Time display 2013-11-26, 22:03:21 You'll notice I'm running an experiment with ISO-8601, but I realize it may not be the most easily readable format. I suppose the default format wasn't too horrible, except I'd make it 24h and possibly add day of the week.Default:November 21, 2013, 08:04:15 PMToday at 09:35:56 AMExample proposal 1:Tue 26 Nov 2013 23:52:12(That's the format I use on my personal computer, by the way.)The Unix timestamp is related to quick quote functionality. The forum itself works with a server round-trip, but I think that's ridiculous. I can hide it somewhere out of sight if desired but actually I kind of like it. Also, it would allow people to tap into it to change their personal time display with a UserJS if they wanted.
Re: Time display Reply #1 – 2013-11-26, 22:07:12 Incidentally basic quick quote functionality is now working, but it's in a very early stage of development. You can grab a copy here: https://files.myopera.com/Frenzie/dnd/dnd.user.js
Re: Time display Reply #3 – 2013-11-26, 22:49:02 Quote from: j7n on 2013-11-26, 22:42:20Besides enabling straightforward sorting (where applicable)Yes, for that purpose I always use 2013-11-27.Quote from: j7n on 2013-11-26, 22:42:20I don't get why this is an issue since most forums allow the display to be configurable per account.Oh, right you are. Still, I think a better default is needed than something with AM/PM.
Re: Time display Reply #4 – 2013-12-09, 17:41:40 Frans, why not losing the "0" in most of the appearances?That is: "09 December", "December 09", etc. I was forced to choose the YYYY-MM-DD format for the purpose of not seeing that damn dangling naught.By the way, I've encountered sites where I was able to choose the format in a very wide range - including the separators!:sherlock: It means: I could use "YYYY-MM-DD", "YYYY/MM/DD", and so such...
Re: Time display Reply #6 – 2013-12-09, 18:28:52 Gosh! So many letters!:wow:Yes, like that. And it seems to me that I did some workout myself on one of those sites to contrive an appearance I'd have liked... All those capital/non-capital letters...Though, there was some stuff, material to compare, I guess. Maybe I'll return to such pondering about when and if I get bored with this current stuff I've set here. For example, I'd like "Dec. 9, 2013; time", or such. Something with which the eye is familiar to discern at once.
Re: Time display Reply #7 – 2013-12-10, 10:32:25 I like 131210 as today's dates for computer purposes and use it in the file name of documents I store. It has the advantage of arranging docs easily in the right order. I was introduced to this by a Swedish Boss at a place where I worked who decreed the system to avoid confusion between the American method of month-day-year and the European method of day-month-year. I found it useful and adopted it myself.
Re: Time display Reply #9 – 2013-12-17, 20:50:05 Quote from: string on 2013-12-10, 10:32:25I like 131210 as today's dates for computer purposes and use it in the file name of documents I store. It has the advantage of arranging docs easily in the right order. I was introduced to this by a Swedish Boss at a place where I worked who decreed the system to avoid confusion ............I agree ...... especially for sorting purposes, & visually once understood/recognized, it's a 'no-brainer'. A clear choice.
Re: Time display Reply #10 – 2013-12-17, 21:39:33 Time display is for what?I need no time display for nothing.
Re: Time display Reply #11 – 2013-12-18, 13:40:17 Bel, you NEED it -- at least to know when to go to bed!
Re: Time display Reply #12 – 2013-12-20, 18:09:34 I've found that the separators are the easiest part here: QuoteCurrent forum time: 2013 12\20, 19:03:00Now I'm going to try Frans's "%e".
Re: Time display Reply #13 – 2014-01-01, 12:08:26 Set it QuoteCurrent forum time: 1 January '14, 13:05:34How does it look?
Re: Time display Reply #14 – 2014-01-01, 12:12:52 Frans, is there a possibility to omit the space with "%e"?Quote from: strftimeDay --- ---%a An abbreviated textual representation of the day Sun through Sat%A A full textual representation of the day Sunday through Saturday%d Two-digit day of the month (with leading zeros) 01 to 31%e Day of the month, with a space preceding single digits. Not implemented as described on Windows. See below for more information. 1 to 31%j Day of the year, 3 digits with leading zeros 001 to 366%u ISO-8601 numeric representation of the day of the week 1 (for Monday) though 7 (for Sunday)%w Numeric representation of the day of the week 0 (for Sunday) through 6 (for Saturday)
Re: Time display Reply #15 – 2014-01-01, 12:14:18 Quote from: Josh on 2014-01-01, 12:12:52Frans, is there a possibility to omit the space with "%e"?Or can one just delete the interval space in the code in the setting?
Re: Time display Reply #16 – 2014-01-01, 12:28:42 It's built-in PHP stuff. But what's the problem with an extra space? HTML collapses spaces anyway.
Re: Time display Reply #17 – 2014-01-01, 12:34:47 Nah, I saw it after my previous attempt ("%h. %e [etc.]"), and that didn't look tidy.
Re: Time display Reply #18 – 2014-04-09, 14:44:03 I deem it somehow relevant to this thread. Somehow.What about if the time display in the header was customisable?I'm wondering if it's meaningful to consider embedding a real ticking clock somewhere on the page (so, if it was that in the header, a user could choose if to display a static set or the embed) -- will it be potential of getting some trouble to the site functionality?
Re: Time display Reply #19 – 2014-04-09, 17:47:37 I don't quite follow. The time display in the header is already customizable. And if you want to see the current time, don't you have a clock on your computer somewhere?
Re: Time display Reply #20 – 2014-04-09, 18:00:27 No, I have different settings for the site time.I just set a side panel clock in my Opera and Firefox: http://k6ib.com/clock/clock5.html When I'm with Firefox again, I'll show you patterns I meant for.
Re: Time display Reply #21 – 2014-04-09, 21:45:47 Quote from: Frenzie on 2014-04-09, 17:47:37The time display in the headerThe time display in the header it's one hour earlier. It s not 22:43 but 23:43.We must define the official DnD time and it only can be Greenwich Meridian time. So put it right.And why my post says 18:47??? are you following Timbuktu time zone??
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