An odd request... (.beat Time)
Would it be possible to add a library that supports .beats (Swatch Internet Time)? Specifically, I want to use it in KDE and have it be adjacent to traditional 24-hour time so users know what time it should be even if the user is travelling to a time zone on the other side of the world. It's a strange system but has a bit of a retro 90s/early 00s nostalgic feel for some and a novelty for anyone who missed or wasn't born early enough to encounter this system's brief period of adoption on the internet from 1997-2006.
https://beats.wiki/
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As a demonstration, this post was made @360 in .beat time.
Since it uses only the UTC+1 time zone for current time and date, you can ignore the local time if you need to avoid jet lag for some reason.
And it's decimal so its' not like you have to count some weird moon logic number like Base-13 (or whatever you might imagine a more pointless time system to use).
Lastly, we obviously would want it to be opt-in because almost nobody knows what a beat even is unless they stumbled across it on somewhere like Agora Road or Wikipedia.
I can post links to potential solution projects people have made if need be, just say the word.
Why don’t you install it manually and add it to KDE if supported?
There are none for KDE as far as an internet search goes.
I would go for the KDE project then. Or use a tool like Conkey (if that still exists) to display almost any information on the desktop.
Had to think for a while on this one to get it for some reason, sorry about that! I'll ask the KDE guys then.
not sure if conkey works on wayland, havent used it in long over a decade though
So, um... I'm still new to linux and it's going to take years to get used to it. How could I install the ability to have Swatch Internet Time on my gamerdeck running the KDE version of Bazzite?
I did try to research my way through it. So far I've found these... http://gwil.co/internet-time/
either find or make a plasma6 plugin (if using kde) and install that
for gnome find/make a gnome extension that supports it
There are no plasma plugins and I can't code that well. I can do game mods for certain games at best.
Literally says "give a hint here".
essentially they have nothing
Yeah. I'm not saying "make me a plugin". I'm saying "please add the required libraries because it means I can just add it to my system clock".
I can help find said libraries but I can't code a plugin.
And I don't expect it to be within this project's scope otherwise.
make a custom image or layer the libraries
i highly doubt this will be something we will ever add
How do I layer a library then?
Or does that require coding skill?
At the very least, I need a little more to go on since I'm new to linux.
if the package is already in fedora then
rpm-ostree install blahInstalling and Managing Applications - Bazzite Documentation
Bazzite is a custom image built upon Fedora Atomic Desktops that brings the best of Linux gaming to all of your devices.
On further thought, a Decky plugin would be the best use scenario. I'll take further inquiries to the Decky community.
@HikariKnight Thanks for all the help, I feel I understand linux a little better now.