Relative timestamp for last update

[unoukujou]

Example:

Last update: 6:25AM

Can be relative like this:

Updated just now Updated 30 seconds ago Updated 1 minute ago Updated 5 minutes ago Updated 10 minutes ago Updated 15 minutes ago Updated 20 minutes ago Updated 25 minutes ago Updated ... minutes ago Updated 1 hour ago Updated 2 hours ago Updated ... hours ago Updated over a day ago

Something like that makes it easy so you don't have to glance at the clock to check how long it has been since the last update.

[robinpaulson]

Yes, this is a good idea. It hurts my brain trying to process timestamps sometimes, partic if they're from before midnight.

[unoukujou]

Same thing for me lol. The "Last Update" timestamp is just not enough information because after you still need to check the current time, then do some thinking to figure it out. And this one little timestamp is the first thing I'm constantly looking at every time I open Forecastie because it makes all the rest of the data more relevant when you know it's fresh or not. So you can imagine.

[robinpaulson]

I think OWM initiates a new forecast every 6 hours, so I'm tempted to go for less precision than you suggested. That's detail of course, and shouldn't detract from the implementation. Maybe: Updated in the last hour Updated in the last 3 hours Updated in the last 6 hours Updated in the last day Updated over a day ago It might also reduce obsessive updating, which is something I've done in the past. That in turn will mean fewer hits on the OWM server and thus fewer counts against the total number we are permitted on the FLOSS subscription plan. I might think about the frequency with which it auto-updates as well, there are probably more options than necessary in the settings page at the moment.

[unoukujou]

Yes, that works for me just fine like that. The main thing for me is just to be able to know I'm looking at recent data from just one glance instead of needing a second look at the current time. Saves those few extra seconds and makes it more pleasant. Since I started using Forecastie, it's the one thing that always drives me crazy. It's just one of those things.

[robinpaulson]

Saves those few extra seconds

over a lifetime that must add up to several minutes

[unoukujou]

Now that you mention that, could be several minutes in just a month or two. Looking at the timestamp, looking at the time, thinking if everything is good... say it takes 2-3 seconds. Checking Forecastie around 3 times a day, 6-9 seconds a day (42-63 seconds per week).