alias theme {
  if ($time(HH:nn) != % [ $+ [ $wid ] ]) {
    set % [ $+ [ $wid ] ] $v1 
    return $+($in3,$time(hh.nnt),$out3) $str($chr(160),3) 
  } 
  else return $str($chr(160),18)
}


it works...but...what to do about all the variables that never get unset..