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Adding A Clock

Lenny · 2001-05-11 01:27:00

I'd like to know if it would be possible to get a clock put up in the upper right/left were ever of people's browsers like java applet and it's set to the boards.ie time and you can see how long ago people posted relpy's etc. to the boards.ie time anyone understand what I am talking about?

11-05-2001 2:27am

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Lenny

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I'd like to know if it would be possible to get a clock put up in the upper right/left were ever of people's browsers like java applet
and it's set to the boards.ie time and you can see how long ago people posted relpy's etc. to the boards.ie time
anyone understand what I am talking about?

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#2 11-05-2001 10:06am

Kraken

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yeah i understand it is a good idea but it might cause the page to be slow to load depnding on your browser and modem but still a good idea.

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#3 11-05-2001 10:24am

MiCr0

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why not just set the clock in the bottem left corner to boards time?

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#4 11-05-2001 4:02pm

Lenny

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well com'n
it woud only slow modemers down about what
3/4 secsonds for the first visit on board

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#5 11-05-2001 7:26pm

satchmo

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I wrote an applet like that a while ago, and it's only 3k in size. I don't think this would be much of a problem for anyone. I'd be happy to rewrite it for the boards if needs be.

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#6 11-05-2001 8:17pm

Kali

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i dont get it.. i mean its that much effort glancing at the windows clock like Shinji said?

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#7 12-05-2001 12:39am

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Especially since "boards.ie time" is GMT...

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#8 13-05-2001 4:33pm

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Never bothered me tbh

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