# Text-Based Clock

## A simple text-based clock that can be used as a Mac OSX Dashboard Widget

## How to make the widget
1. Clone this gist or click "Download Gist" on the right and extract the archive
2. Copy the folder and its contents to somewhere 'safe' (i.e., where you won't delete it)
3. Double click index.html to open the webpage in Safari
4. Click the 'File' menu, then click 'Open in Dashboard...'
5. Your screen will dim, and you can select the area you want to display in the widget
6. Using the dots on the outline of this box, you can resize it etc...
7. Once you’ve selected what you want, click the 'Add' button
8. You're ready to rock!

## Info and stuff
Based on the very sleek [QLOCKTWO wall clock](http://www.qlocktwo.com/?lang=en#&panel1-3) by Biegert & Funk.
The page uses code based on [this blog post](http://www.lendmeyourear.net/javascript-text-clock.html), 
and makes use of [D3.js](http://d3js.org) for manipulating the DOM etc. The above install directions are based on 
[this blog post](http://www.maketecheasier.com/create-dashboard-widgets-from-safari/).