sub init()
  m.top.id = "overhang"
  ' set opacity
  bgg = m.top.findNode("overlayBackgroundGroup")
  bgg.opacity = 0.333
  ' hide seperators till they're needed
  leftSeperator = m.top.findNode("overlayLeftSeperator")
  leftSeperator.visible = "false"
  rightSeperator = m.top.findNode("overlayRightSeperator")
  rightSeperator.visible = "false"
  ' set font sizes
  optionText = m.top.findNode("overlayOptionsText")
  optionText.font.size = 20
  optionStar = m.top.findNode("overlayOptionsStar")
  optionStar.font.size = 58
  overlayMeridian = m.top.findNode("overlayMeridian")
  overlayMeridian.font.size = 20
  ' grab current time
  currentTime = CreateObject("roDateTime")
  currentTime.ToLocalTime()
  m.currentHours = currentTime.GetHours()
  m.currentMinutes = currentTime.GetMinutes()
  ' start timer
  m.currentTimeTimer = m.top.findNode("currentTimeTimer")
  m.currentTimeTimer.control = "start"
  m.currentTimeTimer.ObserveField("fire", "updateTime")

  updateTimeDisplay()
end sub


function updateTitle()
  leftSeperator = m.top.findNode("overlayLeftSeperator")
  if m.top.title <> "" then
    leftSeperator.visible = "true"
  else
    leftSeperator.visible = "false"
  end if
  title = m.top.findNode("overlayTitle")
  title.text = m.top.title
  resetTime()
end function

function updateUser()
  rightSeperator = m.top.findNode("overlayRightSeperator")
  if m.top.currentUser <> "" then
    rightSeperator.visible = "true"
  else
    rightSeperator.visible = "false"
  end if
  user = m.top.findNode("overlayCurrentUser")
  user.text = m.top.currentUser
end function

function updateTime()
  if (m.currentMinutes + 1) > 59 then
    m.currentHours = m.currentHours + 1
    m.currentMinutes = 0
  else
    m.currentMinutes = m.currentMinutes + 1
  end if

  updateTimeDisplay()
end function

function resetTime()
  m.currentTimeTimer.control = "stop"

  currentTime = CreateObject("roDateTime")
  m.currentTimeTimer.control = "start"

  currentTime.ToLocalTime()

  m.currentHours = currentTime.GetHours()
  m.currentMinutes = currentTime.GetMinutes()

  updateTimeDisplay()
end function

function updateTimeDisplay()
  overlayHours = m.top.findNode("overlayHours")
  overlayMinutes = m.top.findNode("overlayMinutes")
  overlayMeridian = m.top.findNode("overlayMeridian")
  if m.currentHours < 12 then
    overlayMeridian.text = "AM"
    if m.currentHours = 0 then
      overlayHours.text = "12"
    else
      overlayHours.text = m.currentHours
    end if
  else
    overlayMeridian.text = "PM"
    if m.currentHours = 12 then
      overlayHours.text = "12"
    else
      overlayHours.text = m.currentHours - 12
    end if
  end if

  if m.currentMinutes < 10 then
    overlayMinutes.text = "0" + StrI(m.currentMinutes).trim()
  else
    overlayMinutes.text = m.currentMinutes
  end if
end function

function updateOptions()
  optionText = m.top.findNode("overlayOptionsText")
  optionStar = m.top.findNode("overlayOptionsStar")
  if m.top.showOptions = true then
    optionText.visible = true
    optionStar.visible = true
  else
    optionText.visible = false
    optionStar.visible = false
  end if
end function