Odd Characters

[nking]

v1.9.1 b954 - There are two squares showing after the time display from the main screen. Not a problem but does look odd.

[steve]

Do you mean the clock in the top-right hand corner (a screenshot paints a thousand words, as they say)? It does seem to have gone a bit stupid in this version of the component - I'm going to replace it. Do you use 24-hour or 12-hour setting?

[nking]

I'll let the picture answer

ps sorry about the size but have to rush out

[steve]

It's the weird (i.e. buggy) way this version of the clock component handles (or not) 12-hour format. Something to do with Unicode.

[nking]

I'm back now..... I should have also pointed out that my system is set for 24 hr but the Cumulus is displaying 12 Hr.

[steve]

I'm back now..... I should have also pointed out that my system is set for 24 hr but the Cumulus is displaying 12 Hr.

It doesn't use your system setting. It defaults to 24-hour, and toggles between that and 12-hour when you click it. You must have accidentally clicked on it at some point.

[nking]

Well I didn't know that No strange characters with 24hr setting but I guess you already know that

[steve]

Well I didn't know that

It's probably only documented somewhere way back in the forum, and in the 'changes' file, so that's not surprising. While the Cumulus documentation is pretty good, I think, what with the help file, the wiki, and the 'getting started' guide, it does lack a 'user manual'. But so does a lot of expensive commercial software...

I'm lining up an 'LED' style clock for the next build, but I'm not sure I like it. I don't really know why Cumulus has a clock anyway

[nking]

I don't really know why Cumulus has a clock anyway

Very true..... the status bar at the bottom of Cumulus is more than enough in case someone wonders if things are working