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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: Question about solution of bug 42975
From:       Yves Glodt <yg () mind ! lu>
Date:       2006-06-12 14:04:43
Message-ID: 448D747B.9070007 () mind ! lu
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Andreas Pakulat wrote:
> On 12.06.06 15:14:09, Yves Glodt wrote:
>> this question is about the way this bug has been solved:
>>
>> (Please support setting time through ntp server)
>> http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=42975
>>
>> I saw in the diff that initially the time is set with ntpdate or rdate:
>>
>> http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/kdebase/kcontrol/clock/dtime.cpp?rev=351381&r1=330947&r2=351381
>>
>> But, once I close the settings dialog (which runs as root), how is the 
>> time kept synchronized with the ntp server?
> 
> I don't see why synchronizing with an ntp server in configurable
> intervalls is a feature which should be done through KDE? There are
> quite a number of programs available to do that, that don't require a
> full DE running.

Yes you are right of course.

That also means I misunderstood the setting...

"Set date and time automatically: europe.pool.ntp.org" suggested me that 
time is synchronized, not only set once... (especially since the manual 
way of setting the time is grayed out)

Maybe rename the setting "Set time once from following timeserver: ...", 
with an "Apply" button, and not a checkbox...?

Yves

> If you think otherwise, submit a feature request for kde4. The bug
> (alone from your description and the short summary string given) is
> properly closed, it is possible to set the time through a ntp server.
> 
> Andreas
> 

 
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