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Bug#1030801: xdaliclock no longer honors -font or -geometry command line switches
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Dan Ramaley
Feb 7, 2023, 10:40:04 AM2/7/23
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Package: xdaliclock
Version: 2.46-1
Severity: important
X-Debbugs-Cc: dara...@yahoo.com
Dear Maintainer,
xdaliclock 2.46 in Testing removes all of the command line switches
that were previously available in 2.44 (in Stable). Removed switches
include: -12, -24, -showtime, -showdata, -seconds, -noseconds, -cycle,
-nocycle, -countdown, -display, -visual, -install, -geometry, -fg, -bg,
-rv, -bw, -bd, -title, -name, -fullscreen, -root, -window -datemode,
-fn, -builtin, -builtin0, -builtin1, -builtin2, -builtin3, -builtin4,
-memory, -oink, -oink-oink, -transparent, -nontransparent.
Needless to say, it is difficult to customize how the program runs if it
does not support all the switches. For now, i have reverted to the 2.44
from Stable.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: bookworm/sid
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 6.1.0-3-amd64 (SMP w/20 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Kernel taint flags: TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE, TAINT_OOT_MODULE, TAINT_UNSIGNED_MODULE
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not set
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled
Versions of packages xdaliclock depends on:
ii libc6 2.36-8
ii libx11-6 2:1.8.3-3
ii libxext6 2:1.3.4-1+b1
ii libxt6 1:1.2.1-1
xdaliclock recommends no packages.
xdaliclock suggests no packages.
-- no debconf information
Version: 2.46-1
Severity: important
X-Debbugs-Cc: dara...@yahoo.com
Dear Maintainer,
xdaliclock 2.46 in Testing removes all of the command line switches
that were previously available in 2.44 (in Stable). Removed switches
include: -12, -24, -showtime, -showdata, -seconds, -noseconds, -cycle,
-nocycle, -countdown, -display, -visual, -install, -geometry, -fg, -bg,
-rv, -bw, -bd, -title, -name, -fullscreen, -root, -window -datemode,
-fn, -builtin, -builtin0, -builtin1, -builtin2, -builtin3, -builtin4,
-memory, -oink, -oink-oink, -transparent, -nontransparent.
Needless to say, it is difficult to customize how the program runs if it
does not support all the switches. For now, i have reverted to the 2.44
from Stable.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: bookworm/sid
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 6.1.0-3-amd64 (SMP w/20 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Kernel taint flags: TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE, TAINT_OOT_MODULE, TAINT_UNSIGNED_MODULE
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not set
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled
Versions of packages xdaliclock depends on:
ii libc6 2.36-8
ii libx11-6 2:1.8.3-3
ii libxext6 2:1.3.4-1+b1
ii libxt6 1:1.2.1-1
xdaliclock recommends no packages.
xdaliclock suggests no packages.
-- no debconf information
Jamie Zawinski
Feb 7, 2023, 2:10:05 PM2/7/23
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Things change. Intentionally. It's better now. Adjust and move on with your life.
ydld...@sneakemail.com
Oct 22, 2023, 8:00:05 PM10/22/23
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On Tue, 7 Feb 2023 22:43:29 +0000 (UTC) Daniel Ramaley <dara...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> JWZ, thank you for the comment!
>
> Your little program has been a constant part of my Linux desktop since around 1998. And i had no idea that 2.46, which looks like a minor update from the version number, was such a major rewrite under the hood. In the past, i configured xdaliclock via a janky combination of window manager hints, Xresources, and command line switches. I just played with the new version though, and see that if i just resize the window that the font adjusts automatically, and if i place the clock where i want it, it will reopen at that spot the next time i run it. Perfect! No more need for the old way of configuring it. You're right, this is indeed better. Thank you for keeping this old program alive!
>
>
I agree this is better (although it would be nice if there was documentation somewhere, e.g. the man page, describing how to customize the size and location of the window) except that after I change the size and location of the window to 58x19 in the bottom-right corner of my display, when I quit and restart xdaliclock it retains the size, but not the position.
> JWZ, thank you for the comment!
>
> Your little program has been a constant part of my Linux desktop since around 1998. And i had no idea that 2.46, which looks like a minor update from the version number, was such a major rewrite under the hood. In the past, i configured xdaliclock via a janky combination of window manager hints, Xresources, and command line switches. I just played with the new version though, and see that if i just resize the window that the font adjusts automatically, and if i place the clock where i want it, it will reopen at that spot the next time i run it. Perfect! No more need for the old way of configuring it. You're right, this is indeed better. Thank you for keeping this old program alive!
>
>
I agree this is better (although it would be nice if there was documentation somewhere, e.g. the man page, describing how to customize the size and location of the window) except that after I change the size and location of the window to 58x19 in the bottom-right corner of my display, when I quit and restart xdaliclock it retains the size, but not the position.
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