Bug#1030801: xdaliclock no longer honors -font or -geometry command line switches
On Tue, 7 Feb 2023 22:43:29 + (UTC) Daniel Ramaley wrote: > JWZ, thank you for the comment! > > Your little program has been a constant part of my Linux desktop since around > 1998. And i had no idea that 2.46, which looks like a minor update from the > version number, was such a major rewrite under the hood. In the past, i > configured xdaliclock via a janky combination of window manager hints, > Xresources, and command line switches. I just played with the new version > though, and see that if i just resize the window that the font adjusts > automatically, and if i place the clock where i want it, it will reopen at > that spot the next time i run it. Perfect! No more need for the old way of > configuring it. You're right, this is indeed better. Thank you for keeping > this old program alive! > > I agree this is better (although it would be nice if there was documentation somewhere, e.g. the man page, describing how to customize the size and location of the window) except that after I change the size and location of the window to 58x19 in the bottom-right corner of my display, when I quit and restart xdaliclock it retains the size, but not the position.
Bug#1030801: xdaliclock no longer honors -font or -geometry command line switches
JWZ, thank you for the comment! Your little program has been a constant part of my Linux desktop since around 1998. And i had no idea that 2.46, which looks like a minor update from the version number, was such a major rewrite under the hood. In the past, i configured xdaliclock via a janky combination of window manager hints, Xresources, and command line switches. I just played with the new version though, and see that if i just resize the window that the font adjusts automatically, and if i place the clock where i want it, it will reopen at that spot the next time i run it. Perfect! No more need for the old way of configuring it. You're right, this is indeed better. Thank you for keeping this old program alive!
Bug#1030801: xdaliclock no longer honors -font or -geometry command line switches
Things change. Intentionally. It's better now. Adjust and move on with your life.
Bug#1030801: xdaliclock no longer honors -font or -geometry command line switches
Package: xdaliclock Version: 2.46-1 Severity: important X-Debbugs-Cc: darama...@yahoo.com Dear Maintainer, xdaliclock 2.46 in Testing removes all of the command line switches that were previously available in 2.44 (in Stable). Removed switches include: -12, -24, -showtime, -showdata, -seconds, -noseconds, -cycle, -nocycle, -countdown, -display, -visual, -install, -geometry, -fg, -bg, -rv, -bw, -bd, -title, -name, -fullscreen, -root, -window -datemode, -fn, -builtin, -builtin0, -builtin1, -builtin2, -builtin3, -builtin4, -memory, -oink, -oink-oink, -transparent, -nontransparent. Needless to say, it is difficult to customize how the program runs if it does not support all the switches. For now, i have reverted to the 2.44 from Stable. -- System Information: Debian Release: bookworm/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 6.1.0-3-amd64 (SMP w/20 CPU threads; PREEMPT) Kernel taint flags: TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE, TAINT_OOT_MODULE, TAINT_UNSIGNED_MODULE Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not set Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system) LSM: AppArmor: enabled Versions of packages xdaliclock depends on: ii libc6 2.36-8 ii libx11-6 2:1.8.3-3 ii libxext6 2:1.3.4-1+b1 ii libxt61:1.2.1-1 xdaliclock recommends no packages. xdaliclock suggests no packages. -- no debconf information
