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Time Bar

 

The 'Time Bar' is that region of the program window that runs along the top of the program screen, above the map. It contains a number of clocks, that may be in analog or digital format. The width of each clock is determined by the width of the major Time Zone (15°) that each represents. If you are viewing the 'Time Zones' map layer, you will see that the width of the Time Zone and the clock match each other. Consequently, the number of clocks showing in the Time Bar is determined by the width of the map, and some may be repeated. The Time Mapper UHD has the height of it's map locked to 180 degrees of latitude, but its width will fit the current program window, whether it is floating or maximized. You can 'Restore' the window and then resize it to a wider window with less depth to show more, repeated, longitude values on either side of the map-center. The map will allow a maximum of 720 degrees of longitude: i.e. the world repeated twice.

 

The 'Time Bar' can be configured from the 'Settings Menu', which you can show by clicking the 'Settings' button in the pop-up 'Controls-Panel', or by typing 'SM' on your keyboard. When the 'Settings Menu' opens, go to the 'Date Time' tab-page, and see the 'Configure the Time Bar' section. 

 

Here you can choose to show the clocks in the Time Bar in analog or digital format, or hide the Time Bar completely. You can also choose what type of label is shown beneath the clocks:

 

Arbitrary Name - refers to a popular city or location that resides in the major time zone that the width of the clock represents. The value of the clock refers to the current time for that zone - it DOES NOT show the current time for the city or location mentioned in the label, which may have a daylight-saving time or other offset currently applied.

 

Offset Value - The hour-value (plus or minus) as offset from UTC.

 

Military Letter Code - refers to a single letter derived from the Military time zones as defined in the ACP 121(I) standard, which is used by the armed forces for Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the United States, and many other nations.

 

Military Letter Name - refers to the full name of the single letter in the NATO phonetic alphabet. The single letter is derived from the Military time zones, as defined in the ACP 121(I) standard.

 

No Labels - There are no labels beneath the clocks in the Time Bar.