Help Translating Word Clock

[j.e.f.f]

@Atteraxol @Sean @strawberry-3-141 @pjkoeleman @willfri There seems to be some disagreement as to which is correct when telling time in German:

For twenty past the hour (e.g.: 3:20), which of the following is more common (i.e.: if I were to make just one translation, which would be more familiar for most people?)

Es ist zwanzig nach drei
- or -
Es ist zehn vor halb vier

And similarly for twenty minutes to the hour:

Es ist zwanzig vor vier
- or -
Es ist zehn nach halb vier

Or does it matter? Are both equally correct?

[strawberry 3.141]

@j.e.f.f both versions are correct. I’m using the first one, not sure if this is more common or a regional thing.

[Atteraxol]

@j-e-f-f I never heard of the second version so it’s probably not so common. (native German speaker)

[j.e.f.f]

OK I just pushed a fairly significant update. If you are currently using this module, and you would like to use the update, the configuration has changed. Instead of the layout parameter, you now specify the desired language, and your screen orientation. Example:

    {
      module: "MMM-MyWordClock",
      position: "fullscreen_above",
      disabled: false,
      config: {
        showClockTimeOut: 1000,
        langauge: "EN",
        orientation: "tall" //or "wide"
      }
    }

The following languages are now supported:

• EN English (default)
• DE German
• DE_CH Swiss German
• FR French
• NL Dutch

The best part of this update is that you can also specify * for the language. This will trigger the clock to pick one of the supported languages at random each time it updates!

I’m traveling all next week, but in the following week I’ll be adding the following languages:

• DA Danish
• ZH Chinese Simplified
• JA Japanese
• KO Korean
• TL Tagalog (Philipino)

Thanks to everyone for your help!

[j.e.f.f]

@strawberry-3.141 I worked your Swiss German layout into the code. I couldn’t do a straight merge as I was also in the middle of re-architecting the code base. But I copied your layout files and modified them to work with the new system. I also rearranged some of the layout to have the words spaced out better. I don’t think I messed up the translation as a result – having spent so much time on the German one helped me understand yours – but when I get a few free seconds, I’ll post screenshots so you can validate.

[j.e.f.f]

@strawberry-3-141 As promised, here are screenshots of the layout integrated, both for the tall and wide layouts. Please let me know if it looks good

Tall:

Wide:

[kruemel]

09:40 would be correct:
Es isch zwanzg vor zäni

12:40 the same:
Es isch zwanzg vor eis

The rest looks fine :-)

By the way (you dont have to change it) but usualy we say “zwänzg” not “zwanzg” ;-)

[j.e.f.f]

@Lange Here is the Danish clock assembled:

Also, is this contextually correct for 23:45?

[j.e.f.f]

@kruemel Thanks. I fixed this, and will be pushing an update shortly.

[j.e.f.f]

@Sean I’ve got the CJK fonts worked out. I have one question though: Should these be in vertical layout? Typically I’ve laid out the other languages in sequential rows from read left-to-right from the top row down, but it is possible to arrange these in sequential columns, read top-to-bottom from the left column to the right (or even read from right to left). Should that be the case for any of the CJK layouts?