pyWordyClock

Mac OS X instructions:

You will need:

• GeekTool
• Python (which comes standard on Mac OS X

Download pyWordyClock

You can download this project in either zip or tar formats.

You can also clone the project with Git by running:

$ git clone git://github.com/kenlim/pyWordyClock

Install pyWordyClock

• Unzip the downloaded file.
• Open up the Terminal and "cd" to that location.
• Then do this:

  $ sudo python setup.py install

• You will now be able to run "pyWordyClock" and "pyWordyClockFace" from the command line

Create a clock face widget in GeekTool

Use GeekTool to create the background "Clock Face" widget:

• Create a new "Shell Widget".
• Set the "Command" to "pyWordyClockFace"
• Let it refresh every 60 seconds (it is approximate, after all)
• Set the font to something big, but with "Fixed Width", like "Andale Mono"
• Make sure that the text is left justified.
• Make a note of the position

Create the clock widget in GeekTool

Use GeekTool to create the clock widget itself:

• Create a new "Shell Widget".
• Duplicate all the settings from the Clock Face widget above
• Change the "Command" to "pyWordyClock"
• Set the font colour to be brighter than the Clock Face so that it will stand out.

Align the clock widget on top of the clock face widget

Use the same positioning data as the Clock Face Widget for the Clock, and the text should align perfectly

... and you're done!