Bug 399712

Summary:	Show current time including seconds
Product:	[Plasma] plasmashell	Reporter:	Gregor Mi <codestruct>
Component:	Calendar widget	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	claudius.ellsel, kde, kde, manuelchaves, nate
Priority:	NOR	Flags:	kde: Usability?
Version:	5.13.4
Target Milestone:	1.0
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
See Also:	https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=408410
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments:	Current date popup with some redundancy

Description Gregor Mi 2018-10-12 12:38:44 UTC

Normally, the seconds of the time are not displayed in the panel. One reason could be that the permanent switching of seconds is distracting.

From time to time it is helpful to quickly see the exact seconds of the current time.

Currently, when the digital clock plasmoid is clicked the Calendar pops up. Why not use some of the free space on the right side next to the current date to display the current time including the seconds?

Comment 1 Kai Uwe Broulik 2018-10-12 12:41:45 UTC

I quite liked Windows 7's calendar popup that included an analog clock *with seconds* in the popup.

Comment 2 David Edmundson 2018-10-12 13:06:54 UTC

There isn't a lot of free space there. 
There's ~15 chars, some language is bound to have a month name near that long.

I'm willing to look into ideas of places where seconds could be shown, if it's useful.

However, I don't think the proposed place works and I get really put off by use of the phrase "why not" when it comes to adding things.

Comment 3 Gregor Mi 2018-10-12 13:24:59 UTC

> There's ~15 chars, some language is bound to have a month name near that long.

I haven't thought of that.

> However, I don't think the proposed place works and I get really put off by use of the phrase "why not" when it comes to adding things.

You are right, the usage phrase "why not" was not a good choice in this context.

Comment 4 Claudius Ellsel 2020-06-12 15:08:37 UTC

For reference, there has been another request for this: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=408410

At least Microsoft has done it in Windows 7 and is still showing it in Windows 10 (now digital only, which I prefer from a design perspective):

https://winaero.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Windows-10-Calendar-flyout.png

That can also be a source of inspiration. I noticed that currently there is some redundant information displayed which could maybe be reduced. With changing the layout there will hopefully be enough space for time with seconds.

See attached screenshot.

Comment 5 Claudius Ellsel 2020-06-12 15:09:13 UTC

Created attachment 129265 [details]
Current date popup with some redundancy

Comment 6 manuelchaves 2020-06-14 00:55:46 UTC

Kind of unrelated, but it might be useful to take into consideration the possibility of showing multiple times/clocks when opening the calendar, for people who might depend a lot on knowing the time on multiple timezones (countries).

Comment 7 Claudius Ellsel 2020-06-14 11:20:59 UTC

Would you be interested in such an option? You could create a bug for it and reference it.

Comment 8 Claudius Ellsel 2020-06-17 17:37:04 UTC

Linking file that (probably) is containing the layout and needs to be adjusted: https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-workspace/-/blob/master/applets/digital-clock/package/contents/ui/CalendarView.qml

Comment 9 Nate Graham 2021-08-07 17:38:41 UTC

Fixed in the latest version.

Comment 10 Nate Graham 2021-08-07 17:39:55 UTC

Oops, wrong bug, sorry.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 408410 ***