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Changing from 24-hour template time? [C1]
Posted: Mon 28 Dec 2009 2:08 am
by jlp09550
I know how to work around this using PHP, but is there, or will there ever be, a way to change the time the generated templates use from 24-hour to 12-hour time?
I know the "all time" records use 12-hour time, but why isn't the all-time records or why isn't there an option to change it? There's a way to change the display time from 24-hour to 12-hour.. but not for templates.
Re: Changing from 24-hour template time? [C1]
Posted: Mon 28 Dec 2009 11:23 am
by steve
In my opinion, weather data should always be quoted using the 24-hour clock, so I never added a 12-hour clock option. And then there's the fact that I originally wrote Cumulus for myself, never imagining that people in the US, the rest of Europe, and the southern hemisphere would want to use it - this in itself has created a few challenges. It's why many of the things in Cumulus are less than ideal. I added the 12-hour clock display setting for the clock in the top-right corner as it was easy, and it's just a clock.
It's unlikely that I will ever do a full 12-hour clock option for Cumulus 1.
Re: Changing from 24-hour template time? [C1]
Posted: Mon 28 Dec 2009 5:30 pm
by jlp09550
Aha! I see. Well. It was worth a try!
Thanks for the reply.
Re: Changing from 24-hour template time? [C1]
Posted: Mon 28 Dec 2009 6:26 pm
by steve
Just to be clear - my reason for it being unlikely to be added to Cumulus 1 is not because I think it's wrong; I've been cajoled into adding a number of things to Cumulus that I don't agree with. Simply that it's too much work.
Re: Changing from 24-hour template time? [C1]
Posted: Mon 28 Dec 2009 8:05 pm
by jlp09550
steve wrote:Just to be clear - my reason for it being unlikely to be added to Cumulus 1 is not because I think it's wrong; I've been cajoled into adding a number of things to Cumulus that I don't agree with. Simply that it's too much work.
That's fine. I went ahead and made PHP convert the 24-hour time to 12-hour time, so all is fine.
Just for reference:
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<?php echo date("g:i A", strtotime($moonrise)); ?>
Re: Changing from 24-hour template time? [C1]
Posted: Mon 28 Dec 2009 8:18 pm
by steve
jlp09550 wrote:That's fine. I went ahead and made PHP convert the 24-hour time to 12-hour time, so all is fine.
That's good. My philosophy is that if you can do something on your web site yourself that doesn't require me to do anything to Cumulus, then that's the correct solution
Re: Changing from 24-hour template time? [C1]
Posted: Mon 28 Dec 2009 8:31 pm
by jlp09550
steve wrote:That's good. My philosophy is that if you can do something on your web site yourself that doesn't require me to do anything to Cumulus, then that's the correct solution
Of course. That let's you work on the more important stuff. Besides, it's not like many people need 12-hour time to really have a need to add it.
Re: Changing from 24-hour template time? [C1]
Posted: Tue 17 Aug 2010 7:46 am
by NathanF
You mentioned that this option won't be added to version 1. Any chance of it showing up in version 2?
I'm afraid my feeble US-ian upbringing has left me unprepared for 24 hour time, despite the fact I know it is superior.
Re: Changing from 24-hour template time? [C1]
Posted: Tue 17 Aug 2010 8:26 am
by steve
NathanF wrote:You mentioned that this option won't be added to version 1. Any chance of it showing up in version 2?
Yes, I think so, eventually. You will notice I use that word a lot when talking about Cumulus 2. I'm thinking of changing its name to "Cumulus 2 Eventually"
I'm afraid my feeble US-ian upbringing has left me unprepared for 24 hour time, despite the fact I know it is superior.
Well, as long as you understand and accept that, then it's OK for me to provide an inferior alternative
