[Announce] epoch-calc for N900
 

As my search for a native unix time converter app gave no hits... I decided to create one myself.

Features:

• convert unix seconds to local time and GMT time
• convert local time to unix seconds
• copy unix time to clipboard
• show current unix/local/GMT time
• background info in help page
• 24h and 12h display support

epoch-calc can be found in extras-devel.

Native version for SailfishOS can be found here: https://openrepos.net/content/ade/epoch-calc

Re: [Announce] epoch-calc for N900
 

Thank you! I really needed this kind of app, really useful for me!

Re: [Announce] epoch-calc for N900
 

Yeah, now I will even forget about that
even faster! :(

Nice thing, no need for online converters anymore. :D
Thanks.

Re: [Announce] epoch-calc for N900
 

Another useful tool like rwx-calc.
Thank you, installing now...

Re: [Announce] epoch-calc for N900
 

Yes, a nifty little app. Thanks, ade, this may come rather useful. Even having to pull 5MB worth of libraries to install a 10kB utility is worth it :)

I have a small "bugette" to report. In Local time, it says 2013-11-03 07:48:04 BST (British Summer Time) even though it is already winter time. Tome zone in my settings is GMT+0 and indeed, your app correctly shows the same values for Local and GMT.

Re: [Announce] epoch-calc for N900
 

Thanks for reporting. I also had a wrong current local timezone (CEST instead of CET), but failed to notice that.

Must be fixed in version 0.0.1-2 though.

Re: [Announce] epoch-calc for N900
 

Yes, 0.0.1-2 is fine. Thanks, that was quick!

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You beat me to it :)

The only other small bug is with 12 hour clock.
The 12 on the hour side is at the top of the list.

Also switching between 12 hour and 24 hour clock doesn't update the time or the time selector until you have used it once.

Re: [Announce] epoch-calc for N900
 

I don't think so..? I assume you are testing in AM/PM mode in this case. Then that is correct. In 24h mode, "00" should be on top.

That is true, but I did not want to make it too fancy. Besides, what are the odds you are using this app and you suddenly want to switch from 24h to 12h notation :rolleyes:? You had a case with the worldclock replacement, as it is used more often and the change can be done from within that program.

By the way: it is also not possible to select seconds in the time picker. That is the limitation of the default QMaemo5timePickSelector I used. If you set the unix seconds, you will see the corresponding seconds in the GMT time display below the time picker.

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Yes, AM/PM or 12 hour clock has the list "12,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11"

Agreed.

Re: [Announce] epoch-calc for N900
 

And that is how it should behave. Try the worldclock (replacement), (c/q)alendar, alarmed or any other tool...

I might change the mixture of 12h and 24h currently displaying when 12h is active (make all times use 12h notation then).

Edit:
Version 0.0.1-3:
* Added bugtracker URL
* Use of 12h or 24h format in every time indicator
Version 0.0.1-4:
* fixed: small period in am/pm indication was wrong

Re: [Announce] epoch-calc for N900
 

Been a happy user for a while with no issues. Are there plans for further development or promotion to extras-testing?

Re: [Announce] epoch-calc for N900
 

No immediate plans for further development.

Let's see if the userbase/willingness to vote is large enough to promote it to extras-testing. Seems a challenge these days
(just finished a round of voting for packages I use and waiting for promotion myself).

You can give your vote for epoch-calc here.

Re: [Announce] epoch-calc for N900
 

Fallen back to mother tongue (as it sounds very similar)? ;)

Just voted.
And gave it for some reason 2 (two) thumbs down. But could correct it. :)

Re: [Announce] epoch-calc for N900
 

Yay, promoted to extras-testing!

Thanks to all voters.

Re: [Announce] epoch-calc for N900
 

A feature request: an option to accept a hexadecimal epoch number.

I found epoch-calc extremely useful today to make sense of some logs and realized how lucky I was that the logs did not use hexadecimal numbers. Not that it would make much sense but some people like all sorts of weird things) :)

Re: [Announce] epoch-calc for N900
 

Hmm, I like to look at it the other way around. Why go through the trouble of changing it, if there is no use case?
Like you said, I have never seen unix seconds logging in hexadecimal, octal or even binary form. And then there is always the scientific calculator to the rescue.

P.s. there is an epoch-calc sailfish version for your Jolla (https://openrepos.net/content/ade/epoch-calc).

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OK, you've convinced me :)