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Odd Characters
Posted: Mon 18 Oct 2010 11:30 am
by 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.
Re: Odd Characters
Posted: Mon 18 Oct 2010 11:41 am
by 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?
Re: Odd Characters
Posted: Mon 18 Oct 2010 12:46 pm
by nking
I'll let the picture answer
ps sorry about the size but have to rush out
Re: Odd Characters
Posted: Mon 18 Oct 2010 12:49 pm
by 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.
Re: Odd Characters
Posted: Mon 18 Oct 2010 2:22 pm
by 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.
Re: Odd Characters
Posted: Mon 18 Oct 2010 2:49 pm
by steve
nking wrote: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.
Re: Odd Characters
Posted: Mon 18 Oct 2010 3:20 pm
by nking
Well I didn't know that

No strange characters with 24hr setting but I guess you already know that

Re: Odd Characters
Posted: Mon 18 Oct 2010 4:02 pm
by steve
nking wrote: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

Re: Odd Characters
Posted: Mon 18 Oct 2010 4:51 pm
by nking
steve wrote: 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
