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I was looking for an Analog Clock component on the net couldn't find something nice. Therefore, I wrote one.



In other hand, I am not a Graphic Designer. Because of that I used Windows' Sidebar clock images to write the component. I think because of copyright issues we cannot use this component. But some freeware images will solve the problem.

The attachment is a demo of the component.

The old TurboPower Orpheus Component has a OVCClock component. A Delphi 2009 version is available here: http://www.songbeamer.com/delphi/

Since the company is no longer is in business you might be able to use its clockface bitmaps.

I took a look at OVCClock component, but didn't find something useful.

The analog clock needs at least 5 semi-transparent PNG images:

1. Clock face
2. Hour hand
3. Minute hand
4. Second hand
5. A pin when second hand is not showing
6. Optional overlay glass

In your demo, when you hide the seconds hand, the minutes hand shifts a bit. I guess you round the time but you should better just hide the seconds hand.

I thought when somebody hides the second hand, he/she whats the control consumes less CPU time. Because of that when ShowSeconds is False, the control updates every minute instead of every second.

Can you publish the source code of the component?
I need an analog clock like that!
Thanks!

Sorry for my dummy English, I'm an Argentinian programmer and my native language is Spanish!.

I attached the source code of AnalogClock component. You need GDI+ Library to install and use it.

Be aware of copyright issues regarding the clock faces. If you design your own clock faces, everything would be fine. Use a resource editor to get PNG image of the clock faces and hands.

Please do not distribute the code.

Hi,
Great post - thanks. I'd like to create this in Delphi XE.

Where did you get the images in the first post?

I'd like to create an application for my own use so copyright isn't an issue.

Cheers

The images are from Windows sidebar's clock gadget.

Thank you for the component, TAnalogClock
I have tried with Delphi 7....
it installed successfully,...
but when I place it on the form ....It's makes exception
any help ... please

This component needs GDI+. Have you installed the GDI+ Library properly?

master, i dont understand how to rotate hour hand or minutehand with a bitmap/png file with delphi... can u show me a code in delphi program to do this? thanks





best wishes...


suhaimin

is there a way to rotate objects, like watch hands, over a bmp or any other
type picture in delphi... can anyone to show me the code? thanks

watch hands can like any bmp or any other type picture

Hi ...
I found your componet and i use it to my project...
But i have a little problem...

First of all i create a Dynamic creation of your component

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 procedure AnalogClock_Comp(Location: TWinControl; NumOfComp: Integer; Left,Top,Height,Width: Integer; NewTime: TTime; Visible: Boolean);

Here is the full code...

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 procedure AnalogClock_Comp(Location: TWinControl; NumOfComp: Integer; Left,Top,Height,Width: Integer; NewTime: TTime; Visible: Boolean);
begin
  MyAnalogClock := TAnalogClock.Create(Conf);
  MyAnalogClock.Name := 'MyAnalogClock' + IntToStr(NumOfComp);
  MyAnalogClock.Parent := Location;
  MyAnalogClock.Left := Left;
  MyAnalogClock.Top := Top;
  MyAnalogClock.Height := Height;
  MyAnalogClock.Width := Width;
  MyAnalogClock.Style := acModern;
  MyAnalogClock.Tag := NumOfComp;
  MyAnalogClock.Visible := Visible;
  MyAnalogClock.Active := True;
  MyAnalogClock.Time := NewTime;
  MyAnalogClock.Cursor := Arrow;
end;

Then i call it from my program like this...

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 AnalogClock_Comp(TsPanel(comp),num-1,5,10,50,60,Ctime[num - 1],True);

Now what is Ctime... "Countries Time"...

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Ctime: array [0..9] of TTime;

and before i call the analogclock_comp i do this with the CTime...

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Ctime[num - 1] := now;
CTime[num - 1] := IncHour(Ctime[num - 1],StrToInt(dtHour)); // dtHour is integer := 1;
CTime[num - 1] := IncHour(Ctime[num - 1],StrToInt('-'+dtMyTimeZone)); //dtMyTimeZone is integer := 2;


and then i put the Ctime in AnalogClock_Comp... but the time i get is my system time ... so ...
What am i doing wrong...

Thank you ...