#!/bin/sh
# Time-stamp: <2008-08-15 09:31:53 fred>

# The following variables should be inherited from the calling
# environment, but set here 'just in case'
BG=${ALTBG:-'#2b4f98'}  # dzen backgrounad
FG=${ALTFG:-'grey'}  # dzen foreground
X=${DATE_BEGIN:-1090}
W=${DATE_W:-9999}     # width of the dzen bar
FN=${FN:-'-*-clean-*-*-*-*-*-120-*-*-*-*-iso8859-*'} # font

TIME_INT=2

while true; do
    date '+%a %e %B, %k:%M'
    sleep $TIME_INT
done | dzen2 -bg $BG -fg $FG -x $X -w $W -fn $FN