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# pooq Roman: a classic watch face with amusing dynamicity
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This is a normal watch face for telling the time.
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It is unusual in that it supports the 24 hour clock by dynamically updating the labels on the face
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(so, if you enable 24 hour mode, you will get to see a hand pointing to XXIII o'clock each evening).
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The date and day of the week can also be displayed, and they choose their own spelling depending on the available screen space. It's fun!
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## Options
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Because sometimes I don't want to burn what I'm cooking and other times I'm lazy and just want to know if it's afternoon yet,
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you can alter the number of hands on the display. When the watch is unlocked, slide up to add minute and second hands, or down to remove the distraction.
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There's also a setting that displays the second hand, but only if the watch is perfectly face-to-the-sky, in case you want
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the ability to check the _exact_ time, hands free, without the impact on battery life this usually entails.
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Although we genrally obey the system-wide theming, you can long press on the display for a menu of additional options specific to the face.
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You can also override the system 12/24 hour setting just for this face here, since it's, well, a rather different experience than with numeric displays.
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One other thing: there's some integration with system timers and alarms; they will show as small pips at the appropriate places
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in the day around the display. When they come within an hour, the pips turn to crosses relating to the minute hand, and the minute
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hand turns itself on. When timers are mere seconds away, the display changes again and the second hand activates itself, so you
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can watch as your doom approaches.
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## Limitations
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Since this is intended as a design exercise, it does not and will probably never support the Bangle's standard widgets.
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Sorry about that, but control of all the pixels was just too important to me.
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There's also no support for internationalisation at present. This irks me, but... well, talk to me about it if there's a language you'd like.
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## The future
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The design is begging for integration with host-device calendars, and proper time zone/DST support. We'll see what the future holds.
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## Feedback
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[I'd be happy to hear your feedback](https://www.github.com/stephenPspackman) if you have comments or find any bugs, or (most especially)
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if you find this work interesting.
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## By
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Made by [Stephen P Spackman](https://www.github.com/stephenPspackman).
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