-cdn.softpedia.com/screenshots/T-Clock-Redux_10.png>
but, as far as I'm aware, T-Clock freeware is bound to the system clock.

Related threads:
o Do you know the font Windows 10 uses for the default Date & Time display?
<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.comp.freeware/LmfYs2a4o0Q>

o Can a Windows batch script perform the equivalent of a cat until the
end of file delimiter (cat > foo << eof)?
<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.msdos.batch/0EE2VwfKwYc>

o What method do you prefer for scheduling a batch file to run silently
[sans a command window displaying]?
<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.comp.freeware/BDv1vWViJ80>
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Arlen Holder

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Update <https://i.postimg.cc/RVsHGmnG/dsclock.jpg>

o Do you know the font Windows 10 uses for the default Date & Time display?
<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.comp.freeware/LmfYs2a4o0Q>

a. #085|ddd ddMMM or ddd dd|#085
b. Segoe UI Semibold 9 pt
c. Taskbar = R=35, G=57, B=66, Hex=233942 H=195 S=46 V=25 Opacity=255
Notification = R=47 G=68 B=77 Hex=2F444D H=198 S=38 V=30 Opacity=255

I just set up a new machine, where each time I set up a Windows 10 box, I
improve upon all the customizations of the past setups.

A useful trick, particularly since I have notifications turned off and yet,
Windows 10 (apparently) insists on an empty taskbar notification flag, is
to colortap the taskbar notification area to set the DSclock background the
same as the taskbar or notification area (depending on where you place it).

Here's a screenshot of dsclock, color matched, on top of the system clock:
o <https://i.postimg.cc/RVsHGmnG/dsclock.jpg>

This always shows me the local time on the taskbar, no matter what the
automatic or manual time-zone scripts have done to the system clock.

See also:
o Found this speaking time vbs batch script today
<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.msdos.batch/Mpke6vAc48Y>

o Scheduling a batch file to run silently [sans a command window]
<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.msdos.batch/JZMlGo_2__E>

o Creating timezone scripts on demand
<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.msdos.batch/0EE2VwfKwYc>
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Arlen Holder

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On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 13:43:26 -0000 (UTC), Arlen Holder wrote:

> Here's a screenshot of dsclock, color matched, on top of the system clock:
> o <https://i.postimg.cc/RVsHGmnG/dsclock.jpg>

Here's another screenshot, color matched for the notification balloon:
o <https://i.postimg.cc/sD6sDsgw/dsclock02.jpg>

Font = Segoe UI Semibold 9 pt
Background = R=47 G=68 B=77 Hex=2F444D H=198 S=38 V=30 Opacity=255

See also:
o How to remove the useless Windows 10 "Notifications" balloon taking up valuable taskbar space
<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.comp.microsoft.windows/kzz-E0VymmU>
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Arlen Holder

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Aug 29, 2020, 2:10:56 PM8/29/20
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Update
o <https://i.postimg.cc/hGrL20ZK/dsclock04.jpg>

Due to a BSOD randomly causing the machine to need to be reimaged
o Windows 10 BSOD indicates a hardware problem - but what hardware is the problem?
<https://alt.comp.os.windows-10.narkive.com/oL7PTNKu/windows-10-bsod-indicates-a-hardware-problem-but-what-hardware-is-the-problem>

I'm yet again setting up a new system & forever honing the tutorials,
where I just got to the point of setting up a separate user clock
(which is completely divorced from the default System Clock).
o <https://i.postimg.cc/hGrL20ZK/dsclock04.jpg>
o <https://i.postimg.cc/mrCGrsVY/dsclock03.jpg>
o <https://i.postimg.cc/sD6sDsgw/dsclock02.jpg>
o <https://i.postimg.cc/RVsHGmnG/dsclock.jpg>
etc.

Regarding:
o Does a clock app exist that has ClocX functionality, but digital output?
<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.comp.freeware/hb7rIwIL6SI>

And the problem set:
o What is WINDOWS free Clock completely separate from actual system time zone
<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.comp.freeware/whXIfS6Xsfg>

I found an even better place to put DSClock digital output!
o Syntax = dddMMMdd|#085 (i.e., SatAug29|7:19 AM)

Using these fonts and background colors to match the taskbar:
o Do you know the font Windows 10 uses for the default Date & Time display?
<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.comp.freeware/LmfYs2a4o0Q>
o Font = Segoe UI Semibold 9 pt
o Background = R=35, G=57, B=66

And placing the clock over the regular time/date display:
o How to remove the useless Windows 10 "Notifications" balloon taking up valuable taskbar space
<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.comp.microsoft.windows/kzz-E0VymmU>

Note I already removed both Cortana & Action Center taskbar icons.
o The goal is an efficient clean well-organized Windows 10 system.
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There are myriad tasks to remember when setting up a new system again.
o <https://i.postimg.cc/9f6KJx4f/clock02.jpg>
o <https://i.postimg.cc/Dy2mgsNq/clock01.jpg>
o <https://i.postimg.cc/Gh62bnq0/tz04.jpg>
o <https://i.postimg.cc/5NLJCznK/tz03.jpg>
o <https://i.postimg.cc/J0mLXN73/tz02.jpg>
o <https://i.postimg.cc/pdV3pJCL/tz01.jpg>
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