How to change the clock from 24 to 12 hour format? (SOLVED)

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How to change the clock from 24 to 12 hour format? (SOLVED)

#1 Post by ardvark »

Hi all...

Is there a way to get the clock to display "normal" time as opposed to 24 hour, or military time?

Thanks!
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#2 Post by mill0001 »

Just click on the clock in task bar and PupClockset will pop up. Then you can change it.
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#3 Post by ardvark »

mill0001 wrote:Just click on the clock in task bar and PupClockset will pop up. Then you can change it.
Thank you but that only brings up a calendar.

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#4 Post by mtzlplex »

I used PupClockset 2.2.1 pet. Here is a link to the thread here at the forum that has the link to the pet: http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=61633
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#5 Post by nic007 »

ardvark wrote:
mill0001 wrote:Just click on the clock in task bar and PupClockset will pop up. Then you can change it.
Thank you but that only brings up a calendar.

Regards...
I use an older puppy. In menu there is an item "set date and time". If you click that the calendar will appear first, click ok and the time screen will display.
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#6 Post by MochiMoppel »

If you use JWM:
Menu > Desktop > JWM Window Manager Settings > Title bar and clock > Clock Format
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#7 Post by ardvark »

Hi guys...

@mtzlplex: This looks good but for some reason Puppy's archive manager can't seem to extract the .pet. Any ideas?

@nic007: Thank you but there is no option to change formats.

@MochiMoppel: Thank you but this option doesn't seem to be available for my version, which is Precise 5.6.1.

Regards...
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#8 Post by OscarTalks »

ardvark wrote:Thank you but this option doesn't seem to be available for my version, which is Precise 5.6.1
Try upgrading to a more recent jwmconfig2
http://distro.ibiblio.org/quirky/pet_pa ... 0504-5.pet
Maybe upgrade the jwm binary as well
http://smokey01.com/OscarTalks/jwm-871-i486.pet
Typing jwm -v in terminal will tell you the current installed version
Restart X after installation.
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#9 Post by Fossil »

Try this, http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=44055
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#10 Post by ardvark »

Hi all...

Fossil's link did the trick! Thank you all who replied and offered suggestions, much appreciated. :)

Regards...
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#11 Post by nic007 »

ardvark wrote:
Hi all...

Fossil's link did the trick! Thank you all who replied and offered suggestions, much appreciated. :)

Regards...
Good, seems to be the default in Puppy 412 that I use. BTW there's a way to get rid of the zero too there was a thread about this not too long ago.
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#12 Post by Fossil »

nic007
I'm still using Puppy 412 - on it now!
Remove the zero: in JWM? Sorry, I don't quite follow. Try browsing this entry; perhaps it will help.
http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/har ... ime.3.html
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#13 Post by nic007 »

Fossil wrote:nic007
I'm still using Puppy 412 - on it now!
Remove the zero: in JWM? Sorry, I don't quite follow. Try browsing this entry; perhaps it will help.
http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/har ... ime.3.html
Yeah, the zero in front. That thread probably referred to the link you provided above. Having the zero doesn't really bother me personally, I just mentioned it as additional information. Cheers
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#14 Post by mtzlplex »

ardvark, glad to hear you got it sorted out.
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#15 Post by MochiMoppel »

Though the issue is solved, here some sidenotes:
ardvark wrote:this option doesn't seem to be available for my version, which is Precise 5.6.1.
You are right. It's not available in Precise, but it is in Slacko. Judging from the file dates the 2 versions of the JWM configuration manager seem to be only 2 weeks apart. I tried to copy the (newer) /usr/local/jwmconfig2/jwmConfigMgr and the new file /usr/local/jwmconfig2/title-clock from Slacko to the same locations in Precise and it seems to work. In fact the addition of the title bar/clock configuration is the only major difference.

When you click on the "Title bar and Clock" button, you'll see a dialog that states that the 24 hour clock format is the "default". Not quite true. It's the pre-configured format, but when you remove all format settings you'll get the "real" default, the format that's built-in. And interestingly it's the format that you requested: hh:mm am|pm.
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#16 Post by ardvark »

Thank you, MochiMoppel, I'll have to test this out when I get the chance. :)

@mtzlplex: Thank you, I appreciate your help! :)

Regards...
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