
Chapter 11 - Extras
11-3
World time
World time (figure 11-3) is activated with the
World time
command in the Clock main view
(see figure 11-2).
The
Home
box shows the name of the currently
selected home city, country, time, date and
whether daylight saving time is in use.
The
Destination
box shows the same information
for the currently selected destination city, as well
as the international call prefixes needed to make
a call from the home city to the destination city.
The world map shows the currently selected des-
tination city in the world map in cross hairs.
To select the destination city:
Press
Set destination
, and select a city from
the list. You can also type the first letter of
the city to move the cursor to the first city
name beginning with that letter.
Editing the cities database
Press
Cities
in the world time view to open a view
of the Cities list.
To make changes to existing city cards, press
Edit
city
. The city information is presented in the form
of a data card. The city data card contains the
following fields:
City
— The name shown in the Cities list. Can
be entered manually.
Country
— The name of the country associat-
ed with the city. The country name is selected
from a list of countries.
Area code
— The area code required when
calling the city. The area code can be entered
with or without a national prefix. Only num-
bers can be entered.
GMT offset
— Indicates by how much the local
time differs from the Greenwich Mean Time.
Select a value for the offset from a list. The
offset can range from –12 to +12 hours.
Set position
— Opens a world map view where
you can determine the position of a city by
moving the cross hairs with the arrow keys.
When the city is where you want it to appear,
press
OK
.
To create a new city card, press
Add city
.
To remove a city from the database, press
Delete
city
. The current home city cannot be deleted
(change the home city first).
Clock settings
The Clock application related settings are adjust-
ed with
Settings
in the Clock main view. Select
the setting you want to change and press
Change
or type the new time or date from the
keyboard.
Home city
— Select the home city by scrolling the
city list with the scroll keys, or type the first let-
ter of the city name to jump to the first name
starting with that letter. When your home city
has been selected, press
OK
. Your new home city
now appears in the home city window in the
world time view. If you select a city that is in a
different time zone than your current home city,
the system time will change.
Time
— Enter the new time in the current time
format (24 hour or AM/PM, selected in System
Settings: Preferences).
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