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BoincTasks For Window, Mac & Linux => Wish List => Topic started by: Beyond on August 20, 2010, 04:37:32 PM

Title: Display of time options
Post by: Beyond on August 20, 2010, 04:37:32 PM
Would it be possible to add a choice of formats for the Elapsed Time, Time Left & Checkpoint tabs? 

01d,11:32:11 (02d,21:55:21) takes up more real estate than
35:32:11 (69:55:21) and provides no more useful information.
It would be nice to get the column widths under control a bit.
Title: Re: Display of time options
Post by: jjwhalen on August 20, 2010, 04:57:15 PM
Quote from: Beyond on August 20, 2010, 04:37:32 PM
Would it be possible to add a choice of formats for the Elapsed Time, Time Left & Checkpoint tabs? 

01d,11:32:11 (02d,21:55:21) takes up more real estate than
35:32:11 (69:55:21) and provides no more useful information.
It would be nice to get the column widths under control a bit.


Where have I heard this before?  Oh yeah, I asked for it last month :)
Title: Re: Display of time options
Post by: fred on August 20, 2010, 05:25:27 PM
Noted.
But one wants day the next hours, In seconds it's even shorter. ;D
Title: Re: Display of time options
Post by: Beyond on August 20, 2010, 05:57:54 PM
Quote from: fred on August 20, 2010, 05:25:27 PM
Noted.
But one wants day the next hours, In seconds it's even shorter. ;D

For those having trouble converting hours to days in their head, maybe going back to school for a while would be a choice with lifelong benefits ;-)
Maybe a format choice?  A global choice?
Title: Re: Display of time options
Post by: fred on August 20, 2010, 06:43:25 PM
Quote from: Beyond on August 20, 2010, 05:57:54 PM
For those having trouble converting hours to days in their head, maybe going back to school for a while would be a choice with lifelong benefits ;-)
Maybe a format choice?  A global choice?
I thought that's what computers are for, making things easier.
Will make some sort of check, in the dialog. A totally free format will slow things down a lot, not what I like.
Title: Re: Display of time options
Post by: Pepo on August 25, 2010, 01:41:16 PM
Quote from: fred on August 20, 2010, 06:43:25 PM
Quote from: Beyond on August 20, 2010, 05:57:54 PM
For those having trouble converting hours to days in their head, maybe going back to school for a while would be a choice with lifelong benefits ;-)
Maybe a format choice?  A global choice?
I thought that's what computers are for, making things easier.
Will make some sort of check, in the dialog. A totally free format will slow things down a lot, not what I like.
A set of predefined formats? Like we have now something like "(DDd,)HH:MM:SS" and maybe adding something like "(H)HH:MM:SS"? Or also "(D+)HH:MM:SS"?
Title: Re: Display of time options
Post by: fred on August 25, 2010, 01:52:26 PM
Quote from: Pepo on August 25, 2010, 01:41:16 PM
A set of predefined formats? Like we have now something like "(DDd,)HH:MM:SS" and maybe adding something like "(H)HH:MM:SS"? Or also "(D+)HH:MM:SS"?
I will add to the existing one D,HH:MM:SS    HH:MM:SS so leaving out the day.