Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] LXDE Clock Settings

[Steve]

On Wed, 05 Jan 2011 06:27:42 -, Tyler Raper tsr...@sbcglobal.net  
wrote:


This is my first post on your mailing list and I have been enjoying the  
hard
work you guys put into the Lubuntu distro. I am by far no linux expert,  
but
I love how lightweight Lubuntu is and how useful it can be to bring old  
PC's

back to a realm of usefulness.


However, I did have a suggestions regarding the LXDE Clock settings. On a
default install %R is what the clock is set at, many PC users are more  
used to the standard time that is used in Windows, on phones, watches  
and other devices. Currently military time is the standard. I would like  
to propose a change to how time is displayed on the taskbar. I think  
%l:%M %p is another format that more people are used to. Which looks  
like (7:37 PM ) when it is displayed. To find out how to do this I had  
to look it up, which is fine
because I am a bit more technical. Another idea if changing the time  
perhaps a dropdown box could be used here to allow users to change the  
style of the time display. It would be much more intuitive for new  
users, I consider this another of the small papercuts that this Ubuntu  
derivative has.


I have to admit the clock is a bit of a faff to alter and really could be  
better.  Personally I think the unambiguous 24 hour clock is the best  
default setting and hate having to change phones, etc. to use it.  A  
drop-down menu with a couple of preset options would make life easier.



Thanks for your time, I really do appreciate the effort you guys put in  
and will try to chime in from time to time if I have any thoughts on  
discussions in the mailing list.


Thank you, it's ideas like this that go to make Lubuntu better, as it's  
these 'little' things that tend to annoy people the most.  Feel free to  
chime in as often as you wish.  We also have an IRC channel at #lubuntu on  
freenode.net if you feel you have anything more urgent to discuss.



--
Steve (Yorvyk)
http://lubuntu.net

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Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] LXDE Clock Settings

[Tim Bernhard]

I agree.

Tim

(Sorry for top posting, that's just how my phone does it.)



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On Jan 5, 2011 1:34 AM, Tyler Raper lt;tsr...@sbcglobal.netgt; wrote: 

This is my first post on your mailing list and I have been enjoying the hard 
work you guys put into the Lubuntu distro. I am by far no linux expert, but I 
love how lightweight Lubuntu is and how useful it can be to bring old PC’s back 
to a realm of usefulness. nbsp;However, I did have a suggestions regarding the 
LXDE Clock settings. On a default install %R is what the clock is set at, many 
PC users are more used to the standard time that is used in Windows, on phones, 
watches and other devices. Currently military time is the standard. I would 
like to propose a change to how time is displayed on the taskbar. I think %l:%M 
%p is another format that more people are used to. Which looks like (7:37 PM ) 
when it is displayed. To find out how to do this I had to look it up, which is 
fine because I am a bit more technical. Another idea if changing the time 
perhaps a dropdown box could be used here to allow users to change the style of 
the time display. It would be much more intuitive for new users, I consider 
this another of the small “papercuts” that this Ubuntu derivative 
has.nbsp;Thanks for your time, I really do appreciate the effort you guys put 
in and will try to chime in from time to time if I have any thoughts on 
discussions in the mailing list.nbsp;Thanks,Tyler
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