diff -ur ratpoison-cvs-20001215-0943/src/actions.c ratpoison-cvs-20001215-0943-with-clock/src/actions.c
--- ratpoison-cvs-20001215-0943/src/actions.c	Wed Dec 13 09:19:11 2000
+++ ratpoison-cvs-20001215-0943-with-clock/src/actions.c	Fri Dec 15 14:10:32 2000
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
    keystrokes */
 
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <string.h>
 #include <sys/wait.h>
+#include <time.h>
 #include <X11/keysym.h>
 
 #include "ratpoison.h"
@@ -16,11 +18,12 @@
 			    {XK_space, -1, 0, next_window},
 			    {XK_colon, 0, 0, execute_command},
 			    {KEY_PREFIX, -1, 0, last_window},
+			    {XK_a, -1, 0, show_clock},
 			    {XK_w, -1, 0, toggle_bar},
 			    {XK_K, 0, 0, kill_window},
 			    {XK_k, 0, 0, delete_window},
 			    {XK_quoteright, -1, 0, goto_win_by_name},
-			    {XK_a, -1, 0, rename_current_window},
+			    {XK_A, -1, 0, rename_current_window},
 			    {XK_g, ControlMask, 0, abort_keypress},
 			    {XK_0, -1, 0, goto_window_0},
 			    {XK_1, -1, 0, goto_window_1},
@@ -309,6 +312,29 @@
       s = rp_current_window->scr;
       if (!hide_bar (s)) show_bar (s);
     }
+}
+
+
+/* Show the current time on the bar */
+void
+show_clock (void *data)
+{
+  screen_info *s;
+  char *msg;
+  time_t timep;
+
+  msg = malloc(6);
+
+  timep = time(NULL);
+  strncpy(msg, ctime(&timep) + 11, 5); /* FIXME This could problary be done in fewer cpu cycles with asctime() or something. But I'm lazy and incompetent. - cosis */
+  msg[5] = '\0';
+
+  if (rp_current_window) 
+    {
+      s = rp_current_window->scr;
+      display_msg_in_bar (s, msg);
+    }
+  free(msg);
 }
 
 
diff -ur ratpoison-cvs-20001215-0943/src/actions.h ratpoison-cvs-20001215-0943-with-clock/src/actions.h
--- ratpoison-cvs-20001215-0943/src/actions.h	Sun Dec 10 00:43:32 2000
+++ ratpoison-cvs-20001215-0943-with-clock/src/actions.h	Fri Dec 15 14:11:08 2000
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 void last_window (void *data);
 void next_window (void *data);
 void prev_window (void *data);
+void show_clock (void *data);
 void toggle_bar (void *data);
 void maximize (void *data);