Found this as it is affecting me in CrunchBang. Interesting side note, if one uses the -b (brief) argument the clock shows properly in 24-hour time.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to x11-apps in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/394430 Title: xclock -twentyfour option ignored Status in “x11-apps” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in “x11-apps” package in Debian: Won't Fix Bug description: Binary package hint: xorg (This bug report arises from Ubuntu Question 75465 : https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xclock/+question/75465 ) This bug dates to at least 2006. Basically, running "xclock -digital" should give you a small window with a digital clock. Adding the option "-twentyfour" is supposed to force the clock to display the time in 24-hour format. Similarly, the option "-twelve" is supposed to force the clock to display the time in 12-hour format. What actually happens is that xclock's digital output will be the same regardless of the -twelve or -twentyfour flag passed. For me and the original poster of Question 75465, the time is always displayed in twelve-hour format. There is an ancient debian bug about the same problem: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=352967 I'm experiencing this issue on Intrepid. I am using version 1:7.4~5ubuntu3 of the 'xorg' package. Running Xorg -version says: X.Org X Server 1.5.2 Release Date: 10 October 2008 X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0 Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.24-19-server i686 Ubuntu Current Operating System: Linux jk-d420 2.6.27-14-generic #1 SMP Wed Apr 15 18:59:16 UTC 2009 i686 Build Date: 09 March 2009 10:48:54AM xorg-server 2:1.5.2-2ubuntu3.1 (buildd@rothera.buildd) Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org to make sure that you have the latest version. Module Loader present To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/x11-apps/+bug/394430/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
