LXDE Clock settings
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LXDE Clock settings
I lost month day and year and it has 24 hour clock.How do i set it to month day and year with seconds and 12 hour format.Dont know how to set it.
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Kendall
Re: LXDE Clock settings
Right click on the clock, click on "Digital Clock Settings", and for the format, check out this page: http://linux.die.net/man/3/strftime.
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DrHu
Re: LXDE Clock settings
I'd like it to have more options, such as using the full year instead of 10 for %y selection..
Unless you think it should be a default selection in the GUI, as the non-century dating method was a kludge (for computers and systems with limited resources, or lazy programmers, I don't know which is the truer answer) and resulted in the famous y2k problems with older programs..
- man strftime, in digital clock settings
%y The year as a decimal number without a century (range 00 to 99)
Unless you think it should be a default selection in the GUI, as the non-century dating method was a kludge (for computers and systems with limited resources, or lazy programmers, I don't know which is the truer answer) and resulted in the famous y2k problems with older programs..
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drewkeller
Re: LXDE Clock settings
Programming-wise, it's not correct to call it a kludge. There are a lot of things that might predicate using two digits instead of four, depending on what kind of program it is, what kind of resources are available, etc.
Instead of a kludge, you might also call it a reduction in processing cycles (i.e. increased processing efficiency) or a reduction in data storage, in which case the programmer might be a hero rather than a villain. (Being in the LXDE forum, you may be a fan of software that is light on resources.)
Always using four digits without thinking about it might also be lazy.
There is not really a way to know if the programmer was lazy or had actual reasons for using two digits without knowledge of the particular code or system.
Instead of a kludge, you might also call it a reduction in processing cycles (i.e. increased processing efficiency) or a reduction in data storage, in which case the programmer might be a hero rather than a villain. (Being in the LXDE forum, you may be a fan of software that is light on resources.)
Always using four digits without thinking about it might also be lazy.
There is not really a way to know if the programmer was lazy or had actual reasons for using two digits without knowledge of the particular code or system.
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Dave68
Re: LXDE Clock settings
The 24 Hour Clock is my preference (X Army), but my kids have trouble grasping the concept.
It'll have to be %I for them. The date is irrelevant.
Thanks Kendall,
Dave
It'll have to be %I for them. The date is irrelevant.
Thanks Kendall,
Dave
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agostinho_JS
Re: LXDE Clock settings
Hi, I know this is probably a dead thread now, but all the same I wanted to say thanks for this link, it solved my problem entirely, and opened up a new world to me.
Agustin
Agustin
Kendall wrote:Right click on the clock, click on "Digital Clock Settings", and for the format, check out this page: http://linux.die.net/man/3/strftime.