--- pypanel.orig	2007-12-31 20:56:38.000000000 -0500
+++ pypanel	2008-01-01 20:27:06.000000000 -0500
@@ -605,6 +605,24 @@
             ppshade(win.id, rpm, P_START, P_LOCATION, P_WIDTH, P_HEIGHT,
                 r, g, b, SHADE)
                                          
+    #------------------
+    def MSDClock(self):
+    #------------------
+        import string, calendar
+        
+        timeList = list()
+        pos = (calendar.timegm(time.localtime()) % 86400) / 86400.0
+	
+        pos *= CLOCK_RADIX**CLOCK_PRECISION
+        intPos = int(pos)
+
+	for i in range(CLOCK_PRECISION):
+            timeList.append(string.upper(string.hexdigits[intPos % CLOCK_RADIX]))
+            intPos /= CLOCK_RADIX
+        timeList.reverse()
+	
+        return "".join(timeList)
+                                 
     #---------------------------------------
     def updatePanel(self, root, win, panel):
     #---------------------------------------
@@ -621,7 +639,11 @@
                 
         if CLOCK:
             clock = panel[CLOCK]
-            clock.name  = time.strftime(CLOCK_FORMAT, time.localtime())
+            if CLOCK_MSDFRAC:
+                clock_format = CLOCK_FORMAT.replace("MSDFRAC", self.MSDClock())
+                clock.name = time.strftime(clock_format, time.localtime())
+            else:
+                clock.name = time.strftime(CLOCK_FORMAT, time.localtime())              
             clock.width = ppfontsize(clock.name) + 2
             space -= clock.width + P_SPACER*2
         if DESKTOP:
@@ -879,7 +901,11 @@
                 if AUTOHIDE and not self.hidden:
                     self.toggleHidden()
             if CLOCK:
-                now = time.strftime(CLOCK_FORMAT, time.localtime())
+                if CLOCK_MSDFRAC:
+                    clock_format = CLOCK_FORMAT.replace("MSDFRAC", self.MSDClock())
+                    now = time.strftime(clock_format, time.localtime())
+                else:
+                    now = time.strftime(CLOCK_FORMAT, time.localtime())              
                 if clock.name != now:
                     clock.name = now
                     self.clearPanel(clock.x1+1, 0, clock.x2-(clock.x1+1), P_HEIGHT)
@@ -914,6 +940,10 @@
 MINIMIZED_SHADOW_COLOR = "0xffffff" 
 DESKTOP_SHADOW_COLOR   = "0xffffff"
 CLOCK_SHADOW_COLOR     = "0xffffff"
+# MSDFRAC CLOCK PATCH
+CLOCK_MSDFRAC = 1
+CLOCK_PRECISION = 4
+CLOCK_RADIX = 16
 
 #-------------------------
 if __name__ == "__main__":