Clock and Datetime plugin merge

Alex acs82 at gmx.de
Mon Mar 9 08:43:11 CET 2015


I dont know much about these plugins, however I wonder how the package 
"orage" fits in here, which I currently use on xfce ? Does it have any 
features which are not available in "daytime" and "clock" ?

Cheers,
Derek Freder


On 09.03.2015 03:02, André Miranda wrote:
> As I have already proposed the merge of datetime and clock plugin on 
> #xfce-dev, here is a comparison between them:
>
> What only clock has:
> - Timezone field
> - Multiple layouts:
>   - Digital, same as datetime
>   - Analog
>   - Binary
>   - Fuzzy
>   - LCD
>
> What only datetime has:
> - Display date
> - Set font
>
> What both have:
> - Format of tooltip
> - Display time :)
> - Display a calendar
>
> What both lack:
> - Set color(bug #9487)
> - Update time immediately after resume(bug #9785)
>
> These plugins are very similar, so users get confused and it's more 
> code to maintain.
> So, I'd like to step up and merge them, actually taking the features 
> of datetime(display date and set font) into clock.
> But before I start hacking, I'd like to hear your thoughts on this 
> matter. Are there maintainer for these plugins?
>
>
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