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Talking Clock
« on: January 22, 2014, 08:42:08 PM »
whilst away at university, i lose track of time very easily.

id like to set up a clock, which speaks every hour, on the hour ("it is 1 oclock", "it is 2 oclock") but not between 9pm and 6am. does anybody know how i could do this?
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Re: Talking Clock
« Reply #1 on: January 22, 2014, 08:43:02 PM »
i did think of sending vox a message through autoremote every hour, but id prefer something that didnt require a phone, or other device
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Re: Talking Clock
« Reply #2 on: January 22, 2014, 09:17:36 PM »
If you want to use another program or device that's fine but you could do this using only VoxCommando.

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Re: Talking Clock
« Reply #3 on: January 22, 2014, 09:20:16 PM »
How would I do it in vox?
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Re: Talking Clock
« Reply #4 on: January 22, 2014, 09:28:36 PM »
Did you consider trying to figure it out on your own?

You have many tools at your disposal:

VC.SetEventTimer, GoogleCalendar plugin, logic blocks, python etc.

Set event timer is probably a good place to start.

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Re: Talking Clock
« Reply #5 on: January 23, 2014, 08:51:20 AM »
The wiki lists all the date/time variables available: http://voxcommando.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Variables

In this case, you'll have the most flexibility for handling the logic of your clock/timer if you use the DtCustom variables.

For example, {DtCustom.HH} returns the current hour (ignoring minutes) using a 24-hour clock.
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Re: Talking Clock
« Reply #6 on: January 31, 2014, 05:20:32 PM »
TIPS: POST VC VERSION #. Explain what you want VC to do. Say what you've tried & what happened, or post a video demo. Attach VC log. Link to instructions followed.  Post your command (xml)