Patch to add a fuzzy clock

[mascdman]

Binary package hint: gnome-panel

Ubuntu version: 8.10
gnome-panel version: 2.24.1-0ubuntu2.1

I noticed a request on the Ubuntu brainstorm site for a fuzzy clock in Gnome (http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/6252/) and I wanted one, too. Attached is a patch to some of the files in gnome-panel's "applets/clock" directory. There are two issues I haven't addressed:

1.) Blank space after fuzzy clock text:
This is caused by clock_size_request() ignoring requests to resize to smaller dimensions than are currently used by the clock. As the source mentions, this prevents a jumping clock when a proportional font is used. If you'd like the clock to resize, just add "cd->format == CLOCK_FORMAT_FUZZY_HOUR || cd->format == CLOCK_FORMAT_FUZZY_DAY ||" to the start of the conditions of the two if statements in that function.

2.) Internationalization:
The text strings used in the fuzzy clocks need to be translated.

I also tweaked the patch so it applies cleanly against Karmic's version of gnome-panel (2.27.92-0ubuntu4), but I can submit that in a separate bug report, if preferred.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Thank you for your bug report and work there. The issue is an upstream one and it would be nice if somebody having it could send the bug the to the people writting the software (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Upstream/GNOME)

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Did you send the change to GNOME? in which case could you give us the bug number reference?

[David Futcher (bobbo)]

I've sent this patch up to GNOME, however, there is already another patch on that bug report. We'll see what happens.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Thank you for sending the bug to GNOME

[Martin Mai (mrkanister-deactivatedaccount-deactivatedaccount)]

Upstream bug has been marked as duplicate of bug https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=582857