Re: problem adding new city to clock list
 

speculatrix,

Are you saying that one need to install the "gettext-devel" package to get the msgfmt and msgunfmt?

Re: problem adding new city to clock list
 

yup, for me running suse, it was in that package.

Re: problem adding new city to clock list
 

hey, thanks!

unfortunately, I did something wrong previously when I was playing and now the clock dies with the error "Internal error, Application 'Clock' closed. sigh. I will put everything back the way it was and start again.

Re: problem adding new city to clock list
 

All,

After installing 0.16.1-2ubuntu3 version of gettext and gettext-base using the Synaptic Package Manager(I have ubuntu 7.10); I got the needed tools to work on the .mo file. I can now select my home city from the N800.

thank you all your help.
Cheers

Re: problem adding new city to clock list
 

So I happen to be visiting Arizona just now, and microb crashes when I try to download the file above. This is pretty silly. How hard would it be for nokia to ship with at least one city for each time zone (like the Australian example above, and Arizona's daylight savingless zone in this case)?

Re: problem adding new city to clock list
 

after a few attempts, I've not managed to fix my system and the clock won't start; I can't see how to run the clock application at the command line and find out why it dies.
:mad:

Re: problem adding new city to clock list
 

Why hasn't anyone developed a standalone application that will allow novice users to get the full list of cities to select from?

You would think that this would be a desirable application, right?

After all, my Nokia 9300 phone has a feature to add cities to their World Clock application--it's deceptively simple: enter name, time relative to GMT and latitude/longitude (this puts a dot on the world map!).

Re: problem adding new city to clock list
 

I never managed to find out what I b0rked, I'v upgraded to diablo and installed the files (after backing up the originals!) kindly provided by Scott Bertin, and am very pleased to have phoenix on the map!
Thanks again

Re: problem adding new city to clock list
 

Omg this is great! Being in Toronto it just PAINED me to have to pick Ottawa as the closest city.

Re: problem adding new city to clock list
 

You know, the city picking isn't for selecting your nearest city, it's just a relatively reliable (but otherwise irrelevant) way of picking a valid timezone for yourself. I wish there was an option to use the proper city-independent method of selecting the timezone directly, like I can on my desktop (for me that would be MET, Mean European Time) (and then one wouldn't have to even see that more-or-less irrelevant city name).