(Solved) Date in the panel? in Zorin Lite 12.3

Good day!!. I was wondering if it is possible to add an element in the panel that shows the date. I know if pass over the clock I can see the date but I need it to be permanent.? I have check for this in the forum but didn't find an answer , only another user asking for this on the Zorin 15 feedback topic.

I am under Zorin Lite 12.3

Yes, it can be done - I have day, date and month as well as time.

The trouble is, I can't remember how I did it.

I suspect Gnome extensions or Dconf editor.

Good Luck!

Finston Pickle wrote:Yes, it can be done - I have day, date and month as well as time.

The trouble is, I can't remember how I did it.

I suspect Gnome extensions or Dconf editor.

Good Luck!

-chuckle- same. I had to stress my brain to overheating.
In Terminal:

Code:

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface clock-show-date true

With Gnome Tweak Tool
Select "Top Bar" tab and check "ON" Next to date under clock

Hi pcfan5, I know you were running LIte at some point; is that still the case? If so gnome extensions won't help as it is xfce not Gnome in Lite.

Hi

just to confirm

indeed it works in gnome (also transparent taskbar for that matter)
in english date reads Thursday March 28

cool! thank you both!.. I forget to add the word "lite" ... I don't know if it will work under zorin lite.
Ps: what is the language of your system?

pcfan5 wrote:cool! thank you both!.. I forget to add the word "lite" ... I don't know if it will work under zorin lite.
Ps: what is the language of your system?

The clue is in his 'name' me old 'dutch'! - with a Belgian twist!

I think you are sadly out of luck:

https://goodies.xfce.org/projects/panel ... ime-plugin

This article might point you in the right direction:

https://forum.xfce.org/viewtopic.php?id=8012

Hi, I found the solution and it is the easiest way... I shall correct the title of this topic.

In zorin lite , left click on the clock in the panel , go to properties, then "coustom " , you can add %d for day and %m for mount.. I discovered you can also give space between them, but I don't know yet how to make the mont to be express in words.




UPDATE: Here is the propper sintaxis...

Code:

<b>%a %d %b %H:%M</b>

the trick is to put a %d where the help says to put %m for the month to appear in words. Hope the rest is fine since I was on virtualmachine and I could copy from there.

Try this website out: https://foragoodstrftime.com/
Click on a 'Presets' if you see what you like then copy/paste the syntax into your clock properties custom field.
You can click 'Build Your Own' and drag elements into the box then copy/paste the syntax into your clock properties custom field.
Go to the reference page and see what they all do.

MBMz10 wrote:Try this website out: https://foragoodstrftime.com/
Click on a 'Presets' if you see what you like then copy/paste the syntax into your clock properties custom field.
You can click 'Build Your Own' and drag elements into the box then copy/paste the syntax into your clock properties custom field.
Go to the reference page and see what they all do.

Hi MBMz10 - totally forgot about that site (sign of age!). Think I used that on a different distro once - or possibly Zorin Lite! D'OH!

MBMz10 wrote:Try this website out: https://foragoodstrftime.com/
Click on a 'Presets' if you see what you like then copy/paste the syntax into your clock properties custom field.
You can click 'Build Your Own' and drag elements into the box then copy/paste the syntax into your clock properties custom field.
Go to the reference page and see what they all do.

thank you!