Re: Time in various languages...

FredB wrote:
> I'm writing a (free) widget to be used with Yahoo! Widget Engine
> (Konfabulator). What it does is show fuzzy time on screen. I.e.
> "midnight", "a quarter to five", "twenty-five past eleven", "half past
> one", etc. I'm planning several languages to choose from. Well, as many
>
> as possible. I have so far included English, German, French, Italian,
> Spanish, and Portuguese. Arabic and a couple of other will follow.
>
>
> I'm looking for kind souls willing to:
> - Verify existing languages.
> - Give me help and guidelines for other languages. What I need is
> native speakers able to master how time is really said.
>
>
> What's needed to help:
> - downloading and installing Yahoo! Widget Engine from
> http://widgets.yahoo.com. That's free software and adware free
> (provided that you unchecked the Yahoo ads boxes while installing).
> - downloading the current widget from http://fredbotton.free.fr (file
> is International Clock followed by its version number and .widget
> extension).
>
>
> Best thing is to get in touch with me on my email address rather than
> replying in the n.g. to help flooding, I guess ;)
>
>
> Many thanks in advance!
> Fred

You probably should have two or more English versions. Common usage
differs in the UK and US. 10:30 is commonly "half ten" here in the UK
but I believe that is rare in the US.

You also want a 5 / 15 minute precision option.

How about an even fuzzier mode e.g.: "Yeah, it's getting late, it will
be dark soon", "Nearly lunch time". For this you would need to
configure the location (or have a GPS interface) and include some
astronomical calculations. You would also need some personal data such
as preferred meal times.

--
Seán O'Leathlóbhair

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