SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
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OS: Mac OS X.5.8
PHP: 5.2.11
Apache: 2.2.13
HTML: 4.01 Strict


PERMISSIONS:
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None of the files in this project need write permissions (unless specifically
listed below).


HOW TO USE:
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SETTINGS:
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The conf.php file:

The conf.php file is the only one that needs to be altered.  There are 
settings in this file that can be changed to make this countdown fit your 
application or use.  The settings are described in comments in that file.


MAKING THEMES:
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The number graphics are located in sub folders in the Themes folder.  There are 
some provided to customize your look better.  You can make your own numbers if 
you would like, it is pretty easy to do.  Create a folder in the Themes 
folder.  Place your images inside this folder, but they do have to be named 
something specific for each digit or charactor.  The numbers are named like 
1c.gif for the number 1, and 8c.gif for the number 8.  The colon is a file 
called Cc.gif.  It is assumed that the files are going to be in a 4:3 
proportion so if you make your image files in some other proportion, they will 
get distorted.  It does not matter what resolution you use since they will get 
scaled according to your other settings in the conf.php file, but the supplied 
numbers are 400 pixels tall so you can have the numbers large before they start 
to look pixelated.

There is also a styles.css file located in each of these folders of images.  
This is a style that goes well with those specific graphics.  You will need to 
create one of these as well if you want to create your own complete theme.