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Displaying the international clocks more efficiently
Added by A F almost 4 years ago
Even if two cities are in two different countries, they may lie within the same time zone. Hence, instead of displaying two separate clocks for them, it might be advisable to instead put them into the same header line or caption, such as
Berlin, Rome
17:15
instead of
Berlin
17:15
Rome
17:15
Opinions?
Replies (3)
RE: Displaying the international clocks more efficiently - Added by dl lud almost 4 years ago
Yes, that could be a good way to save screen space.
The default clock app in Replicant, as also happens many other things, comes directly from AOSP, the Android Open Source Project.
The canonical repository for the clock app (com.android.deskclock) can be found at: https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/DeskClock
This means that Replicant contributors do not maintain this app. Rather, it is maintained by Google, and then imported into Replicant (via LineageOs). In order to get your ideas implemented in it, you should contact the Google developers that maintain it. Alternatively, you can fork the app, add your enhancements, and publish it to F-Droid.
RE: Displaying the international clocks more efficiently - Added by A F almost 4 years ago
Now if I do contact Google in this regard, and the clock is being passed on via Lineage, does this mean that the clock will be included once Replicant 11 is out? If so, it may be very advantageous to fork the clock app instead.
But then, there are a number of clock apps on f-droid already. Hence, I'll first check whether there is any of these that implements my suggestion.
If so, I'd strongly recommend replacing the Google app by that one.
RE: Displaying the international clocks more efficiently - Added by dl lud almost 4 years ago
does this mean that the clock will be included once Replicant 11 is out?
Yes, the change would only come some time in the future, after Android, LineageOs and Replicant all make a new release.
If so, I'd strongly recommend replacing the Google app by that one.
I guess that for these default apps, Replicant will stick with what's coming from upstream (LineageOs). You are always free to disable them, and replace for some other app you prefer. That's actually what I do for many apps, like Music and Camera.