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June 25, 2019 at 4:05 pm #23875
Xecure
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    Anonymous wrote:

    Ok, again this is for AntiX19 32bit. I left click on time in tray and chose date option. It shows date with time like I want. However on reboot its back to the minimalist four digit time display. Is there a way to make my chosen option persist?

    I have no idea how IceWM works, to be honest, as I use fluxbox.
    Have a look at this:
    ~/.icewm/preferences
    Pay attention to line 64, “Time Format” and 65, “Date Format”.
    Modify the clock by right clicking as you did before.
    If the preference file doesn’t change the contents in line 64 and 65, then IceWM doesn’t save these changes at all.
    To make the IceWM changes permanent, you will have to manually modify the preferences file. For example:
    TimeFormat="%A, %Y/%m/%d, %H:%M"
    This would look like = Saturday, 2019/06/26 18:00

    The changes will take effect when you restart session: Logout > Restart Session
    The changes will take place once you restart IceWM. In the Menu, moving the mouse on the arrow at the end of “Logout…” will displya a submenu. Select the option “Restart IceWM”.

    I hope this helps.

    • This reply was modified 7 years, 3 months ago by Xecure. Reason: Tested myself on Icewm, added restart icewm instructions

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