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width="2048"
height="2048"
viewBox="0 0 128 128"
xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
>
<script>
const svg = document.querySelector("svg")
try {
window.onresize = ()=> {
svg.width.baseVal.value = svg.clientWidth
svg.height.baseVal.value = svg.clientHeight
}
window.onresize()
} catch (_) {}
const now = new Date()
svg.setCurrentTime(now.getSeconds() + (now.getMinutes() + now.getHours() * 60) * 60)
</script>
<style>
text {
font: bold 4px sans-serif;
text-anchor: middle;
}
line {
stroke: black;
stroke-width: 0.5px;
}
</style>
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id="notch25"
x="61"
y="13"
width="6"
height="10.5"
/>
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id="notch24"
x="61"
y="4"
width="6"
height="10.5"
/>
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cx="64"
cy="64"
r="64"
fill="white"
stroke="black"
stroke-width="0.5"
/>
<circle
cx="64"
cy="64"
r="39"
fill="none"
stroke="black"
stroke-width="1.5"
/>
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</g>
<g id="animated">
<animateTransform
attributeName="transform"
attributeType="XML"
type="rotate"
from="0 64 64"
to="360 64 64"
dur="1440s"
repeatCount="indefinite"
/>
<line x1="64" x2="64" y1="64" y2="6" stroke-width="1" stroke="red" />
<circle
cx="64"
cy="3"
r="3"
fill="none"
stroke="black"
stroke-width="0.5"
/>
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<g id="animated-seconds">
<animateTransform
attributeName="transform"
attributeType="XML"
type="rotate"
from="0 64 64"
to="360 64 64"
dur="1000ms"
repeatCount="indefinite"
/>
<line x1="64" x2="64" y1="64" y2="32" stroke-width="1" stroke="red" />
</g>
</g>
</svg>
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let svg = `\
<svg
width="2048"
height="2048"
viewBox="0 0 128 128"
xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
>
<script>
const svg = document.querySelector("svg")
try {
window.onresize = ()=> {
svg.width.baseVal.value = svg.clientWidth
svg.height.baseVal.value = svg.clientHeight
}
window.onresize()
} catch (_) {}
const now = new Date()
svg.setCurrentTime(now.getSeconds() + (now.getMinutes() + now.getHours() * 60) * 60)
</script>
<style>
text {
font: bold 4px sans-serif;
text-anchor: middle;
}
line {
stroke: black;
stroke-width: 0.5px;
}
</style>
<circle
cx="64"
cy="64"
r="64"
fill="white"
stroke="black"
stroke-width="0.5"
/>
<circle
cx="64"
cy="64"
r="39"
fill="none"
stroke="black"
stroke-width="1.5"
/>
`
function g(id, writeLines) {
svg += `\n <g id="${id}">\n`
writeLines()
svg += ` </g>\n`
}
function notches(id, count, y1, y2) {
g(id, () => {
for (let i = 0; i < count; ++i) {
const angle = 360 * i / count
svg += ` <line x1="64" x2="64" y1="${y1}" y2="${y2}" transform="rotate(${angle} 64 64)" />\n`
}
})
}
notches("hour-notches", 24, 6, 25)
g("hours", () => {
for (let hour = 0; hour < 24; ++hour) {
const angle = 360 * hour / 24
svg += ` <text x="64" y="4" transform="rotate(${angle} 64 64)">${hour}</text>\n`
}
})
notches("vernier-48", 48, 10, 25)
const timeFactor = 1
g("animated", () => {
svg += `
<animateTransform
attributeName="transform"
attributeType="XML"
type="rotate"
from="0 64 64"
to="360 64 64"
dur="${timeFactor === 1 ? "24h" : `${Math.round(24 * 60 * 60 / timeFactor)}s`}"
repeatCount="indefinite"
/>
<line x1="64" x2="64" y1="64" y2="6" stroke-width="1" stroke="red" />
<circle
cx="64"
cy="3"
r="3"
fill="none"
stroke="black"
stroke-width="0.5"
/>
`
notches("vernier-49", 49, 10, 25)
notches("minute-notches", 60, 25, 28)
g(`minutes`, () => {
for (let minute = 0; minute < 60; minute += 5) {
if (minute != 0) {
const angle = 360 * minute / 60
svg += ` <text x="64" y="32" transform="rotate(${angle} 64 64)">${minute}</text>\n`
}
}
})
g("animated-seconds", () => {
svg += `
<animateTransform
attributeName="transform"
attributeType="XML"
type="rotate"
from="0 64 64"
to="360 64 64"
dur="${timeFactor === 1 ? "60s" : `${Math.round(60_000 / timeFactor)}ms`}"
repeatCount="indefinite"
/>
<line x1="64" x2="64" y1="64" y2="32" stroke-width="1" stroke="red" />
`
})
})
svg += `
</svg>
`
console.log(svg)
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